Heath Hi-Fi Question

[john page]

Maybe its kinda like ham gear. I have an FT1000 but most of the time I run
An SB104A. Just like to play with the old stuff. Could be Hi-Fi people are
the same.  John


>From: Ed Goss <meg at APLCOMM.JHUAPL.EDU>
>Reply-To: Ed Goss <meg at APLCOMM.JHUAPL.EDU>
>To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
>Subject: Heath Hi-Fi Question
>Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 14:09:32 -0500
>
>Hello,
>      Although I recently sold some old Heath hi-fi equipment, I
>haven't been much involved in that aspect of Heathkits; most of my
>time is spent on ham gear.  But I did become curious as to the
>great demand for old Heath amps, like the W4-AM Williamson
>amp, for example.  It's only rated at 20 watts.  Many speaker
>systems today appear to need much more power to drive them
>properly.  And there seem to be many high-powered amps available
>today for reasonable prices.
>      So my question is this: What makes the old Heath amps so
>desireable?  I assume people use the amps and don't just buy
>them to sit on a shelf.  Is there something unique to the sound that
>a modern 150 watt/4-way speaker system can't equal?
>      Thanks for the comments.
>--Ed--
>
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