Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

Rare Vintage Packard-bell El84 Stereo Tube Amp Amplifier (nice-looking & Clean!)

A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS RARE, CLEAN, AND NICE-LOOKING VINTAGE PACKARD. BELL EL84 STEREO TUBE AMPLIFIER IS PROVIDED AFTER THE PHOTOS. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE DESCRIPTION. It is made by Packard-Bell. This estate sale had a small group of Packard-Bell tube amplifiers and I bought all of them. However, I found another one which I had forgotten about! It has a different model number on it DPA-30-3 v. This amplifier has an attractive and clean chassis with a really nice appearance. I believe that this particular amplifier would make a great addition to any vintage tube amplifier collection. DETAILED INFORMATION INVOLVING THE AMPLIFIER. As the photos show, the amplifier is has a really nice appearance in my opinion. It is very retro-looking and has a well-organized layout of tubes and components in my view. Please check out all of the photos that I have provided which show the amplifier from many different views. He apparently liked Packard-Bell products and had a number of different Packard-Bell consoles and amplifiers as mentioned above. As shown in the photos, there is a small pink paper sticker on one side of the amplifier chassis which has some information on it including an indication that this amplifier is a Model DPA-30-4. The sticker also has the following additional information on it: No. 10318 and PB # 71396-23. As mentioned above, this amplifier has a really unique and cool-looking appearance. Likewise, it is very clean as shown in the photos. Other than this information, I know nothing more about this amplifier and its history. As noted in this description, the amplifier chassis looks very nice and clean in my view. It does have some discolored areas, scuffs, scratches, bends, scrapes, marks, swirls, stains, dings, dents, rough spots, residue (including some dried unknown brown material/spots along one side), etc. On it from age, use, etc. Please check out the many photos of the chassis that I have provided which show it from a number of different angles. Many of the above-listed items are too small to be picked up by the camera in the photos and, in my opinion, this amplifier has a very distinctive and nice look to it. Located on the top surface of the amplifier are 2 output transformers. They are matching transformers in that they both have the same code numbers on them, namely, 89532 and 3946338. Also located on the top surface of the amplifier is a large power transformer which is painted black. This transformer is very big and heavy. Most of the black paint on the transformer is present but I noticed that there are a number of crack-lines in the paint (possibly from heat and use although I dont know for sure), along with various chips, ripples, scratches, scrapes, dents, dings, creases, and missing paint areas (some of which appear to have been touched-up with a black pen by the amplifiers former owner although I dont know if this is actually true or not). Please check out the various photos of this transformer that I have provided. I dont know if these power and output transformers are good, functional, original, operational, if they have been worked on or repaired, if they are complete, if they are correct and proper for this amplifier, etc. Also on the amplifier chassis are a number of other items. These items include: (A) 2 small jacks on one side of the amplifier chassis; (B) a large brown plastic socket on the top of the amplifier chassis; (C) a small black plastic outlet on one side of the amplifier chassis; and (D) 2 small semi-circular sockets on one side of the amplifier chassis. I know nothing about these jacks, sockets, and outlet, and I also do not know if they work, how they work, what they are supposed to do, if they are correct, if they are functional, if they are original, if they have been worked on or repaired, if they are complete, if they are correct and proper for this amplifier, etc. To the best of my knowledge, there is no on/off switch or other controls on this amplifier. I also do not know if the power cord/plug is good or not and if it is original, functional, operational, correctly-wired, correct and proper for this amplifier, etc. I have not inspected or tested the power cord/plug (or any of the other components and parts used by the amplifier, as well as the amplifier as a whole) as noted herein. The top surface of the amplifier also includes a really nice-looking metal colorful name-plate which says PB in a very distinctive type-style. This name-plate is really interesting-looking! It does have some bends, uneven surfaces, etc. On it here and there but it looks really nice in my opinion. In addition, I dont know how the name-plate is affixed to the chassis (possibly using some kind of adhesive but I dont really know). Likewise, I dont know if it is original or not (and goes with this particular amplifier) In any event, however, the name-plate is really cool-looking in my view and check it out in the photos that I have provided. Regarding the tubes which are included with the amplifier (and came with it when I bought it), they are as follows: (see the photos of the tubes): (A) 6BQ5 (EL84); (B) 6BQ5 (EL84); (C) 6BQ5 (EL84); (D) 6BQ5 (EL84); (E) 7025/12AX7A; (F) 7025/12AX7A; and (G) 5U4GB. I did not test these tubes and I therefore do not know