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Ashly CFT-1800 power amp

Dav3

Dav3

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I was junkin' yesterday and found a pristine looking Ashly CFT-1800 power amp rated at 17 W/Ch - 8 ohms, the thing is a beast. I've never needed or worked on a power amp, so this will be going to help fund projects closer to my heart, and I'm pretty sure others would love to have one. These are apparently pretty rare, so I can't get a bead on what to ask for it...

Question 1: I haven't lugged it to the bench yet, but what would be fair market if it's working perfectly, what might I get for parts if it's DOA and I can't figure it out?

Question 2: There is a twin to this one still at the store, but missing the power transformer and large caps, would I be able to get anything for that if I went back and snagged it? I'm betting finding replacement iron for this thing would be difficult and expensive (and likely if it was used as a donor it has other issues as well).

Thanks for your help. I'm not a flipper so this is pretty much a one off for me.
 
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Pro amps, even working, tend to sell for not much money. While I couldn't find this same amp, you should be able find similar models from other brands on completed auctions on eBay that will give you a general idea as to its value. Selling locally (via FB marketplace, Craigslist or whatever) generally yields less.
 
Dav3 said:
I was junkin' yesterday and found a pristine looking Ashly CFT-1800 power amp rated at 17 W/Ch - 8 ohms, the thing is a beast. I've never needed or worked on a power amp, so this will be going to help fund projects closer to my heart, and I'm pretty sure others would love to have one. These are apparently pretty rare, so I can't get a bead on what to ask for it...

Question 1: I haven't lugged it to the bench yet, but what would be fair market if it's working perfectly, what might I get for parts if it's DOA and I can't figure it out?

Question 2: There is a twin to this one still at the store, but missing the power transformer and large caps, would I be able to get anything for that if I went back and snagged it? I'm betting finding replacement iron for this thing would be difficult and expensive (and likely if it was used as a donor it has other issues as well).

Thanks for your help. I'm not a flipper so this is pretty much a one off for me.
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Half a dozen of us passed on that thing. One was missing the fan. I saw somebody buying the one with the fan missing.
 
FYI, they were both missing fans, the 1800's came with massive heat sinks and no noisy spinning things were included. If nothing else I got way more than $8 worth of quality switches and controls, and the case has room for lots of tubes...
 
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