update:
good news: i shorted the switch to check if there's power and it has. the tubes also glowed so i immediately hooked it up to a generic dvd player and old Pioneer 3-way component speakers and boy it sounded good in my ears. sobra ngiti ko dahil gumagana at maganda tunog for me
bad news: hindi balanced ang music na lumalabas sa 2 speakers, malakas at buo sa right speaker while sobrang hina at hindi buo sa left. tried swapping the tubes but still the same result
pareho kami ni sir allanxtreme ng problema
but that didn't stop me from enjoying the amp, ole blue eyes Frank Sinatra was singing in front of me and he sounded good and real to me
i know with the masters here in PDVD, particularly sirs Tony and Jojo who are always in this thread, the problems of this amp will be resolved and i can't wait to have i up and running in tip-top condition
sir Tony, anyday next week i'll visit you and have you look at my amp para maayus na sya. i'll notify you in advance. thanks sir