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Citation I

Valve control unit of the Citation line, list price $254.95.

Catalogue code
Citation I
Years
1959
Type
valve preamplifier
Valves & speakers
Valve control unit of the Citation line, list price $254.95
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Technology
tube
Channels
2
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: Model / catalogue number, Model / catalogue number, British capacitor code (Hunts, Mullard), Japanese capacitor code (Nichicon, Chemi-Con, ELNA), EIA component code.

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.

Related models
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Evidence: Aural HiFi — dealer history pages · www.quadesl.com