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So after having been blown up 5 times in the 1 1/2 years I owned it, the pcb of my YBA-200 now is so damaged I don't find anyone to solder it anymore, and I'm actually totally fed up with it. The warranty isn't valid for me in Germany, so I'm essentially reduced to a smoldering block with a...

When you, like me, had an amp exploding three times in a row because of faulty tubes (fine matched and tested ones, 200,- the quad), and everytime had someone re-solder several parts on the pcb; when you had to close burnt holes and resolder narrow circuit paths which just tend to go up in...

Hi guys, nice to get all this info! I just had my second total meltdown on my YBA200 and have suspected wrong speaker resistance or beer and ashes down the (rather impractical) top grille as reasons (not mine, I have to say), everything but a design issue with these consequences... It...