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    Frodrick


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    Post by Frodrick Sat Feb 06, 2016 1:46 pm

    Hi, I'm new to this forum. I have been a Dynaco fan since the 60's and like probably most folks here built kits while in high school. I picked up what looks to be a mono tube amp the other day. It's missing the tubes and 1 knob but other that that it looks pretty good. Problem is I can't figure out what it is. It's marked Model EA-2 on the front but I can't find any reference to a Model EA-2 anywhere on the electronic hiway. My guess is that it's a model-EA-2 and it was so unpopular that it's never mentioned in polite company. Any ideas?
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    Post by Roy Mottram Sat Feb 06, 2016 2:01 pm

    a 10 second google search brings up all kinds of EA-2 info, it's most likely a Heathkit (certainly it must say that somewhere)
    http://www.heathkit-museum.com/hifi/hvmea-2.shtml
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    Post by Frodrick Sat Feb 06, 2016 2:04 pm

    Whoops, Heathkit! I don't know why I thought it was a Dynaco. Sorry.
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    Post by Frodrick Sat Feb 06, 2016 2:06 pm

    Mine's missing that groovy gold plate in front that proclaims "Heathkit" Hence the confusion.
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    Post by GP49 Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:58 am

    It might sound a lot like a Dynaco...the output stage is very similar to that of a Stereo 35, only mono but we perhaps should say it the other way round, as the Heathkit came first.
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    Post by pmarcin Fri Feb 12, 2016 7:12 am

    You gotta buy another to make your purchase complete. They come up on ebay. EA-3s are more common, but EA-2s are heavier (different xformers.) They're 6bq5 based; sound lovely.
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    Post by GP49 Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:22 pm

    Perfect, though, for a small-room mono system.

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