🔥 Sherwood S-5000 Tube Integrated Amplifier – Fully Serviced 11/21/2025 • New Tubes • Plug & Play 🎶

Beautiful vintage Sherwood S-5000 tube integrated amplifier, recently professionally serviced, cleaned, and tested and ready to drop into a serious two-channel system. This is a classic early-60s American tube amp with that rich, musical presentation that pairs wonderfully with efficient vintage speakers.

If you’ve been looking for a turn-key S-5000 that’s already been gone through by a tech (not a “barn find” project), this is it.

✨ Condition

• Faceplate is clean and very presentable for its age, with clear lettering and a nice glow from the indicators
• All knobs and switches appear original, straight, and turn smoothly
• Chassis and transformers look clean with normal vintage patina but no abuse
• Tube cage (if shown in photos) in good shape with normal cosmetic wear
• No signs of rust, corrosion, or hacky repairs – a nice, honest example

Please review all photos carefully – they are part of the description and show the exact unit you will receive.

🔧 Service & Testing (11/21/2025 – Video Electronics, North Reading, MA)

This S-5000 was professionally serviced on 11/21/2025 by Video Electronics in North Reading, MA. Work performed included:

• General inspection of power supply, signal path, and output stages
• Two new Sovtek tubes installed (see receipt / photos for details)
• Solder joints reflowed and touch-ups where needed
• Out-of-spec components addressed as necessary per tech evaluation (see work order)
• Controls, pots, and switches cleaned and exercised
• Bias/operating points checked for proper operation
• Full functional test on both channels

You’re getting a fully serviced, plug-and-play unit with the heavy lifting already done.

Unit was then listened to for an extended period in my system to confirm stable performance.

🎵 Sound

The Sherwood S-5000 has the kind of lush, musical tube sound people chase these for:

• Warm, full midrange that flatters vocals and acoustic instruments
• Sweet, non-fatiguing top end – not harsh or bright when paired with the right speakers
• Solid, tuneful bass for a vintage tube integrated (within the limits of the design)

Perfect for jazz, classic rock, folk, singer-songwriter, and late-night listening at reasonable volumes. Pair it with efficient speakers (vintage Klipsch, JBL, Wharfedale, etc.) and it really shines.

💡 Features

• Classic Sherwood S-5000 all-tube integrated amplifier
• Multiple line-level and phono inputs
• Front-panel controls for volume, balance, tone, loudness, etc.
• Speaker outputs for your main stereo pair
• Compact footprint compared to some larger tube receivers

Please refer to the rear-panel photos for exact input/output layout.

📦 Included

• Sherwood S-5000 tube integrated amplifier (main unit)
• Tube complement as shown in photos, including two new Sovtek tubes installed during the 11/21/2025 service
• Copy/photo of service receipt from Video Electronics (in listing photos)

No original box, manual, or accessories are included unless specifically shown.

🚚 Shipping & Packing – Bash Vintage Audio (BVA)

• Ships from Newton, MA, USA
• Ground shipping only within the continental USA
• $95 shipping includes:
• • Reverb insurance / buyer protection
  • Carrier ground shipping cost (FedEx/UPS)
  • Professional packing materials and handling time

Packing process:

• Tubes will be protected per best practice (either left installed with extra padding or removed and packed separately, as appropriate)
• Heavy-duty outer box, dense foam, and padding so the amp cannot shift in transit
• Labeled and packed with vintage tube gear in mind

Local pickup in the Boston area may be possible – message me if you’d like to arrange that.

📖 Please Read

• This is a vintage tube amplifier, not a new product
• It has been professionally serviced, cleaned, and tested, but like all vintage gear, it may eventually need future maintenance
• No returns for buyer’s remorse, improper setup, or “it’s not the sound I expected” – please make sure a vintage tube integrated is what you want
• If you plan heavy, daily use, budget for occasional tube replacements and routine checkups over the years

I will also be adding a YouTube demo video of this exact unit so you can see and hear it playing in real time. Once available, the link will be included in this listing – I recommend watching it before purchase.

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