Monacor? Curious...

[rotobadger]

Anyone know anything about this little 10 watt amp? Kinda neat.

 

[century tek]

Its not a 10 watt amp. More like a 1-2 watts per channel plus it's a series string hot chassis amplifier. Not seeing the entire top portion I'll guess the 3 tube line up is two 50C5's and one 12AX7 with a solid state rectifier. With tube rectifier it would be something like two 35C5's or 35EH5's, one 12AX7 and one 35W4.

I'd pass.

 

[rotobadger]

Its not a 10 watt amp. More like a 1-2 watts per channel plus it's a series string hot chassis amplifier. Not seeing the entire top portion I'll guess the 3 tube line up is two 50C5's and one 12AX7 with a solid state rectifier. With tube rectifier it would be something like two 35C5's or 35EH5's, one 12AX7 and one 35W4.

I'd pass.

Ah ok, good to know. The eBay ad states 10 watts. Here’s a better pic of the back.

Glad I asked as I was considering making an offer just out of curiosity. Thanks much for the info.

 

[gadget73]

Could be 10w power input.

Appears to be 4 tubes, so I'll guess a 35Z5, 12AX7, and a pair of 35C5.

 

[1tumbleweed]

Monarch Electronics from California. I'd date it roughly early-to-mid '60s.

Screws instead of rivets suggests it was built from a kit.

https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=9143

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/monarch-sa-10.41306/

 

[century tek]

Appears to be 4 tubes, so I'll guess a 35Z5, 12AX7, and a pair of 35C5.

35W4

 

[Dandy]

Apart from the hot chassis issue (use an isolation transformer), this might make a nice little SE amp. If the price was right, Iand I needed something compact for the computer or bedroom, I'd give it a try.

 

[gadget73]

35W4

ah, right, 35Z5 is the octal one