Item Condition: Excellent
Shipping Options: Pickup available and you can audition.,Shipping is available at agreed cost.
Suburb or Town: West Footscray
State: VIC
Payment Method: PayPal, PayID, cash on pick up
Reason for selling: Upgraded
Further Information:
Delivered in February 2022, I am the first owner of this hand-made, built-to-order tube amplifier from France. For a simple set up with reasonably efficient speakers (over 88 dB/W) this is a superb choice: fast, dynamic, clear sound with great staging and texture. 25W of Class A single-ended power per channel into 8 ohms. It's a great way to get into tube amplification at a step up from your usual starter low cost options.
Point to point hand wired, it has a single pair of RCA inputs and a smooth, manual volume control: feed it straight from a source like a streamer, DAC or phono stage. It comes with a spare pair of KT120 tubes (with just 100 hours on them; some prefer them to the KT150s) and the original preamp/driver tubes, also as spares.
I have upgraded (spending double what I paid on this) for an amp that also has 4 ohm taps that are a better match for my 4 ohm speakers.
It is in virtually as new condition, with just a single, small 3mm mark on the polished metal top plate that I bet you couldn't spot if I hadn't just mentioned it.
Happy to audition in my set up for local buyers. I also have the original double box packaging so this can be sent cross-country (for a small extra fee) with no problem.
For reviews/more info, check out:
https://tubeamps.co.uk/product/sterling-anniversary-series
https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2015/12/05/review-audion-super-sterling-120-stereo-amplifier/
https://trueaudiophile.com/audion-super-sterling-150-pushing-the-sonic-envelope/
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