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C11

Stereo tube preamplifier, short run between C20 and C22.

Catalogue code
C11
Years
1961–1963
Type
preamplifier
Valves & speakers
Stereo tube preamplifier, short run between C20 and C22
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
High
Technology
tube
Channels
2
Inputs_outputs
phono + line
Safety

Tube chassis: lethal B+ voltages remain after switch-off — discharge before service. Never power up an unrestored unit on original electrolytics. Serial tag is an ink stamp on a plastic label (often missing/faded); the value depends on original transformers (replaced/rewound iron cuts price sharply).

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 1961; 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: McIntosh Audio — historical index