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    Phase Linears sounded good back in the day, but, they were notorious for blowing up, and taking the speakers with them. Especially the 700, although it had a much larger power transformer than the competitions DC-300A, and was known to kick really hard, they also burned up many a woofer and speaker system and themselves too.

    There,s a reason they earned the nickname " Flame Linear " !
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    Quote Originally Posted by scott fitlin View Post
    Phase Linears sounded good back in the day, but, they were notorious for blowing up, and taking the speakers with them. Especially the 700, although it had a much larger power transformer than the competitions DC-300A, and was known to kick really hard, they also burned up many a woofer and speaker system and themselves too.

    There's a reason they earned the nickname " Flame Linear " !
    In all fairness, most of the reason they got that name was from people who didnt know what they were doing. These were not an amp for a novice. One wrong move will cost you a set of speakers or a trip to the shop. Every time. Trust me!

    I have two of them I purchased new with a PL 4000 pre amp. The only trouble I ever had was what I caused.

    They are still plenty impressive.

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    Its a better idea to keep an eye on Ebay and wait for a Mesa Boogie Strategy 500 to come up. They sometimes sell for about $700 wich is an absolute steal. They are something like 250 watts per channel Simul-Class which means they run Class A and Class AB at the same time. And they are all tube and handmade.

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    Actually the McIntosh tube amps are their down fall. In 67 when a new engineer took over with solid state(1st MC2505) that's where the quality and value come in plus spec like no other amp around.
    MC2300specs:
    ELECTRICAL: 300w/ch. (600w mono). Response 20-20kHz (+0 -0.5dB). Distortion 0.25%. Noise and hum -90dB. Output impedance 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 ohms. (0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 8 ohms in mono). Damping factor 14 or greater. Input impedance 200k. Input sensitivity 0.5v. Sentry Monitor.

    FRONT PANEL: Anodized gold and black panel. Power level (meters read +3 at 300w). Gain controls. Meter range sw: -20, -10, 0, and off. Power sw: on or off. Handles.

    BACK PANEL: Output barrier strips. Audio inputs. Mode sw: stereo or mono. Circuit breaker. Dual cooling fans.
    retailed for $1800 in 77
    Size 19" rack mounting. 10-1/2"H and 17"D. Weight 128 lb Sold from 1971-1980. Last retail price
    $1799.00
    Just price an MC2300 and the 2100,250,100
    Yes JBL E-120's 8ohm suit and have the highest specs of any speaker with a 4'' voice and largest sensitivity range. Best amp ever for guitar post pre amp aka fender blackface tone stack.
    hawk.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hawk900 View Post
    Yes JBL E-120's 8ohm suit and have the highest specs of any speaker with a 4'' voice and largest sensitivity range. Best amp ever for guitar post pre amp aka fender blackface tone stack.
    hawk.
    Just curious but are you comparing a Fender Twin Blackface to a Mesa Strategy 500? From memory the E130 shares the same spec as the E120 but offers 2db more.

    Allan.

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