if they are good or not. Since there is no tube-diagram on this amplifier, I dont know if the above-listed tubes are in the correct sockets in the photos and if they are the correct tubes for this amplifier. I also did not check the tube sockets and I likewise cannot warrant or guarantee that they are good, original, and operational. I will therefore leave all of the issues with all of the tube sockets and the tubes whether the tubes are good, whether the sockets are good, what sockets the tubes should be in, what tubes are correct for this amplifier, etc. Also, I have no idea if the wiring in the amplifier is correct or good and I dont know anything about the transformers used by the amplifier if they are correct, original, good, functional, etc. Regarding the electronic components used by the amplifier, I have provided an underside view of the amplifier in the photos which shows various components, parts, wires, etc. I have no idea if any work has been done on this amplifier in the past and if the components, parts, wires, etc. Are correct, original, appropriate and proper for this amplifier, if they are correctly wired/installed, etc. In summary, this amplifier is, in my view, nice-looking, clean, impressive, and has a very distinctive retro appearance. I therefore believe that this amplifier would make a wonderful addition to any vintage amplifier collection and a really fun item to own. I have not done anything to this amplifier and all of its parts, transformers, wires, electronic components, tubes, sockets, power cord/plug, capacitors, resistors, jacks, outlet, and all of its other components and I know nothing about their condition. The above-described amplifier may have been worked on, repaired, had parts replaced/repaired, had parts added/subtracted, and/or been modified by someone else in the past, but I dont know whether this is true or not. In this regard, I have done nothing to this amplifier and I have not inspected it (or any of its parts/components) internally or externally. However, I do not know how much work, parts, wires, wiring work/replacement, repairs, rewiring, upgrading, power transformer replacement/repair, output transformer replacement/repair, electronic components, power cord/plug replacement, additional parts, tubes, jacks, sockets, outlets, resistors, capacitors, plugs, etc. Likewise, this amplifier does not have a pilot light, tube shields, on/off switch and any controls (to the best of my knowledge), etc. Furthermore, no other items such as paperwork, instructions, schematics, boxes, cartons, or any other items are included with this amplifier. Likewise, it does not appear that there is any fuse in this amplifier it does not appear that there was ever one since there is no fuse-holder, etc. Although I dont know if this is correct or not and I cant tell if it currently has a fuse/fuse-holder or if it ever had one. I will leave any changes, modifications, repairs, inspections, assessments, tests, replacement of any parts, upgrades, corrections, rewiring, additions of any parts, subtractions of any parts, expansions, etc. This amplifier is quite heavy. While I will pack this item very securely, some of the wires, components, parts, capacitors, resistors, sockets, transformers, jacks, power cord/plug, name-plate, outlet, resistors, etc. Furthermore, the paper model number tag is quite delicate and may, in fact, partially or entirely come off, tear, rip, crumble, etc. In addition, the black paint on the power transformer is also quite delicate and one or more portions, chips, etc. However, I will do my best to try and prevent these situations by very carefully packing this amplifier although I cannot guarantee that they wont happen. Please make a note of this. Furthermore, all of the tubes, tube sockets, capacitors, resistors, jacks, transformers, power cord/plug, sockets, outlet, and all of the amplifiers other components/parts need to be checked out by an electronic expert to see if the tubes are good, if the tubes are the correct ones for this amplifier, if the tubes are in the correct sockets, and if all of the tubes, tube sockets, capacitors, resistors, jacks, transformers, power cord/plug, sockets, outlet, and all of the amplifiers other components/parts are good, correct, properly-wired, and operational before the amplifier is powered-up, tested, used, worked on, modified, connected to any other equipment, instruments, speakers, or components, connected to a power source/supply, plugged in, upgraded, etc. Likewise, I have no idea whether everything is original or not in the above-listed equipment and I therefore cannot make any warranties regarding originality. In this regard, I do not know if any of the parts, power transformer, output transformers, capacitors, resistors, jacks, sockets, outlet, and all of the other components used in the amplifier are original or if they have been replaced at some time in the past. I also do not warrant that this amplifier is complete and I do not know if there are any missing or incorrect parts/components, etc. The item “RARE VINTAGE PACKARD-BELL EL84 STEREO TUBE AMP AMPLIFIER (NICE-LOOKING & CLEAN!)” is in sale since Sunday, June 6, 2021. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Amplifiers & Tube Amps”. The seller is “jaymalkin” and is located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. This item can be shipped to United States.

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