fairchild 245 mono preamp

[radioactive]

check this out all you mono tube gear guys. http://cgi.ebay.com/Fairchild-245-M...pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item2560ecafd6

if you want a good mono preamp this is the one to get until another one shows up but dont hold your breath as they are rare and very seldom come up for auction.

i do know sheltie dave is probally drooling over this

i cant wait until he auctions off the fairchild 2555 i might even think of grabbing that myself .:yes:

 

[sheltie dave]

Man, you really know how to kick a guy in the knee, Chris. Brutal, brutal I tell ya. And I'm only $1300 short.

 

[radioactive]

Man, you really know how to kick a guy in the knee, Chris. Brutal, brutal I tell ya. And I'm only $1300 short.

sorry dave but at least your closer in the funds department than me .look at the bright side you have 5 days and 15hrs left to come up with the rest

 

[hkvinyl]

Some parts have been replaced, noticeably the multi-section cap. Price is way too high, I think.

 

[rifftrax]

My question for gear like this is why doesn't someone copy the circuit design and start making clones? It can't be more than like $200 in parts and then you could turn around and sell 'em for a grand a pop...

 

[RossW]

It's a collectible, the whole is more than the sum of the parts. Any preamp someone else makes would be a Fairchild 145 clone and it's value would probably be less than the sum of the parts because random mono stuff has value vanishingly close to zero.

 

[Dmannnnn]

I'm wondering why he would direct people to an Ebay BIN sale from his Audiogon ad. Does Audiogon have more than just a listing fee now?

That Ebay final value fee and paypal fees can amount to some real money.

 

[sheltie dave]

I would gladly accept paying EBay fees if I got twice as much as they have historically sold for - and that being a little generous.

I would wager that EBay's fees are cheaper than Audiogon in the end, or he wants a quick high sale and the Agon ad will bring the flies.