FOR SALE: one Carina EL84 SE amplifier, unused, brand new mint condition in box, with brand new JJ tube complement and full warranty. The order was cancelled by the customer when he was faced with some sudden, unexpected expenses. I'm asking $1489 USD for it, which was the old price prior to the increase 2 months ago to the current price of $1629.
The Carina has a Triode/Ultralinear switchable EL84 output stage, and a "Tone Mode" switch for the 6922/6DJ8 preamp tube that drastically alters the sonic character, giving it four radically different overall signatures from the same amplifier. It is a stellar performer, as attested to by many dozens of satisfied owners. It has replaced many well known, very highly regarded and respected amplifiers in customer's systems, and has garnered rave reviews at several audio festivals. The Carina has great synergy with the vast majority of high efficiency fullrange single driver and SET-friendly 2-way speakers.
This particular amplifier has the standard configuration of "Voicing 1" and one set of inputs. All the transformers are top-of-the-line units made by Electra Print Audio, including the power transformer, output transformers, and power supply choke.
Componentry/hardware complement includes Azuma tube sockets, pure solid silver RCA jacks, GoldSnake binding posts, 99.995% pure silver signal wiring, mil-spec PEC volume control, Elna Silmic II bypass caps, Mundorf Supreme Silver in Oil coupling caps and Riken Ohm, Kiwame, and vintage IRC and A-B carbon composition resistors. No electrolytic capacitors are used in the power supply whatsoever, only ASC metallized polypropylene in oil and Solen FastCap metallized polypropylene caps.
The price for the Voicing 2 option is $45, which covers the cost difference of the more expensive capacitors and resistors involved (VH-Audio TFTF Teflon/tin foil caps and Audio Note tantalum resistors). I can install them in the amplifier for you in just a few minutes, if you so desire.
You can read more about the Carina at
www.vaughnaudio.com. Be sure to read the Reviews page!
If interested, please e-mail me at
eddie@vaughnaudio.com. Thanks!
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