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Further Information: It had been a great preamp/dac with the latest software which seems to have now hit the nail on the head with no lag and fast connection to all audio streaming services through the bluOS app. With Wifi and bluetooth and all the major streaming services it has been awesome to own. Never had any issues with the unit. Comes with all accessories as per new including the microphone for the dirac room calibration. In new condition, no marks or scratches. Bought January 2022 with receipt supplied on purchase for your warranty. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to reply Here is a link for specs and rear picture as it is a bit time consuming to pull the unit out to take a photo haha https://nadelectronics.com/product/c-658-bluos-streaming-dac/

Further information: Most neutral of preamps. See the review (highly recommended by Amir) in ASR. For lovers of a passive preamp without the issues. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/topping-pre90-review-preamplifier.18283/ Bought in Aug 2021 from local authorised dealer. Will provide receipt for warranty purposes. Comes with original box, power cord and remote control. Photos: PLEASE READ If you include any reference to pricing whatsoever in this section (excluding RRP), your ad will not be approved If you are advertising multiple items, you must post one bulk price only, or post seperate ads for each item If you don't include photographs of the actual item being sold, your ad will not be approved You understand that upon successful sale of your item it is expected you pay Seller's Fees. - if you have previously sold items and not made a contribution, your advertisement may not be approved.

Further information: Great tube preamp. Bought from Klapp Audio Melb on 9 Sep 21, but changing directions. Tubes have 3 month warranty from date of sale. Available to be sent through Pack N Send fully insured. Same as an Evo 400 without the balanced connections (just RCA). Check out these glowing reviews https://www.primaluna-usa.com/reviews-evo-400-preamplifier Photos: PLEASE READ If you include any reference to pricing whatsoever in this section (excluding RRP), your ad will not be approved If you are advertising multiple items, you must post one bulk price only, or post seperate ads for each item If you don't include photographs of the actual item being sold, your ad will not be approved You understand that upon successful sale of your item it is expected you pay Seller's Fees. - if you have previously sold items and not made a contribution, your advertisement may not be approved.

Further Information: Purchased new direct from Schiit Audio USA 16/7/2022. 230V model for AUS. I did enquire with Addicted to Audio but they told me not to bother and just order from Schiit Audio as they had customers waiting up to 12 months for Schiit Audio products and that Schiit seems to prioritise orders direct from their website. Pricing was $1049 USD + $113 USD shipping which converted to $1804 AUD. Then when it landed in Aus I had to pay GST and a customs fee totalling $260 so total outlay to import this was $2,064 AUD. Fantastic affordable preamp. Tube mode is a lot of fun. The XLR inputs and outputs in addition to unbalanced ins & outs, plus the three different modes of operation (passive/differential/tube gain) make this such a versatile piece and its a nice looking unit. I purchased this at a point when I was integrating my 2 channel system with TV/AV sources and I needed extra inputs and a remote to control volume for all sources. Not long after, we made an unplanned purchase of a new home and now I have my 2 channel system set up in its own dedicated room and I no longer need the preamp (I run my source with volume control straight to power amp). It comes with Aus power cable, remote, original packaging, tubes etc. Only has about 25-30 hours on it in total, probably 20 hours on the tubes. Link to details, specs and reviews; https://www.schiit.com/products/freya-n

Further Information: Valvet Soulshine preamp for sale. This supurb all valve preamp has both balanced & unbalanced inputs & outputs. This is the ECC802S version making tube rolling a breeze. It has plenty of drive & I have used to to front both high end valve & SS power amps to great effect. Only selling as I have moved to a DJ rotay mixer. Comes with a remote. Shipping no problem.

