Ah, they ain't no how as bad as all that these days. Between the various mods, Factory and susequent, they have been rendered pretty bullet-proof, very stable, and as simple SS amps go, fairly melifluous. They were made in the uncounted tens of thousands, and uncounted thousands survive. With a few hours of simple work and not much cost, a decent 50+ watt amp may be had. As it happens, I keep two (full mods) that see very rough service, and have done so in one case for 2 years of 24/7 use in a desert climate, not conditioned. 100F+ from may to November. It now sits in my shop system seeing about 3 hours per week, these days.

Who would put a curtain over an amp capable of frying an egg in the first place?? That smacks of terminal idiocy.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA