This lush amp with a very non-tubey bottom end is available in Pittsburgh PA, or near Baltimore/Harrisburg/Philly. $2500 retail.
Things this sounds better than in direct comparison: (as much as I like them....) Sophia Electric Baby, Sophia El-34, Odyssey Khartago, various gainclones, Onix SP3, Flying Mole DAD-M300. (and none of these sounds bad)
New completely new matched quad of JJ kt-88's (~$250). Sounds great. Beautiful cherry wood on top. Massive trasformers (~50lbs). A couple of hard to see scratches on the front plate.
UPS caused an internal injury to this and I had to have the power button/assembly repaired (fricking $230 repair receipt available). I'm extremely busy, but if you're a serious buyer, stop by for an audition. I have perfect feedback on audiogon ("Angaria") for other items in this price range. Again, works like new.
Reviews:
TNT Audio http://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/operaudio_66_e.html
Inner Ear http://www.opera-consonance.com/Review/magazines028.htm
Specifications:
Nominal Output Power: 25 watt, RMS 1kHz
Total harmonic distortion: < 1% (25watt, 1kHz)
Frequency response: (-3dB @ 10 watt) 6Hz-60kHz
Input sensitivity: 180mV
Input Impedance: 100k ohms
Output Impedance 4-8 ohms. Selectable.
Signal to Noise ratio: 90dB
Power consumption: 90watt
Tubes: KT88 x 4, 12AU7 x 2, 12AX7 x 2
Dimensions: 470 (L) x400 (W) x250(H)mm ( 18.50 x 15.75 x 8.84 in )
ultra-high resolution pics @
www.gaiteri.net/amp
on audiogon for $1100 obo - I'm in grad school and could use the $...