Superb DAC, headphone amp, digital preamplifier. The Liberty DAC 2 really does excel at all 3 disciplines. Stellar reviews online (Darko, twittering machines, 6moons etc) This unit is only 3 months old and currently retails for $2399 at addicted to audio. Only selling because I came by a Rega Saturn which I've wanted for a long time. Supplied with apple remote, original box, cables etc Prefer local sale but will ship SPECIFICATIONS CONVERSION: Up to 384k, 32bit PCM, native DSD up to DSD256, DXD, ES9038 chipset, 127dB DR MQA HI-RES DECODER Built in certified hardware MQA decoder DIGITAL INPUTS: USB2 Class2 (OSX, Linux driverless, all audio formats), AES/EBU (PCM up to 192k, up to DSD64 DOP), 2x S/PDIF (PCM up to 192k, up to DSD64 DOP), Toslink/ADAT 2x S/PDIF (PCM up to 192k, up to DSD64 DOP) ANALOG OUTPUTS: 1 pair of unbalanced RCA, 1 pair of balanced XLR HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER: Reference High Current, High transient Headphone Amp, 300mA, 3 Watts, designed for hard to drive headphones, 0.1 Ohm impedance CLOCK GENERATOR: Low noise with 10ps of jitter FIRMWARE: Upgradable via USB POWER SUPPLY Built in oversized 60W linear toroid with automatic voltage switching DIMENSIONS: WxDxH=5.5x8.8x1.74”=140x225x44mm WEIGHT: 4lbs, 2kg WARRANTY: 2 years

I've bought a couple of MC cartridge, one is LO (0.25mv) the other HO (1.6mv). I'm currently using a Project Tube Box DS2. I know I can use that and it will work well. I've also managed to get my hands on a very cheap Yaqin MS12-B which is a MM only phone stage. The HO may work as is. The LO will definitely need to be bumped up. I've been looking at SUTs and had a thought - will it work if (technically, I know actual performance will be a suck it and see). Anyway, can I connect the LOMC to the project with correct loading etc, then connect the line level output to the Yaqin CD input (as opposed to the RIAA input), then from the Yaqin to the Reisong A10. Or shall I just invest in a step up (thinking Denon AU-320) and go direct to Yaqin then into the Reisong?

Hello I need a new preamp. As I have posted elsewhere I am after a preamp WITH tone controls. I listen to real music and that means that a lot of it is badly recorded. A bit if work with the tone control can sometimes work wonders. Of course not everything needs it but its good to have. I am also interested in the pre having multiple outputs (for subs). The problem is that the current fashion is for minimalism and featureless preamps. So with that in mind I have become interested in the Accuphase C-2420 ($10750). It has tone controls and 2 RCA outs + 2 XLR outs. I am planning to borrow one this week and test it out. I will be able to directly compare it with a Pass XP-10 so will be interesting. I will post my conclusions. After that I am trying to think of what else fits the criteria. The D'Agostino pre has tone controls but silly price. The classe CP800 also but I cant find any lust for it. I love the AR ref5SE but no features:( And the Pass as mentioned above is also very good but again no features. Can anyone think of what else to shop against the 2420 that has "features"?

Item: Emotiva XDA-2 Location: Richmond Price: $280 Item Condition: Excellent. The unit has been housed in a rack for its whole life (just on 5 months) in a smoke free/pet free environment. Reason for selling: I've finally upgraded to an Oppo 105 to save space, cut down on remotes and honestly I just really wanted one! Payment Method: Pickup - Cash Only (not interested in shipping so please don't ask) Extra Info: This is a pre-amp and dac in one. It has a 12v trigger, rca & xlr outputs, optical, coax & USB inputs, very easy to read display (with adjustable brightness), very solid metal remote, 4 and a half years left on its transferable warranty and comes with all the original packaging (any other information visit the Emotiva website). Same as all Emotiva gear this comes with a U.S. power cable so you will have to sort your own out (just take the one out of your kettle). For a look/listen please send me a PM and we can arrange a time. Pictures: Sorry about the pic's. They're the best my phone can do....

I have a musical fidelity KW 550 integrated amp. Will I be able to connect an accuphase c 2420 preamp to this amp. If done, will it improve the sound quality ?

