Opinions on Ampex A692 6V6 mono's (2024)

Hi,
I found a pair of these in working condition semi locally. They have nice iron, and have been recapped. I have only seen pic's and was wondering if anyone here has any experience with these amps.

Thanks,

Bill

cableguy said:

They have nice iron,

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All of the Ampex amps I've seen used Triad iron. Triad made high-end & low-end stuff but Ampex used both S & HS/HSM products from them. S seems to be on par with what Heathlit, Dynaco, EICO, et al used for open frame transformers and HS/HSM is equivalent to UTC LS. Either way, Ampex had good stuff installed.

I've got a set of the Ampex 2010 suitcases that need a recap too . . . I *think* their pretty much the same (Williamson / 6V6 PP / etc . . .) Mine have an EF86 in the front end - not sure if the A692 is the same :scratch2:

cableguy - did you snag the speakers too ? Those Ampex / JBL 8 inchers are REALLY nice . . . I have mine loaded in Heathkit / Jensen SS-1 cabinets with Jensen RP103's for tweets

cableguy - did you snag the speakers too ? Those Ampex / JBL 8 inches are REALLY nice . . . I have mine loaded in Heathkit / Jensen SS-1 cabinets with Jensen RP103's for tweets

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Hi Markus,
no speakers, but I just did finally pull the trigger on the amps though. I couldn't say no...
I won't have them for a few days but here are a few pics for eye candy. More to come when I have them in my possession...

They are relatively clean and needed a good home....

Bill

here's mine.

they simply sound wonderful. fine detailed high/mid and plenty bass. since i got this pair, i grabbed every ampex amp i could find. they sound as good as fisher or eico in my opinion.

since we're sharing . . .

here's my original thread, and shots of my 2010 suitcases. both need a recap, but their in fine shape otherwise. I'm SLOWLY getting through my 6973 monoblocls (recap / retube / one needs a new socket), so these are backburner for now . . .

the 8 inch speakers are something else. . . great sound can't wait to get the amps recapped and happy . . . .

they simply sound wonderful. fine detailed high/mid and plenty bass. since i got this pair, i grabbed every ampex amp i could find. they sound as good as fisher or eico in my opinion.

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Looking forward to the experience.....:yes:

Bill

DaWoofer said:

Wish I could find one of those AC cords that go to those as my Roberts cord has been lost for 25 years. I always check out old cords at thrifts but no luck in all these years, any ideas where to locate one?

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http://www.tubesandmore.com/

type in ...CORD, POWER, NON POLARIZED, 5/16" into the search function

here is another source....http://www.surplussales.com/electrical/ElecCords-1.html

Bill

That is pretty cool. I had wanted to see what the suitcases looked like - my Dad had said that he had always wanted a pair, but he ended up buying an Ampex Signature console instead - which I now own :yes: The electronics are all gone, but the speakers are in perfect shape and I use them all the time. Looks like a 10 inch extended range woofer and a tweeter that looks like the old JBL bullet tweeters. Great sense of presence. I am using them with a Fisher 400-X at the moment, but I am contemplating a Leben CS300. Again, thanks for all the pics.

Mike

Mike Cole said:

Looks like a 10 inch extended range woofer and a tweeter that looks like the old JBL bullet tweeters.

Mike

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those are GE tweeters - which sound awsome. i had a few pairs that i wanted to make their own casing and use 'em as super tweets, but didn't find time and gave 'em away to my brother.