Name: Pilot / Pilotone AA-902 // Monoblock Stereo Pair Tube Amplifiers
Brand: Pilot
SKU: 6634711417000
Availability: OutOfStock

This is an exceptional pair of fully restored rare Pilot tube amps. One shows a bit more wear cosmetically than the other, but both are sonically fantastic.

Production

1953

Condition

Cosmetic 7/10 Electronic 10/10

Orig. MSRP

$47 (each)

Restoration

Full service check
Full recap on both amps
New 6V6 tubes / matched quad
1 New 5Y3 rectifier tube
Replaced both power cords
Detailed

Factory Specs

Power Output 10w each

Model Pilotone AA-902 - Pilot Radio Corporation - Brooklyn, NY

Type High Fidelity Mono Power Amplifiers

Speaker Output Impedances 4, 8 and 16 Ohms

Weight (each) 13 lb (13 lb 0 oz) / 5.902 kg

Dimensions (each) (WHD) 14.5 x 5.25 x 4.5 inch / 368 x 133 x 114 mm

The History of Pilot

In 1925 the original Pilot Radio Company was formed by Isidor Goldberg who sold radio supply kits and parts. In 1927 he introduced the WASP short wave radio, Three years later they were producing the factory wired “Midget.” The Depression hit the company hard and they went into bankruptcy in 1933. In 1934 he reopened...
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Liner Notes

Pilot Electric Manufacturing Co founded by Isidor Goldberg (1893) in Brooklyn, New York, in 1919; name changed to Pilot Radio and Tube Corporation, then in 1932 to Pilot Radio Corporation; produced pioneering domestic radio equipment, ground-to-air communication equipment, and television receiver and transmission kits; sponsored first TV broadcast; produced communications equipment during the war, switching back to civilian television and hi-fi production in the 1950s; marketed first portable (miniature) television receiver; acquired by Emerson Radio in 1965.Pilot Radio Corp first introduced its high fidelity (Hi-Fi) product line in 1952. In the early years, the company worked closely with RCA. The production of products was handling by Pilot itself and the design work was handled by RCA. Most of the early hi-fi products of Pilot were licensed by RCA. However, Pilot slowly took over the product development in the late 50'. No question that Pilot Radio Corp was one of the most successful hi-fi brands during the golden years of hi-fi and the company was focusing on the affordable and reliable hi-fi products. Pilot produced various hi-fi products, including power amplifiers, pre-amplifiers, integrated amplifiers, receivers, AM and FM tuners, speakers and audio consoles. Consumer Report magazine in 1954 rated Pilot AA-903 as one of the best buy amplifiers of the year and most of the Pilot's products were also highly rated by audiophiles during the 1950s and 60s. Many audiophiles believe that Pilot Radio Corp affected the development of Marantz, because the engineers from Marantz, such as Sid Smith and Dick Sequerra, also worked for Pilot Radio Corp before they worked for Saul Marantz.

Stock No.

6634711417000

This is an exceptional pair of fully restored rare Pilot tube amps. One shows a bit more wear cosmetically than the other, but both are sonically fantastic.

Production

1953

Condition

Cosmetic 7/10 Electronic 10/10

Orig. MSRP

$47 (each)

Restoration