Value of Knight KN 780 tube Amplifier?

[KiM3Ce]

Somebody on that big auction site wants $599 for a KN 780 along with a KN 125M tuner. A local tuner tech tells me the KN 125M is great but I have no interest in the amp. Any opinions on what I can recover from the amp, assuming it is working properly? The output tubes are SCA7 which I think matches the Dynaco ST 70 so it's probably in the 35 WPC range, high for a tube integrated.

Any inputs would be much appreciated! Thanks all...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Kni...-ESTATE-/171395007364?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

 

[gogofast]

The tubes are EL34/6CA7's. Looks like Mullard. If the tubes are strong, those are worth a lot of coins by themselves especially if they're xf1's.

I would think about $300+ in fully working condition for the amp itself.

 

[KiM3Ce]

Thanks! Not much on the web for this unit.

 

[mhardy6647]

Nothing against the tuner (which looks pretty nice), but that amp is the more desirable of the two pieces (i.e., plenty of resale value in the amp!) -- PP EL34 puts it in some pretty fast company. If both pieces are in good shape, with good tubes, I'd think 600-ish smackers for the pair is very reasonable.

Here's the "B" morph of the KN-125...

source: http://www.alliedcatalogs.com/catalogs/1961-200/pages//026.jpg

EDIT: umm - the KN780's a hybrid... I may have been a little hasty in evaluating its worth

source: http://www.alliedcatalogs.com/catalogs/1962-210/pages//010.jpg

EDIT^2: heh -- and the tuner used the then-newfangled Nuvistor in the front end; it does indeed look pretty nice (and is probably pretty rare)!

source: http://www.alliedcatalogs.com/catalogs/1962-210/pages//011.jpg

 

[gogofast]

Very cool catalog pages, mhardy!

Looks like these suckers are really built well - that amp is almost 40 pounds! and the fact that tuner was more expensive than the amp tells the story I think.

 

[mhardy6647]

...thank www.alliedcatalogs.com (wonderful site; sister site to www.radioshackcatalogs.com ) -- especially, thank the site owner for putting up the JPGs directly on HTML pages (saves schmucks like me from a lot of catalog scanning!).

Were I the OP, I'd snag, and keep, the amp and the tuner, re-hab and enjoy them... just one opinion, though, of course...

 

[KiM3Ce]

Thanks all! These units do look substantial. I've had the KN 125M on my watch list for a long time and they are rare indeed. The 780 seems rare also; not much in the way of completed sales on the web.

 

[KiM3Ce]

I did pick up a KN 125M. It has not yet been refurbished but is quiet on my local IBOC station from hell, KBAQ Phoenix. Unusual for a tube tuner!