[Amps] Why are 833s so Expensive

Alek Petkovic vk6apk at bigpond.com
Mon Sep 27 15:15:21 PDT 2010


Now THAT is the best audiophool stuff I've read in a long, long time.

Thanks for the link.

73, Alek. VK6APK


At 11:49 PM 27/09/2010, Radio WC6W wrote:
>Hi Roger,
>
>  Perhaps because they are used here:
>
>http://www.wavac-audio.jp/sh833_e.shtml
>
>  which retails for $175,000
>
>73 & Good morning,
>   Marv WC6W
>
>http://qsl.net/wc6w/
>
>
>--- On Sun, 9/26/10, Roger <roger at rogerhalstead.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Roger <roger at rogerhalstead.com>
> > Subject: [Amps] Why are 833s so Expensive
> > To: amps at contesting.com
> > Date: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 5:28 PM
> > Subject pretty much says it
> > all.  833s are running over $125 ($258 for a
> > pair) each although they vary from $100 to $200 each on
> > e-bay. I don't
> > know if they are selling any, but the price has been that
> > way since last
> > spring.
> >
> > OTOH the RUSSIAN GU-81s (similar to, but not quite as
> > strange looking as
> > the 833) are running from $22 to over $100 (typical $35 to
> > $45 USD) plus
> > shipping which is roughly $20.  Now there is a monster
> > that will help
> > heat the shack with it's warm glow. <:-)) A pair is good
> > for close to
> > the legal limit out without forced air.  OTOH they are
> > definitely not
> > the first choice for VHF.<:-))  Still, a pair would
> > look great running
> > in a glass enclosure.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Roger (K8RI)
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