Hi fellow SNAers, It's been a while since my last restoration post (Sansui 555A), I have been quite busy with more restoration work and thus wanted to share a recent project I had finished. So continuing my audio journey into the world of Vintage HiFi, I was lucky enough to acquire this beautiful rare Marantz Model 33 Pre-amplifer. Any double (or single!!) digit Marantz unit is extremely rare in the US, yet alone Australia - so I was quite a happy camper When I purchased this Pre-amp, It was advertised as 'serviced'... however upon inspection, boy was I in for a suprise.. This so called 'tech' who had 'serviced' her managed to unload, what looks to be half a bottle of some sort of corrosive 'lubricate' substance causing the bottom plate to PEEL and etch a majority of the paint off! Ouch. This oily substance was evvvvvverywhereeeee!! I had to flush the poor girl out with contact cleaner... Not Happy Jan. Some people just don't care... Apart from that, the unit had 100% original components Yay! Anyways, after removal of the bottom plate, the unit itself presented a very easy setup for a recap. Went through and wrote down a caps list. The capacitor choice this time was some local Hitano EXR capacitors purchased from Wagner Electronic Services (WES) (no allifiation). I have been advised that these caps present a great bang for buck and have since used them in all my other work, latest being my Yamaha CR-2020 (more on that later). The reason for the recap was due to her 'acting up' - her symptoms screamed of sick capacitors, dry joints and scratchy pots i.e. random drop outs, loudness switch jumping almost triple in volume, slight intermittent buzzing noise, overall she was one sick amp. I'll let the pictures tell the story. will post more up as I go Daniel

Item: Wyred 4 Sound STP-SE Preamp (black) Location: Canberra, ACT Price: $1200 ono plus postage Item Condition: Excellent Reason for selling: Need the cash Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: This is a fantastic stereo preamp, definitely a high quality unit. Solidly built and is a fantastic control centre, with 5 inputs (3 RCA, 2 XLR) and 4 outputs (2 RCA, 2 XLR) with bypass option on all 5 inputs. It allowed me to use it as a control centre for my music/movie room which has an AV pre-pro, turntable, DAC and ipod dock as inputs, and run outputs to my amp for front speakers, a headphone amp, a sub, and an amp in a 2nd room (and still one output to spare). Reviews: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/wyred2/preamp.html http://www.highfidelityreview.com/wyred4sound-stp-se.html http://www.stereotimes.com/amp082912.shtml As the review suggest it is as close to invisible as you could get, not altering the tonal balance and dynamics of my sources which are high end, including the PS Perfect Wave DAC and a ClearAudio Emotion SE II TT. If anything I feel it does present an engaging 3D soundstage with some subtle but notable air and space between instruments. I purchased this unit second hand from a Stereo Net member middle 2013 - originally purchased from Deep HZ Audio in late 2011. I've had change of circumstances and I need cash and I'm stripping back my system to bare essentials. Comes with original internal packaging and double boxing, plus owners manual and remote and 240V power cable. Pictures:

Hi Has anyone purchased the Emotiva XPS-1 Phono Preamp, it seems fairly new on their site and is priced at $US 149, which seems reasonable, with another $US 30 for post it seems a goodish item if it lives up to past Emotiva products. http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/processors/products/xps-1-phono-stage JJ

Item: NuForce P9 Preamplifier Special Edition "Rose Copper" Condition: Used, 8/10 Price: $1800 Still Available New $4199 approx.. Location: Kingaroy, QLD Reason For Selling: Swapping to Consonance Linear 1 (Tubes); Too Much Gear!! Payment: Cash on Pickup, Paypal Extra Info: Item is approximately 3 Years old, Purchased 2nd hand through Tony Moore (Ambience Loudspeakers Manufacturer). Would give the unit itself a 9/10, however the original box was damaged while packed away in the shed during the floods early this year.. Everything Works perfectly all original hardware and literature supplied, Remote supplied and in near on immaculate condition (See Photos) to be well packed, and can be posted anywhere in AUS at buyers expense. Also please note the only 2 marks are shown the same where you can see me pointing at them or not, I just thought Id show perspective of their relative size... Auditions Welcome in Kingaroy. https://www.nuforce.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=316&Itemid=392/index.php%C2'>

