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Industry Circles => Audio by Van Alstine => Topic started by: ramiroflores on 25 Apr 2024, 09:15 am

Title: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: ramiroflores on 25 Apr 2024, 09:15 am: Hi everybody

Does anyone know where to buy tube amps Ultravalve ?
Title: Re: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: Nick B on 26 Apr 2024, 03:40 am: I did a search on HiFi Shark and found this link for an eBay listing

https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=van+alstine+ultravalve+amp
Title: Re: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: ArthurDent on 26 Apr 2024, 04:25 am: Greetings & Welcome to AC :thumb: Likely your only source will be the used market at this point. Good luck with the hunt, it's a great little amp.
Title: Re: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: Charles Xavier on 26 Apr 2024, 12:53 pm: Quote from: Nick B on 26 Apr 2024, 03:40 am
I did a search on HiFi Shark and found this link for an eBay listing

https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=van+alstine+ultravalve+amp

Talk about price gouging
Title: Re: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: jandrews on 26 Apr 2024, 01:02 pm: I just bought one on the used market in February for around 1500
It's a fabulous little brute of an amp. Powering some Flacon ls3/5a's with it for now.
They don't come up often but keep an eye out or set up an alert and one will pop up at some point.
Title: Re: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: Hydro on 26 Apr 2024, 04:12 pm: I have a Dynaco 70 that has the latest ultravalve upgrade. A real nice amp with nearly new tubes. I would take $1000 plus shipping. I live in Dallas Tx.
Title: Re: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: ceylon on 19 May 2024, 04:00 am: Quote from: Nick B on 26 Apr 2024, 03:40 am
I did a search on HiFi Shark and found this link for an eBay listing

https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=van+alstine+ultravalve+amp

thats the guy selling it for double, triple--hes had it on ebay for years. obviously hes not interested in selling. he had it at $3k for years and just upped the price.

here are some sales figures
https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=ultravalve

these are not true sales figues, as the final asking price is published but the sale price is not.

check hifi shiark religiously; youll find one.
Title: Re: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: heiba on 19 May 2024, 10:06 am: I have an Utimate 70 from AVA in daily use, not far behind the Ultravalve in performance I guess…
Title: Re: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: mick wolfe on 19 May 2024, 05:21 pm: Quote from: ramiroflores on 25 Apr 2024, 09:15 am
Hi everybody

Does anyone know where to buy tube amps Ultravalve ?

If you simply can't find a used Ultravalve, ( the guy who wants $3500 is simply a non starter at that price :scratch:) there are many new ST70 build options out there. Too many to list in fact.
Title: Re: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: avahifi on 19 May 2024, 11:49 pm: We still have the bare mother board and the build manual available for the Ultravalve version. Requires an original Dyna ST-70 chassis with good transformers.

Plans free, PC-1104 mother board $50.00.

But wait until you hear our new PA1 amplifier.

Frank$
Title: Re: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: Nick B on 20 May 2024, 01:44 am: I've looked at many ST 70 options and a very good one is Bryan Miller at https://milleraudiollc.com/

I've spoken with Bryan and he is open to custom work as to different parts, colors and he has a different chassis available as well. He is retired from a career in aerospace and works with his son Spencer.
Title: Re: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: jandrews on 20 May 2024, 12:10 pm: What’s the PA1 Amplifier ?
Title: Re: tube amp Ultravalve
Post by: js1955 on 20 May 2024, 12:45 pm: Quote from: jandrews on Today at 12:10 pm
What’s the PA1 Amplifier ?

I suspect it's a typo, and he means the new NP1 amp? :dunno:

https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=188855.0