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A bit simplistic but there's opportunity....

Posted by doodlebug (A) on August 11, 2006 at 14:16:56

In Reply to: Well as near as I can tell, people seem to value the... posted by Steve Parry on August 11, 2006 at 10:43:04:

if you can find enough folks to purchase your transformers.

The key to all the old tube amps that folks tend to value more is the output transformers. I wouldn't necessarily single out the Citation IIs with such a statement, either. That said, the Citation IIs and V's were well-built - over built actually. I'd suggest that there's more to them than just the transformers, however. Their multiple feedback loops are well-engineered, IMHO, as well as the wide bandwidth they can achieve that's more than just the iron.

On the business side, I know there's one small shop in Wisconsin, I believe, that does all-custom work on power and output transformers. I believe he's even got the recipes for the old Mac transformers - just can't remember the company name. This indicates there's some work available for a transformer rewinder. If you want to investigate, I'd contact Audio Classics and see how many old Macs they've gotten over the years with bad transformers. I recall that they once told me that there hadn't been that many overall. That should help you get a handle on the business opportunity. I have no idea what the tooling would cost for such a venture, BTW.

Cheers,

David (ex-HP '85-'05)

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