[TenTec] new amp

[k3miy at csonline.net]

I'll go along with Jim. If I remember, when mated with the 539, the amp
has auto bandswitching, and some other good features not found in
any other amps in the price class (if there are any other in the price
class).

Ron
K3MIY


Quoting Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>:

> On 8/16/2012 8:52 AM, Doug S wrote:
> > IMHO $800 is just crazy to pay for a 100w amp. I can hear the naysayers
> already and how other companies offer less etc but I just don't see much of a
> market for an 100w amp for $800.00.
> 
> Why do you say that?  Is it because a company in MS well known for 
> producing low quality products that also have serious reliability 
> problems sells cheap amps for less? I've had to repair those MS amps in 
> the middle of a contest, and I can tell you that their quality is well 
> below that of Ten Tec.   Is it because you don't know enough about 
> electrical engineering to realize the COST of producing a clean amp, and 
> one that is reliable?  Is it because you are equating dollars and watts?
> 
> Ten Tec is well known for quality products that are clean and reliable. 
> I own four Ten Tec power amps that were designed and built in the 1980s 
> -- three Titan 425s and a Hercules II. All are working fine, 30 years 
> later, and I can still find parts if I need to repair them. When I look 
> inside I see good engineering and quality components. Ten Tec products 
> are designed and built in the USA, by people making a living wage, not 
> imported from low wage countries where they are built by people in sweat 
> shops.  If you want to be ABLE to buy American, put your money where 
> your mouth is and buy American quality while you can still find it.
> 
> 73, Jim Brown K9YC
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