Amplifier kits? (& other)

[Neil Jendon]

on 1/4/01 2:49 PM, J. Larry Hendry at jlarryh at iquest.net wrote:

> What every happened to that company "Dynaco" or something like that?  I
> remember seeing adds for their amps in kits back in the 70s.  Or, maybe I am
> having a flashback induced from recreational drug use back then.
> Larry Hendry
> 
The original Dynaco went the way of Eico and Heath. Solid state, then vapour
state. 

A company called "Pannor" had a go with the Dynaco name recently. Didn't
last. Also, Sound Valves marketed a similar line of kits with similar (lack
of) success.

With a little work, one could probably find an orphan Dynaco MkIII monobloc
and adapt it for musical instrument work. It could use a better front end,
but the rest is very nice.

FWIW: Bass amps (all amps, really, but bass amps especially) are only as
good as their power supplies. Look for the big iron.

-neil