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Dynaco Stereo 70

The most successful hi-fi kit ever sold: a Hafler/Laurent ultralinear unit that put real hi-fi within reach of a student budget, with tens of thousands still in service.

Catalogue code
ST-70
Years
1959–1970
Type
valve power amplifier kit
Valves & speakers
35 W per channel ultralinear valve amplifier, 4x EL34 with a factory-wired driver board; over 300,000 built
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
High
Watts
35
Channels
2
Technology
tube
Tubes
4x EL34, GZ34/5AR4, 2x 7199
Inputs_outputs
4/8/16 ohm taps
Safety

Valve receiver/unit: HT rails stay live after switch-off and the original can electrolytics must be reformed or replaced before power-up. Output transformers and the faceplate are the value drivers; history of a professional restoration usually adds more than it costs.

How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number, Model / catalogue number, British capacitor code (Hunts, Mullard), Japanese capacitor code (Nichicon, Chemi-Con, ELNA), EIA component code, Version & era marker.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1959; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-price aggregates are not collected yet, so the archive gives no figure — condition, originality of the transformers and a documented recap move this model more than any list price.

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Evidence: Wikipedia · Curcio Audio — Dynaco documentation · +1 more