About us:
I'm a hobbyist who enjoys listening to a wide variety of music from all over the world.
Like many of you, I've fallen into the rabbit hole of experiencing different amplifiers, speakers, turntables, and related components. I'm offering for sale many of the pieces that I no longer have in my active rotation. You can check them out on Reverb.com. I hope you find a good home for them.
FAQs:1. What does "ALTA" stand for?
For my purposes, ALTA is not an acronym and is in all caps purely for stylistic reasons. The phrase "high fidelity" in Spanish is "alta fidelidad," and "Alta Fidelity" is just a Spanglish play-on-words for "High Fidelity."
2. Where are you located? Do you offer local pick-up?
I'm located in the Washington, DC area and am happy to arrange a local pick-up. You can purchase the item on Reverb.com and select the local pick-up option. If you'd rather purchase an item directly with me rather than on Reverb.com, I can arrange that though I'd lose out on the public rating system they provide.
3. Why provide a wide body driver board for the Dynaco Mark III?
Many of the modern driver boards are smaller in size and fit the original post-1970 Dynaco chassis well (in addition to the modern reproduction chassis). For those of us that prefer to keep the original chassis, we're left with a gap that either needs to be covered with a shim or another workaround needs to be incorporated to allow for the smaller screw mountings. The first iteration of my driver board is a wide body approach that will let you skip the retrofits.
4. I want to choose my own components. Will you sell a blank driver board?
Of course!
5. I'd rather let you provide the components. Are they quality parts?
I think so! Power capacitors are Nichocons, and for sound quality, I use Mundorf capacitors and Amtrans resistors. Some may argue that these are unnecessary, overpriced boutique components. Cool. I sell blank boards as well!
6. Why allow for the interchangablity of 6SN7 and 12SN7 tubes?
Why not? 6SN7 are more commonly used on driver boards and therefore a bit more expensive. The 12SN7s, on the other hand, are generally less expensive and require the use of higher voltage. This means lower current and less noise.