Just a quick question to the more technically minded out there. I notice that my Halcro gear has both voltage and current outputs on the pre and current and voltage inputs on the pwr amp. The only thing mentioned in the manuals is that using the current inputs can eliminate ground hum and some similar issues but I was wondering... Is there any difference in the effectiveness of using current instead of voltage? Is one method potentially superior or inferior to the other? Or is there no real difference to talk about? Just one of those things that might otherwise have kept me awake a little longer at night, so I thought I might as well ask the minds that know.

Item: Audio-gd C-2.1 Headphone Amp/Preamp Location: Hawthorn, Melbourne Price: $230 Item Condition: Excellent Reason for selling: Surplus Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: I am selling my Audio-gd C-2.1 Headphone Amp/Preamp. It is in excellent condition, with no marks or scratches. It's going as I have upgraded to the NFB-6. This HP amp delivers a clear (neutral) and faithful sound and won't muddy the source. Comes with an Australian charger. More info from the Audio-gd website - http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/Headphoneamp/C-2new/C2.1EN.htm Postage available at extra cost. I'm also selling my DAC - http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php?/topic/62194-fs-audio-gd-nfb-2-dac/

Item: Audio Research LS2 Valve Line Stage Preamp (Silver) including Amperex 6DJ8 Bugle Boy value and spare Amperex 6DJ8 Bugle Boy valve Location: Vermont, VIC Price: $1350 (Free pickup. I will ship, including interstate, at buyers expense, including insurance. I do not have the original shipping box but will ensure the item is carefully packed to avoid any damage.) Item Condition: Excellent (Sonically) and minor scratches as expected for its age Reason for selling: Upgraded to 2nd hand Audio Research LS25 Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: Original unmodified 240V international version. Voltage has not been converted unlike some imported US 120V products being sold on eBay. Specifications: http://www.arcdb.ws/LS2/LS2.html Pictures: I have attached 6 photos.

Item: Electro Harmonix 6922 Cryo Treated Preamp Vacuum Tubes - 2 Location: Sydney NSW Price: A$40 (includes small parcel postage within Australia) Item Condition: New/Not used Reason for selling: To fund a redecoration home project Payment Method: EFT or Pickup at Sydney metro location - COD Extra Info: "....Cryogenically treated tubes are simply better sounding, more dynamic, have a lower noise floor and are more musical than raw stock - off the shelf stock tubes"

Item: Audio-GD NFB15.32. Has the USB32 upgrade, does not have TCXO upgrade. Location: Melbourne CBD. Price: $250 negotiable + shipping if required. Item Condition: Basically brand new. Used for a few hours. Reason for selling: Surplus to requirements as I got some nice hand-me-downs. Payment Method: Cash or Paypal. I bought this item from Addicted to Audio in January and it is as good as brand new. Comes with USB cable, power cable, and what I believe to be jumpers. The box didn't include any instructions or drivers, which surprised me, although I can provide the latest drivers on CD if required. I will also provide the receipt for warranty purposes. This item can also act as a pre-amp so it should sound quite nice paired with a nice power amp. I've never tried it, though I must admit I am tempted.

Item: Pair REF9V3SE Monoblocks And P-9 Preamplifier In Rose Copper Colour Location: Kingaroy QLD Price: $5000 Then $3500 NOW $3200 Inc. Postage (Aus Only) For Quick Sale! Item Condition: Excellent, One or two Tiny Marks (See Photos) Reason for Selling: Got a Silver Pair of Ref9's to match other Gear, Need Tape Loop & Extra outputs now.. Payment: Paypal, Bank Deposit, Or Cash on Pickup (Preferred for Audition & Personal Inspection) Extra Info: Remote, Leads, Booklet Included.. Turns out there is a slight colour difference between the Mono's and the Pre, Which I only noticed when I stacked them to take pictures, Sitting in separate parts of the cabinet it is not noticeable, and I went for a year without even realising! Cosmetically they are very good with only minimal marks (See Images), and In perfect working order. I would be keeping the power amps but I've swapped for a pair of silver ones to keep the Mrs happy (everything Matches now), So these are selling to pay for them .Upgraded To the better Power Supply, Latest V3 Boards Installed By Tony Moore @ Ambience Loudspeakers. Auditions/Inspections welcome In Kingaroy. PS. Paypal will incur 3% fee to buyer at the new reduced price.

