This is Frank van Alstine’s AVA Omega 3 power amp built into a Hafler XL280 chassis. I am the original owner of the Hafler. I sent it to Frank for an upgrade to an Omega 2 and several years later he upgraded it to the Omega 3.
This is a great amp with 140 watts a channel and it can drive difficult loads. For many years I used it to power my Infinity Kappa 8’s and they dropped below 2 ohms at some frequencies.
This is a nicely voiced amp too. It’s easy to listen to music for hours and hours.
The case is in good shape with a few minor, light scratches on top. The substantial fins are not bent nor is the sheet metal dinged or dented. Very presentable and a conservative 7/10.
The speaker terminals were replaced a while back. They accept spades, bare wire, banana and pin terminations.
I took off the cover and looked over the capacitors and did NOT see any that were leaking or bulging.
Captive power cord.
This is an opportunity to get a high performance amp for less than half of Frank’s current entry level solid state model And Frank still offers upgrades for this chassis.
I no longer have a surround system - these were powering my back channels until I sold the Kappa 8’s -someone else should be enjoying this amp.
This is now listed for sale on the AVA website, used equipment section. It has been checked out by Frank and has a one year warranty.
https://avahifi.com/collections/ava-used-equipment
