SPL Performer S1200 Power Amplifier

For sale is my SPL Performer S1200 stereo power amp, purchased from a local authorised dealer in September 2022. The amp puts out 300 watts into 8 ohms and 550 watts into 4 ohms in class AB, and can drive any speaker with ease. Despite its immense power reserves, it also sounds refined, colourful, dynamic and musical. It weighs 29kg but has only a small footprint and takes up surprisingly little room, and runs cool.

The amp comes with multiple facepates in black, silver and red (see photos) and is in excellent condition (aside from one tiny nick on the black faceplate - see photo). It also comes with original packaging and materials. I am only selling to downsize in my small room (I'm also keeping a smaller SPL power amp).

The current RRP of the amp is $11,000. I also have the matching SPL Elector preamp which will be listed for sale separately.

Reviews have been outstanding:

Part Time Audiophile

There was a lovely consistency in the way the SPL power amplifier was so organized and precise, but in a way that allowed the music to move and breathe and exist without a hint of stress....The SPL Performer s1200, however, provides a different set of strengths that are equally desirable, such as the ability to drive any transducer with ease. 300 watts per channel from a beefy class AB amplifier is a set-it-and-forget-it enterprise—you’ll never worry if this amplifier is up to the task. It’s stoic and formidable at the same time....On top of all that sonic goodness, the SPL Performer s1200 stereo power amplifier is a beautiful and compact power amp that makes a great visual statement—not something you ordinarily get with a solid-state power amplifier.

https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2022/07/15/spl-performer-s1200-power-amplifier-review/

The Sound Advocate

It is a little unusual to find such a powerful, well-built, beautifully compact, and somewhat stunning stereo amplifier as the Sound Performance Labs s1200. It has so many great qualities that I am not hesitant to say that at around $6600, it can stand up to almost any power amplifier I have auditioned that is available to the consumer today, and I have evaluated quite a few!

The SPL Performer s1200 has a set of strengths that are quite inimitable in such a crowded high-end market. Its ability to drive any transducer with ease; with 300 watts per channel from a beefy class AB amplifier is quite unexpected. Adding to this, the SPL VOLTAiR circuit technology introduces the concept that volume does not necessarily indicate an authoritative or forceful sound quality. The s1200 power amplifier keeps cool due to VOLTAiR maintaining its operation throughout its optimal frequency range.

This is noticeably and intuitively audible in the amp’s tonal qualities, and overall sound presentation. It is strictly neutral with barely any sonic coloration or frequency aberrations. Adorning an airy, spacious, and laid-back quality, most users will find it hard to resist.

To sum things up, a new and supremely musical power amplifier is awaiting your audition and is highly recommended!

https://www.thesoundadvocate.com/2023/01/spl-performer-s1200-power-amplifier-reviewed/

6Moons

It all made the SPL Performer s1200 a must=hear of an unimpeachably neutral very powerful stereo amplifier with a markedly frontal, hard cracking very controlled and dynamically charged personality. Exceptionally articulate bass demands special mention. The resolution profile emphasized transients over decays which explains this undeniably sporty not plush drive. Fans of fireplace romance will look elsewhere. Personally I’ve rarely come across any amp which managed to be this informative and neutral yet simultaneously so much electrifying fun., Which cleanly segues back at SPL’s self-professed goal: did you have fun?

https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/spl-performer-s1200/3/

HiFi News

Immaculately built and finished within and without, the Elector and Performer s1200 prove you don't have to find space for big, macho-looking components to achieve a remarkable level of performance. With all the speed, weight and dynamic ability most listeners will ever want, this pre/power is a delight, delivering a scintillatingly wide-open sound that just gets more impressive the more you listen.

https://www.hifinews.com/content/spl-electorperformer-s1200-prepower-amplifier

Pick up is available, or I can courier using Pack & Send at the buyer's cost and risk.