NAD 1981 JMP 2204

HHwarner

Well new to me anyway. Got my hands on this beast last night. Condition wise, you wouldn't believe its nearly 37 yo. Sounds superb too. Given the condition Id say its been re tolexed ect to a very high standard as the head case looks new.
 https://imgur.com/a/jhK4X

John_P

That’s a proper amp!  Should sound awesome.      
The case looks in amazing condition - it’s by any chance the one I saw recently that Marshall had rehoused in a new box?

Limehouse_Blues

Beautiful. This is one of my dream amps.

Plectrum

That's a beauty

And a beast

mburekenge

Awesome

HHwarner

John_P said:

That’s a proper amp!  Should sound awesome.      
The case looks in amazing condition - it’s by any chance the one I saw recently that Marshall had rehoused in a new box?

Quite possibly, the case is too new looking to be original.

rico

That’s one way to get the valves cooking!

Happy NAD, that’s a cracker. 

Moltisanti

very tidy

JMP220478

very nice indeed - be interesting to compare with mine ... slightly older but still going strong .. 

I've done the bright cap mod for lower volume playing  ... otherwise its stock - though still occasionally tempted to mod with a loop .. 

speakers are key imho to getting the very best from it and possibly an attenuator - these are deceptively loud ,,

ENJOY - I'm shouting as suspect you've had 2204 induced hearing loss already  :-) 

MartinB

My brother had the 2x12" combo version when we were teenagers (and later when we played in a band together).  They're lovely amps, albeit many times louder than we ever needed!  Much more versatile than their RAWK associations would suggest too.  

Alnico

That's stunning.
It looks new!
Really well done.

Modulus_Amps

Very Nice, what did you pay for it, a few years ago you could pick those up for £550 - £650, but somewhere along the line the prices shot up.

HHwarner

JMP220478 said:

very nice indeed - be interesting to compare with mine ... slightly older but still going strong .. 

I've done the bright cap mod for lower volume playing  ... otherwise its stock - though still occasionally tempted to mod with a loop .. 

speakers are key imho to getting the very best from it and possibly an attenuator - these are deceptively loud ,,

ENJOY - I'm shouting as suspect you've had 2204 induced hearing loss already  :-) 

Yes agree Speakers make or break it. I run Greenbacks in a 4x12 and also use a Marshall Power brake and crank the MV a bit

HHwarner

Modulus_Amps said:

Very Nice, what did you pay for it, a few years ago you could pick those up for £550 - £650, but somewhere along the line the prices shot up.

I paid £800 for it. I know you see them on eBay for over £1000 but imo that’s a bit optimistic on behalf of the seller. £700-£900 is more realistic these days 

Joey2014

Lovely! I've got a '77 2204 myself (also retolexed) and it roars. HNAD!  

clarkefan

Nice! Like, wow nice!

To be fair to the tolex, the amp itself also looks like it was made yesterday

Makes me wonder if it was put away for 37 years and never played, in which case you'd think the filter caps might be a bit screwed, but it sounds good so what do I know? Congrats!

thebreeze

That amp is cooking!