Item: Pair Ref9V3SE Monoblocks and Matching P-9 Preamp in Copper Orange Colour Location: Kingaroy QLD Price: $5000 Including Postage Australia-Wide Item Condition: Excellent, One tiny Scratch on One Piece of the Pre-amp. Reason For Selling: Replacing With the 7Channel Model; Need the money for a Bike. Payment: Paypal, COD or Cash on Pick-up (Preferred so you can see the units in person before purchase) Extra Info: Original Amp Boards from Before Upgrades supplied, Remote and all Power/Control Leads. Approx 3-3 1/2 Years old. Gutted to see them go, hope they go to a good home!! RCA and True Balanced XLR on Monoblocks. I Apologise for the bad light in photos, they are perfectly matching in colour etc, Identical size as well for stacking. I just chose not to so I could go cheap on leads by putting them a metre or so closer to speakers!! ^_^

Item: Audiolab 8200CDQ 9.5+ Like New Hardly Used Location: Sydney Price: NOW SOLD Item Condition: 9.5 Perfect working conditions. Looks brand new and no marks, minor marks on the remote control. Reason for selling: Not use. Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only The 8200CDQ is a CD Player, DAC, and have an onboard digital & analogue preamp, also a pair of balanced outputs and a USB port (among many others) to connect directly to you computer, I have it connected to my iMac and it works perfectly. The 8200CDQ has gathered a huge amount of 5 starred reviews and praises. Extra info: 6 moons - "For each function I compared this machine to rather pricier comers and if it didn’t match them on all counts it still came close. What more ought to be said about its very hard-working price/performance quota?" Hi Fi Choice - "A highly attractive piece of equipment that does a lot and does it very, very well." What Hi Fi ★★★★★ - "The 8200CDQ is a forward-looking product that combines top-quality sound with some really useful features." Hi Fi World - "Superbly musicality allied to excellent versatility makes this a brilliant value package." Secrets of Home Theatre and High Fidelity - "Live with this player for a few days and you'll fall in love. An audition is a must if you're considering a DAC or a CD player anywhere between 800-2000 dollars. Don't short change yourself." + plenty more you can find online... The CDQ's version is 1.3 and not the latest OLED version. It comes with a very slick remote control. You can buy it with the excellent Audioquest Carbon 2.0 cable +$90, or without. I have the original box for the 8200CDQ. Will ship with registered parcel at buyer's cost and risk. Specifications: Output Level @ 1kHz: RCA: 2.05V RMS XLR: 4.1V RMS Frequency Response ref. 1kHz: 20Hz - 20kHz ±0.2dB Total Harmonic Distortion: RCA: ＜0.0025% XLR: ＜0.008% Crosstalk @1KHz: RCA: ＞120dB XLR: ＞130dB Dynamic Range 'A' wtd: RCA: ＞98dB XLR: ＞110dB Features: • 32-bit/84.672MHz oversampled/upsampled, 512 element, multibit array DAC (four DACs per channel) • 1920x oversampling with 44.1kHz source from CD/USB • Asychronous USB supporting 24-bit/96kHz with driverless remote control of PC/Mac media player (via HID support) • 2x 24-bit/192kHz coaxial S/PDIF digital inputs • 2x 96kHz optical digital inputs • 3x 2Vrms analogue line-level inputs • Low jitter optical and coxial S/PDIF outputs • Selectable analogue or digital preamplifier mode • High-current, single-ended and balanced, discreet Class A output stage • High-performance, direct-coupled, discrete Class A headphone amplifier • Custom CD servo design – with ultra-low-noise PSU for OPU • Full remote control and external remote I/O loop • 34 regulated power supply rails • 14 ultra-low-noise discrete regulators • User-selectable digital filter settings – software upggradeable via USB port • Master clock jitter less than 3psec short term • Top-quality component parts used throughout, including: ultra-low-ESR capacitors; high-tolerance polypropylene film/foil capacitors; ultra-stable, very-low-VCR 0.1% MELF SMD resisitors; four-layer PCB

