Dynaco
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Dynaco is an American hi-fi manufacturer founded by David Hafler and Ed Laurent in 1955. Dynaco is best known for its highly regarded Stereo 70 vacuum tube amplifier. Introduced in 1959, the 35 watt per channel Stereo 70 (or "ST-70") was sold until mid-1990. With more than 300,000 ST-70s produced, it is the most popular tube power amp ever made. Dynaco electronics were available either factory assembled or in do-it-yourself kits, Dynakits. Because of their excellent sound quality and reasonable prices, Dynaco is sometimes referred to as "the poor man's McIntosh."
The Pan Orient Corporation (later Panor Corporation) acquired the Dynaco trademark in the early 1990s and began marketing Dynaco branded electronics. The Panor/Dynaco ST-70 is generally considered inferior to vintage ST-70s of the 1960s (the earliest ST-70s with cloth covered leads are the most desirable among audiophiles and collectors).
[edit] Dynaco tube equipment
Dynaco introduced the following tube audio amplifiers, tuners, and preamplifiers between 1955 and 1976.
| Model | Type | Channels (Power) |
Year Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynaco Mark II | Power Amp | Mono (50 watts) |
1955 |
| Dynaco PAM-1 | Preamp | Mono | 1957 |
| Dynaco Mark III | Power Amp | Mono (60 watts) |
1957 |
| Dynaco Stereo 70 | Power Amp | Stereo (35 wpc) |
1959 |
| Dynaco PAS-2 | Preamp | Stereo | 1960 |
| Dynaco Mark IV | Power Amp | Mono (40 watts) |
1960 |
| Dynaco FM-1 | FM tuner | Mono | 1961 |
| Dynaco Stereo 35 | Power Amp | Stereo (17.5 wpc) |
1963 |
| Dynaco SCA-35 | Integrated Amp | Stereo (17.5 wpc) |
1964 |
| Dynaco FM-3 | FM tuner | Stereo | 1964 |
| Dynaco PAS-3 | Preamp | Stereo | 1966 |
| Dynaco Mark VI | Power Amp | Mono (120 watts) |
1976 |
[edit] References
- Tube Dreams. Dynaco. Retrieved June 9, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Dynaco website
- Dynaco History "Unofficial" Web site (Greg's Dynaco Page) with information on historic Dynaco products and the company as a whole.
