MrMojo Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) Item: Pioneer A-09 Class A integrated amplifier (100v only) Location: Sunbury, VIC Price: $2600 Item Condition: Immaculate considering its age Reason for selling: Need cash for something else. Not allowed to spend any more money on hifi, so have to move something on Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, COD Only Extra Info: Had always lusted after one, so bought one directly from Japan. Allegedly the best integrated Pioneer every made, heavily derived from the technology used in their Exclusive C7/M7 combo. According to thevintageknob.org, " one of the best and most "musical" integrated amplifiers ever made." Please have a read of the details and specs here, a great read : http://www.thevintageknob.org/pioneer-A-09.html The build quality is typical vintage Japanese with amazing attention to detail and craftsmanship. The amp itself is an statement in minimalism - no bells and whistles, just pure and simple design keeping the signal path short and pure. This one is in excellent overall condition for its age. No issues at all, works perfectly as it should. Beautiful rich and smooth sound that is never harsh. Being pure class A, may not have the bass punch and power of other high powered SS amps but its strength is the gorgeous mid range and treble. Note: This is an original Japanese unit which works on 100v, so will require a step down transformer to work here in Australia. Quality step down transformers are available from Tortech for very reasonable price. A 500w isolated stepdown should work just fine. Happy to demo to genuinely interested buyers. Pick up preferred from Sunbury VIC. If needed, can pack it up well and safely for shipping in a double box, but the buyer will have to arrange their own shipping at their own risk. Any question, please ask. Cheers! Photos: A tiny damage to one of the plastic grills at the back, and also some hairline small cracks on some of the grills. Grills still holding on well and not falling apart as such. This seems to be a common issue with these amps. I personally haven't seen one for sale without any damage to the plastic grills. This one is in fact one with grills in better shape than usual. Edited May 29, 2019 by MrMojo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgehifi Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) Noice!!!, didn't know Pioneer had it in them, even back then. 8 outputs per channel good heatsinking for the 25w of Class-A. And a honey of a volume control. GLWTS Cheers George Edited May 25, 2019 by georgehifi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redterratoo Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 That’s a fine example of an awesome sounding amp. Hard to find a more musical piece of kit for the asking price...won’t be selling mine in a hurry....could I do with another? Would I dare[emoji848] GLWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romekaff Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 That’s a great price!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzika Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) That's one classy unit. Great pics. Edit: This thing is over 20 years old?! What a beaut! Edited May 25, 2019 by muzika 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMojo Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Just a note as some have enquired: it has original speaker binding posts, so no banana plugs unfortunately. I'll try to take a pic of the back and add little later. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgehifi Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, Musicman1963 said: could I do with another? Would I dare Yes you could vertical Bi-amp them. Cheres George 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RankStranger Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Dang! That’s pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romekaff Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Just recently bought one.....bummer paid over 3k for mine......stunning sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asedillo Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) Hi, what pre are you using for this one at the moment? thanks. Oops sorry, this is an int-amp my bad. Edited May 25, 2019 by Asedillo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie Adam Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 That is a stunning design! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.E. Pennypacker Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I had one of these in the early 2000s. Ran my (inherited) Apogee Scintillas (1ohm) without breaking a sweat. Truly stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantan Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, furtherpale said: I had one of these in the early 2000s. Ran my (inherited) Apogee Scintillas (1ohm) without breaking a sweat. Truly stunning. Wow! Driving the Scintillas correctly is one of the toughest gigs in audio. OTOH this would be sublime on efficient speakers as well @Grizzly Edited May 25, 2019 by rantan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.E. Pennypacker Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Just now, rantan said: Wow! Driving the Scintillas correctly is one of the toughest gigs in audio. It did a great job for the 18 months before the (also inherited) KMA160s returned from their round trip back to the US for a refurb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbo Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 13 hours ago, furtherpale said: It did a great job for the 18 months before the (also inherited) KMA160s returned from their round trip back to the US for a refurb. Beautiful Mono's. Them and the KSA80 stereo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Johnston Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Fricking gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMojo Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 A fellow member with a sharp eye has noted that small nick in the plastic grill at the back. I probably should have made it clear in the interest of full disclosure. So here is the pic attached of the tiny hole in the grill. I also noticed small fine cracks in some of the grills although the grills look in reasonable condition and not really falling off. I have tried to show that in the pic as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMojo Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 Still available. This is a seriously good amplifier, you won't find it cheaper anywhere else. Here are some special features of this amp to tempt you guys a bit - Pure class A, stable down to 2 ohm load. 2x 35W (8 Ohm, 20Hz...20Khz, 0,05% THD) 2x 70W (4 Ohm, 20Hz...20Khz, 0,05% THD) 2x 140W (2 Ohm, ?...?, 0,05% THD) - Hand built volume pot with 40 steps precision resistor array - Relay based input switching. The selector switches on front only work as trigger - Sophisticated dual relay speaker protection - Similar technology as developed for Exclusive C7/M7 which sell for > $10k each now a days - Short signal path - everything is set at the back including pre and power stages And it looks gorgeous too! If that doesn't get our heart racing than what would?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMojo Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 Open to reasonable offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMojo Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Been listening to the A-09 for last few days and I have been totally enchanted by its sound again. Perhaps its the balanced connection which I hadn't tried before, or perhaps it is the understated gorgeous looks or perhaps that it sounds just 'right'... whatever it is, I am doubting myself now about selling this gem. I feel like I may end up regretting this sale. Sorry guys, I am withdrawing this from sale for now. I may decide to sell this some other time, but not now... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joz Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 This advertisement has been withdrawn or the offer has expired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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