"Fleetie" wrote in message
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Trevor Wilson can be safely ignored on this issue, providing:

You buy with the attidtude that if you don't like what you
get, you can sell it on, and won't take the hump about being
"ripped off"; cos at least he's right about the fact that you DO
take a risk if you buy without trying.

I bought one.

Apart from a problem with a blown-up cathode resistor, I like
the sound of my Chinese valve amp.

Trevor has a tendency to bluster and rant on this issue.


Martin
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The cathode resistor problem was likely caused by a faulty valve - just one
of the minor burdens of owning valved equipment. You expect a slightly
greater failure rate than SS (I don't mind, IMO its worth it) I've just
noticed that my (ss) Tivoli kitchen trannie was built in China & its of good
build quality & sound. I expect we'll see even better audio equipment coming
out of China in the future & from what I've seen on the web they've got some
attractive designs already.
My Lumley monoblocks have been running reliably for many years (mainly I
suspect because I pre-test the valves used and operate the amps within their
design parameters).

Mike