I decided last Summer to start listening to my LPs, that hasn't happened, so I'm selling my analog rig.
My Minimax phono pre-amplifier is in beautiful condition with three matching NOS Mullard 12AX7 tubes and a NOS Mullard 6x4 tube. The pre-amp also comes with a Furutech Pure Transmission fuse as well as a new pair of re-issue Russian made Mullard 12AX7 tubes. I'm also including four Herbie's Tube Dampers.
The reviewers have proclaimed the Minimax phono a home run.
Mike Peshkin of Positive Feedback explained "...The last LP I played that night is so far from being a reference disc that I hesitate to identify it for fear you'll laugh at me. The Edgar Winter Group's They Only Come Out at Night is one of those records in which every song sounds like it was recorded in a different universe. I'm told that "Frankenstein" was made from many different takes, and it truly is a Frankenstein monster of a recording. The sound is all over the place, BUT Chuck Ruff's drums are recorded as well as any I've ever heard. Those drums, in my room, with my equipment, were so three-dimensional, so perfectly placed in the room, and sounded so damned good, I played the cut three times. I could follow every beat of his sticks across his kit—it was un-effing-believable! Maybe it was the recording, maybe it was my Infinity loudspeakers, or maybe, just maybe, it was the MiniMax."
John Potis of 6Moons Audio proclaimed that "...The Eastern Electric MiniMax phono preamplifier is a stunner. I've read the various reviews of the Eastern Electric products and gathered that they are very good for the money. And that's pretty much what I expected. What I didn't expect was that it would be as good as it really is. As I said earlier, I don't imagine that many owners of the MiniMax will spend much time dreaming of upgrading to more expensive phono stages. The MiniMax looks wonderful, sounds even better and is very nicely built."
Specs for the Minimax Phono: # Nominal input sensitivity: MM 15mV / MC 4mV # Maximum Input: MM 150mV / MC 40mV # Nominal Output: 2000mV # Maximum Output: 20V # Gain (1 KHZ) : MM 42dB / MC 57dB # Input resistance: 47K ohms (MM) 100 ohms ( MC high ) 47 ohms ( MC low ) # Signal to Noise: MM 90dB / MC 87dB # Distortion: 0.1 % # Frequency response: +0dB / -25dB 10Hz-25KHz # Power consumption: 15VA # Measurement: 12.5 inches w/ 8.5 D/ 5.0 H
SOLD plus shipping. I do accept PayPal but the buyer must pay their fees.
Thanks,
Jeff
gelajoy@yahoo.com
