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Title: Harmon Kardon Citation 5 Tube Amp... Anybody Familiar?
Post by: baustin on February 04, 2006, 07:18:56 PM

Anybody familiar with this piece of equipment?

I went by a local pawn shop today and there was one in there. Looks like it may need some new tubes, but what do I know...

Just wondering if I should jump on it. I think it was right at about $500.

Oh yeah... There was also an Adcom GFA-5500 in there...

-B

Title: Re: Harmon Kardon Citation 5 Tube Amp... Anybody Familiar?
Post by: BobW on February 05, 2006, 11:45:45 AM

Should this be in Playback Forum ?

(http://www.quadesl.com/photo/citv.jpg)

http://www.quadesl.com/schematics.shtml

http://www.6v6gt.com/CitationV/index.html

Manual:
http://www.w4qcfmanuals.com/manualsHA-HD.html

http://www.vintageaudiomanuals.com/-H-.htm

$500 sounds high to me from a pr@wn shop 
Expect to rework it to make it sound righteous (and I don't mean just new tubes and sound dampening)   

Title: Re: Harmon Kardon Citation 5 Tube Amp... Anybody Familiar?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on February 05, 2006, 02:07:23 PM

Isn't it the Citation II that gets all the fluff?

Title: Re: Harmon Kardon Citation 5 Tube Amp... Anybody Familiar?
Post by: ducati on February 05, 2006, 05:34:15 PM

Contact Jim McShane to ask about the Cit V.  There is also tons of info on AudioAsylum.  Yes, the Cit II is the one that gets the most attention, but I gather the V is pretty good sounding, too.

http://pages.prodigy.net/jimmcshane/ (http://pages.prodigy.net/jimmcshane/)