They are pretty much the same amplifiers - they just take out the AC coupling from the signal path and feedback.
Used Crown MA2400s seem to be going for around $600, including shipping on eBay. A few are even closer to $700. You can find a few that look beat-up for closer to $500.
Do they hold up? Do the capacitors go bad so they develop hum? I hate to buy one to discover it needs over $100 worth of work at a repair shop.
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Do they hold up? Do the capacitors go bad so they develop hum? I hate to buy one to discover it needs over $100 worth of work at a repair shop.
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Old Crowns hold up well, many are reluctant to retire them because they keep going. The capacitors can last a long time before drying up or failing. I (relatively) recently traded a Crown PSA 2, which could have been from as early as 1979, it had no hum problems. I have seen 40 year old Crown DC series amps (which put out full power down to DC) still in use with no repairs.
That said, when problems do occur, $100 worth of work at a repair shop won't get you very far, though the older amps were built so that repairs (rather than replacement) is possible.
Thanks for the information. I'll start looking for a good deal when I have some money available.
Yep. $100 will probably barely cover the diagnostic fee.
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