MusicLover69 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) SOLD Item: Avantgarde XA Pre-Amplifier & XE Power Amplifier Location: Hampton, Melbourne Price: $20,000 (for both) Item Condition: Excellent Reason for selling: Need to raise funds Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: I am offering for sale a set of rare, high quality, great sounding amplifiers. One is a Pre-Amplifier and one is a stereo power amplifier, sold together as a set. Avantgarde Acoustic are known for their highly respected horn speakers, which can be very revealing of the source and amplification. According to them, a few years ago they became aware that many of their customers who bought the Duo & Trio speakers were wanting better amplification than what they could commonly find. They decided to embark on a project to create the best possible amplification not only for their range of loudspeakers but for all audiophiles with all loudspeaker types. Key objectives were VERY LOW noise floor (silence) and mechanical & electrical isolation. If you are interested, have a read of this review because it sums up the great attention to detail contained within this equipment, including a patented DC circuit for the signal: http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/avantgarde_xa.htm With the flick of a toggle switch, the XA PRE can be switched to DC function. This isolates the signal from the AC power supply and it runs from an internal battery supply. There are a few high end pre-amps that provide this feature because the sonic benefits are remarkable and have to be heard to be believed. The music emerges from a totally silent black background. You can hear the silence between the notes and this has the effect of completely transforming the dynamics of the sound. The resolution is wonderful but at the same time the sound is natural and musical - the rhythmic & timing qualities of the music create a great canvas for the melody to unfold. You don't have to be an owner of horn speakers to appreciate these amplifiers. I have connected & listened to them with Wilson Alexandria, Duntech Sovereign and Sonus Faber Aida loudspeakers and they were superb. This set were purchased from the Australian dealer and are finished in the Tiger Rosewood presentation. They are made in Germany, facilitate only XLR connections (no RCA unbalanced) and produce 150W per channel. Beware though....each amplifier is over 40kg! Here is the manufacturer's website for your reference: https://www.avantgarde-acoustic.de/en/hornloudspeaker.html The cost of these brand new is $43,000 ($23,000 for the XA PRE and $20,000 for the XA POWER). In the review mentioned above, Roy Gregory says "They are not cheap -- although in material and performance terms they are certainly a bargain". If you are genuinely interested, I'd like to hear from you. Please note that these are not just another similar version of the common amplifier designs available everywhere. These are a genuinely innovative design that has resulted in multiple patent applications and they sound distinctly better than all the amplifiers that I have heard. If you are looking for a 'destination' set of amplifiers that are built with the finest attention to detail inside and out, that will give you truly world class performance and have a hint of exclusivity, then these may be just waiting for you......enjoy! (Please note that in the pictures, the Townshend Audio pods that the amps are resting on are not included in the sale) Pictures: Edited July 15, 2018 by MusicLover69 Price Drop 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Gorgeous photos and systems lovely choice of wood GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xecuter Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 wow. incredible system! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lochawe Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Beautiful system. Just to clarify there are two XE Amplifiers as well as the Preamp in this sale? I can only see one XE Amplifier in your photos? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder_Snake Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Let me know if you want to get rid of that Innuos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted March 11, 2018 Volunteer Share Posted March 11, 2018 16 minutes ago, Aperalim said: Beautiful system. Just to clarify there are two XE Amplifiers as well as the Preamp in this sale? I can only see one XE Amplifier in your photos? Cheers Pretty sure it's a single, stereo power amp. Not sure where the ad mentions two power amps ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochawe Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 39 minutes ago, Sir Sanders Zingmore said: Pretty sure it's a single, stereo power amp. Not sure where the ad mentions two power amps ? Presumably I have I misread "amplifiers" as being plural... "Avantgarde XE Pre & XE Power Amplifiers" "I am offering for sale a set of rare, high quality, great sounding amplifiers." Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yamaha_man Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I think he is referring to the pre and power as "amps". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochawe Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, yamaha_man said: I think he is referring to the pre and power as "amps". Yep that would seem correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicLover69 Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Sorry folks, hopefully I have amended it so that it's clear now. There is a Pre-amplifier which is sitting on the stand next to the turntable and also a seperate stereo power amplifier, sitting in the stand directly under the pre-amp. The two are offered together as a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejomach Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Beautiful system! GLWS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baffilled Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Awesome, Could it possibly sound as good as it looks, Could it possibly look as good as it sounds. GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyonthecoast Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 What is the TT, in the photo??, I have a few hi end TT's, but yours, I don't know, what is the arm??, I'm looking to upgrade my Well Tempered Labs Reference?? Many Thanks David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicLover69 Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/16/2018 at 9:05 PM, daveyonthecoast said: What is the TT, in the photo??, I have a few hi end TT's, but yours, I don't know, what is the arm??, I'm looking to upgrade my Well Tempered Labs Reference?? Many Thanks David Hi David, apologies for the late reply. My TT is a Michelle Orbe with the Gert Pederson upgrades installed. The arm is a Schoeder CB (Captive Bearing) arm. I highly recommend this combination of components. I've played around with a lot of analogue over the years and this was the best value for money set up. True world class performance for a fraction of the cost of uber-set-ups. Regards, George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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