One of the last to roll off the lines, for $6,000, before Melos closed its doors, this big bad boy cranks out 180 watts of luffly triode power with four EL509s. It has da juice to get most speakers up and dancing but also the tubular magic of triode power to turn them into Fred Astaires. Uses one 12AU7 (a clear-top RCA) and one 12AX7. Has both single-ended and balanced inputs.
Mark Porzilli, the original Melos designer and the man behind Melos Audio Restoration's upgrade designs before the other principal's death, is taking names for service and upgrades, so this will have the attention of the original designer should you wish it.
This brute weighs 76 lbs., so local pick-up is preferred. I will drive 100 miles from 23185 to meet or deliver. Otherwise, I will pack carefully for shipping.
Was just recently checked out by a tubular-expert hi-end dealer, so it's healthy and happy.
$1,600, plus 3% for Paypal.
Comes with what appear to be absolutely new winged-C Svets (my tester doesn't handle these, but I guarantee good tubes). Or for $1,750, you can have a quad of almost new Mullards, basically unobtanium, since I don't see them for sale anywhere else. (I also have an extra three Mullards with a few hundred hours on them for sale.)
