Amp choice: Yamaha A-27 or Harman Kardon PM640?

[Denis29]

I'm looking for a used amp to drive my main speakers, Paradigm Mini Monitors v4. I've seen both of the above available: Yamaha A-27 and HK PM640. Which is a better investment? Any drawbacks to either of these?

 

[son-yah-tive]

We've owned Yamaha Equipment for 30 years and not one complaint...I never owned H-K, I just know Yamaha Electronics has always been great for us.

 

[Seth=L]

What are the prices of each? They should be fairly comparable, but they are both 80's integrated amplifiers (they might have dirty pots and such). Their price/condition weigh heavily on what they are worth paying for. Even in top notch condition I wouldn't expect anyone to pay $100 or more for either of them, you'd be hard pressed to get me to buy both in mint condition for $100, LOL.

 

[Denis29]

What are the prices of each?

Yamaha was around $70 ($50 before shipping), and HK was about $65 ($50 before shipping). Is that still a bit high for these units?

 

[Seth=L]

It's not terrible, it really depends on how clean they are. Where are these being sold from?

are these it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/YAMAHA-A-27-Natural-Sound-Amplifier-1985-VGC-NR_W0QQitemZ390141822608QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad643c690

http://cgi.ebay.com/Harman-Harmon-Kardon-PM640-Integrated-Amplifier_W0QQitemZ300384844283QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item45f054f9fb

If so, they both look like they've seen some garage days. I wouldn't put them on decent speakers for a hi-fi setup.