07-24-2014, 08:48 PM
Late to the party...but I can add my endorsement of the 630 to the many others posted here.
I had a 630B with a cabinet that turned out to be unsalvageable. I acquired a 610T "Big Bullet" cabinet a few years ago...I wrote about refinishing it here in the Phorum...and that cabinet now houses my restored 630 chassis.
In my case, the 630 chassis fit the 610 cabinet just fine, once I removed the shadowmeter. Since the 610 does not have a shadowmeter, now the set looks "stock" on the outside.
The 630 has a small chassis with components packed tightly. But if you don't mind working in tight quarters, the 630 will reward you with very good performance. It has an RF amplifier stage, so it will outperform the 610. As Arran mentioned, the 620 chassis is nearly identical, and performance is about the same.
I had a 630B with a cabinet that turned out to be unsalvageable. I acquired a 610T "Big Bullet" cabinet a few years ago...I wrote about refinishing it here in the Phorum...and that cabinet now houses my restored 630 chassis.
In my case, the 630 chassis fit the 610 cabinet just fine, once I removed the shadowmeter. Since the 610 does not have a shadowmeter, now the set looks "stock" on the outside.
The 630 has a small chassis with components packed tightly. But if you don't mind working in tight quarters, the 630 will reward you with very good performance. It has an RF amplifier stage, so it will outperform the 610. As Arran mentioned, the 620 chassis is nearly identical, and performance is about the same.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
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