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STA25

Radford's best-known unit - a low-distortion EL34 design whose build quality, not marketing, kept the name alive long enough for a 2011 reissue.

Catalogue code
STA25
Years
1964–1971
Type
power amplifier (stereo)
Valves & speakers
25 W per channel stereo valve amplifier, 4x EL34 with EF86 and ECF82
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
25
Channels
2
Technology
tube
Tubes
4x EL34, EF86, ECF82
Safety

UK valve chassis: mains-derived HT rails stay charged after switch-off; original Hunts/TCC/Erie capacitors and the mains transformer are the two failure points. Value is set by untouched transformers and original cosmetics (silver/black livery), not by the valves fitted.

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 1964; 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: Rubli.net — classic audio archive (values, ads) · Valve Library — British valve-era references · +1 more