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RARE JULIUS FUTTERMAN OTL-1 Transformerless Mono Tube Amplifier Pair Built by New York Audio Lab Audio Classics, Ltd. These amplifiers need servicing and are being sold As-Is for repair/restoration. Serial Number 2403 Sound output is distorted. May be a tube issue. SN 2401 sounds good until about 30 watts is reached,... then distortion sets in. Cosmetically there are multiple scratches. Most of the top plate machine screws are missing. Below is a basic description of the OTL-1 from the Stereophile review published in 1986: 'The Futterman OTL-1 is NYAL's attempt to build the best tube amplifier in the world (footnote 2). Its designer has attempted to minimize the problems an output transformerless design encounters in coping with low impedance loads. The Futterman OTL-1 can provide 150W into a 16 ohm load, 65W into an 8 ohm load, and 35W into a 4 ohm load; it's effectively current-limited into loads below 16 ohms, but this is nevertheless an extraordinary amount of power for an OTL amplifier. Its ability to deliver the clarity of a transformerless amplifier into an unusually wide range of loads is enhanced by an extraordinarily large, regulated B+ power supply' Thanks for looking. Model / Serial OLT1 / 628202401, 628202403 Contiguous US Lower-48-State shipping, insurance and handling charges for this item will be $400.00 with Signature Required. Please submit all inquiries regarding this item through the Ebay messaging system and ask 'All' questions before committing to purchase. We will only ship to your Ebay/Paypal/Credit-Card Verified or Confirmed shipping address. We will not under-value this item or otherwise falsify our invoices or shipping documents for any reason. This item is available for sale only through Ebay. __________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________