Hey there fellas, Long time reader but only fourth time poster. Appreciate any advice anybody can offer on the below. Its come time to archive my records, its getting too hard to store them all and they are getting damaged by heat and age ETC. Giving me nightmares actually so I have decided to dedicate the time and money to record them to wav. They are all 12". I only want to do it once, and I want to do it right. So very interested to hear your thoughts and suggestions. Heres what i have currently, 1x Technics SL1200MKII 1x Shure M97x stylus 1x Pioneer DJM800 Mixer with digital out and balanced xlr out 1x Presonus Firestudio with both analog and digital inputs 1x Windows DAW, software includes: sound forge, ableton, cubase, serato scratch live The so many variables and not enough time in my life to test them all, so I come to you guys for some advice. Firstly, A) I was considering buying a proper phono stage.. Is this going to make a massive difference over using the pre's that are in the DJM800? If so, recommendations on units, with the sound interface i have I can use stages with either analog or digital outs. Budget for the stage is maxing out at about $3000. Another option is to buy another sound interface that has a phono stage inbuilt. Software reccomendations for recording, some of these older albums could benefit from a little touching up/remastering C) If i dont buy the stage, and use the pioneer mixers phono inputs, should i do the ADC right in the mixer and go digital from the mixer to the sound cards input, or should i go out of the balanced XLR and do the ADC at the presonus sound interface? D) Is this shure hifi stylus ive got the way to go, or would you guys suggest another type Anything fundamentally different to suggest, or that i have missed? Obviously there are some phono stages that have USB outs in which case the sound card and mixer both become redundant, but the higher end models i have looked at seem to lack both USB and digital outs. Cheers, Paul

Item: Bryston BP-25 Pre-amplifier, Silver, 17-inch faceplate, with Remote Location: South Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Pickup is preferred, but can courier at extra cost. Price: SOLD Item Condition: Excellent, no visible marks Reason for selling: I now use a PerfectWave DAC as a preamp (plus I'm moving to the US shortly). Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: Bought in 2005 from Electronic Enterprises, with receipts, manual and original packaging. There is still 12 years of warranty left!!! I'll give the buyer a copy of the receipt so that the warranty can be transferred. The original RRP is $4,249. Features: 2 x Balanced XLR inputs 1 x Balanced XLR outputs 5 x RCA inputs 2 x RCA outputs 1 x tape loop For specs and owner's manual, see http://bryston.com/PDF/Manuals/BP25_MANUAL.pdf. For reviews: http://www.stereophile.com/solidpreamps/1096bryston/index.html http://www.audio-ideas.com/backiss/12/bryston_bp-25.html Pictures:

Item: Audiolab 8000Q preamp (black) Location: Clayton, Melbourne Price: $499 $450 pickup or buyer pays postage Item Condition: Very good, no marks that I can see Reason for selling: Moving back to an integrated Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, Direct Deposit Extra Info: I've been using this with a Musical Fidelity A3CR (also for sale - see my other thread) and have enjoyed the combo very much. The 8000Q is solidly built with plenty of connection options. One standout feature is the option to run it in passive or active mode via a gain knob on the front panel. This will come packaged in the original box with the remote. Reviews: http://www.audioenz....iolab_q-p.shtml http://www.6moons.co...iolab/8000.html Pics: Took some pics of the unit this morning: