Thanks!
You are right about the M3's sounding great with tubes. Believe it or not I hooked the 60's up to the SC also and it was pretty nice. Amazing that with 7 watts per channel I was able to drive the 60's to volumes that had my wife yelling at me. I love when she yells.
It sounded very good indeed. But I liked the slightly "rounder" sound of the 3's. It made me really wonder how a nice set amp would sound with a pair of 50's. I think I would like that a lot.
SC did make some nice set amps and those can get pricey on EBAY. Mine however is a beautifully restored Stereo 24 push pull. When I first got it it was absolutely silent. It has now developed a slight hum. I find I can control it by turning up the individual gains and keeping the master gain around 50%.
Not sure if I'll get it fixed or not. I just spent 200.00 to get my Vintage AR SS amp fixed. I know, I know even the repair guy told me not to bother but they sell on EBAY for 300. to very recently 450.00. So I figure I'm not out anything should I decide to sell it later. I just have always loved the way that thing sounds. I also have an immediate buyer if I ever decide to get rid of the SC. I won't do that until I can get something else. I'm looking at Tube Audio Designs 150 and their Pre Amp to go with it. Of course I'll probably change many times before I have the money for this. The guy I took my AR to also makes his own tube amps and they look and sound very nice. A bit more money than the TAD-150 though.
I was considering the HK Citation II but I thought I read you cannot get the parts and they are a bear to restore. I think the current issue of TAS has an article on it. However they don't mention the difficulty in restoring or modifying it. I read that on the web somewhere. Good luck with yours and be sure to post your impressions if and when you get it all modified.
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