SOLD June 10 2009.
If you love the luscious, warm, rich, textured sound that only tubes can optimally deliver, then you need to listen to this Cayin line of gear. These 860 monoamps were voiced to match the classic sound of the famous Marantz 9 power amps. These 860 mono amps are hand-built and feature point-to-point wiring. Each of these monsters weighs in at over 40 pounds. This is classic, heavy-duty tube gear. 70 Watts (Ultralinear) or switchable to 38 Watts in Triode mode. Can operate with EL34, KT 88 or 6550 driver tubes to fit your needs.
I purchased these new in 2007 and have had significant upgrades ($1200) done after consulting with Sonic Craft (Sonicraft caps, Cardas caps, Mundorf & Blackgate caps, precision resistors, discrete ultrafast/quiet diodes, Cardas wiring, +++). I hired a tech from Modwright to install the parts upgrades. Have orignial tubes (EH and Cayin) plus upgraded set of NOS Mullard tubes, and new reissued octet set of all new EL34 Mullards. Many more details and pictures available. They are really sweet amps. I run them with my Modwright LS 36.5 and Joseph Audio RM 33 LE's.
The Cayin gear is super quality bang for the dollar (point to point wiring, solid chassis, massive transformers, etc). You can find out more details at Acoustic Sounds website as they sell them and had them in one of their demo rooms with Harbeth speakers. Cayin consistently receives rave reviews for incredible sound & build quality for very reasonable prices.
I have ~ $4200 (amps, upgrades, tubes) invested in these and asking $1,995 with stock tubes or $2,195 with the upgraded tubes. Shipping extra at actual cost. I can ship for a discount through my office.
Note - I am getting back in to vinyl and am interested in trades for high quality turntables, tonearms, cartridges, phono preamps.
I'll get some photos posted asap. You can view some photos in my gallery. I have many more with interior photos as well.
Thanks
Kenreau
