I bought this kit about two months ago to quickly try the Aikido design in my system. This is an amazing preamp. Better than anything I had in my system. Very dynamic and detailed. It is as transparent as my Bent Audio NOH (TVC), but with greater dynamics. It drives my amp and speakers with aplomb. I'm now building another Aikido from scratch.
This kit came pre assembled. The only section that had to be put together was the gain circuit. The power supply, and electronic controls were all assembled. I used precision metal film resistors from Vishay, Teflon tubing insulation, and long crystal solid copper enameled wire for the signal. The volume control is a motorized 22 steps attenuator. There are 4 RCA inputs and 2 RCA output. The inputs can be selected from the remote. The chassis is all aluminum.
I'm selling the preamp without the input and drive tubes, only the 6x4 power supply tube is included. This is how I got the kit. But if you must have tubes, I can sell you some.
The input tubes are 6CG7/6FQ7 (the tall ones) and the drive tubes 5687.
Asking $650 or best offer
