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- From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio.high-end
- Subject: Re: Opinion on HK Citation II/III
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:26:01 GMT
- Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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- In article <1edhs3INNful@uwm.edu> henrylin@phoenix.princeton.edu (Henry Hung-i Lin) writes:
- }
- }what is the general consensus about the old HK tube gear? i'm looking into
- }a Citation II/III amp/pre setup. how would it compare to newer solid-state
- }models like Arcam, Creek, and Tandberg integrateds or an older Quad405?
- }thanks for all help...
-
- I owned a Citation II power amp for several years. It was a 60 + 60
- watt beast that weighed 60lbs and drew almost 300 watts of idling power.
- Frankly, I didn't think it was so wonderful. I got rid of it as soon as
- decent solid-state stuff became available.
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- (My power company sent a personal thank you note :-)
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- Norm Strong (strong@tc.fluke.com)
- 2528 31st S. Seattle WA 98144 USA
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