SirJack Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 SOLD Price: $2000 Item Condition: Near Perfect- 16 months old Shipping Options: Pickup available but audition is not available.,Pickup available and you can audition.,Shipping is included in price. Suburb or Town: Glen Waverley State: Victoria Payment Method: EFT, Cash on Pick-up Reason for selling: Too many Pre-Amps ELEKTRA HD PYNX Vacuum Tube Pre-Amplifier Highly regarded Hand Built Fully Balanced DC Coupled Tube Pre-Amp Made in Australia 16 Months old. Box, Remote & Power cord Does Not have the optional Phono stage Introduction: The Elektra Pnyx Preamplifier is the product of extensive research and verification through rigorous listening tests. The areas it excels in are: Power Supply: With all audio products the power supply is a significant contributor to the success or failure of sound quality. With valves circuits this is even more so than anywhere else. With both our heater and anode power supplies we use discrete regulators. With our anode supply we achieve low noise (-100dBV) which is almost an 10 times better than other existing supplies. Its output impedance is 20 milliohm across the entire audio band. two such power supplies are used one for the left channel and one for the right. Operating Circuit: With the signal path of our circuit we opted for DC coupling this is a truly unique feature because it eliminates capacitors and other coupling elements in the signal path which can cause distortions and resonances, this results in better sound quality. Balanced Operation: To top it all off our valve circuit is balanced , this has two major benefits , firstly it is inherently lower in distortion than unbalanced circuits and secondly it allows you to transmit audio signals both on the printed circuit board or between two pieces of equipment with greater immunity to interference which degrades sound quality. No transformer is used in the signal path. Construction: The Elektra preamplifier is painstakingly hand built using audiophile grade parts selected for their sonic excellence reliability and stability. Listening Tests: This preamplifier provides stellar audio performance in terms of balance of sound, clarity and fine detail resolution , dynamics and imaging. But we are not alone in our opinion here is what customers say about our product. "When Arthur asked me to say a few words about his valve pre-amp, I was a little apprehensive. This happens to be a seriously good pre-amp with a RRP of $3,900. At this price it is a steal, any serious competition it has is going to be much more expensive. I am concerned that if too many good things are said about this pre-amp the price might go up. For those who love valves, you must hear this pre-amp. It is very clean, dynamic, smooth and rich. While there are plenty of pre-amps out there that have some of these attributes, very few have them all. For those who don't like valves, you must hear this pre-amp. If you think valves are too warm, slow or euphonic, have a listen to the Elektra; it will change your mind. The Elektra pre-amp has the speed and dynamics you would expect from a top transistor pre-amp with the richness and smoothness you only seem to get from valve pre-amps. This pre-amp really has that elusive live music sound quality. The fact that I use the Elektra pre-amp with our flagship Paragon speakers at our A1 Audio showroom says it all " Colin Whatmough "Excellence in tonality is what sets apart the Elektra Reference pre-amplifier from the rest. Performance without compromise, robust design and outstanding clarity, delivers the sound that I am seeking during mastering each and every time." Sakis (Digisound Mastering) Specifications: Control Functions: Volume, Input Select, Power On/off, Processor Bypass Outputs Impedance 300 ohm Balanced , 150 ohm unbalanced RCA (2) Output 1,Ouput 2 Balanced (2), Bal Out 1 , Balanced Out 2 Input impedance: Unbalanced 47k ohms, Balanced 100k Inputs: (7) Balanced inputs: Balanced in, Line1, Line2, RCA inputs: Processor Bypass, CD, Tuner, Phono Stage (upgradable), Theatre Bypass * Power Supplies: Dual mono regulated High Voltage supplies. Noise performance is -100dBV. Tube Complement: Four 6922 dual Triodes. Frequency Response: +/-0.5dB, 0.5Hz to 300kHz. (Overrated 70 Watt Power custom made transformer) 12V Trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) Want Bargain ** can’t take it now but would recommend in a heart beat Edited April 16, 2020 by jakeyb77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 @jakeyb77 is this what Joz has? @SirJack sorry to derail your thread a little bit but I needed to ask. I'm sure this will disappear off the classifieds pretty quickly. GLWTS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Luc said: @jakeyb77 is this what Joz has? @SirJack sorry to derail your thread a little bit but I needed to ask. I'm sure this will disappear off the classifieds pretty quickly. GLWTS. Bingo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todagt Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 This is tempting, just to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Just now, todagt said: This is tempting, just to try. You should! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, jakeyb77 said: Bingo! Knew it! Umm, but I'd need the rest of his wall of sound wouldn't I(and a divorce). Wish I had some dosh, I'd love to try this and I met the guy at the show a few times and at a knees up(Arthur?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todagt Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, jakeyb77 said: You should! Let's see if I am first in line 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, Luc said: Knew it! Umm, but I'd need the rest of his wall of sound wouldn't I(and a divorce). Wish I had some dosh, I'd love to try this and I met the guy at the show a few times and at a knees up(Arthur?) A great tube pre to put before some SS amps to get best of both worlds.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 huge bargain.... ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJack Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 SOLD pending payment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil c Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, todagt said: Let's see if I am first in line I'll pick it up for you, Just up the road and all ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaynin Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, evil c said: I'll pick it up for you, Just up the road and all ! Let me guess, you'll need a lift though... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil c Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Kaynin said: Let me guess, you'll need a lift though... Those days are sadly passed! Edit: don't normally drink much before midday so have a window of opportunity Edited April 17, 2020 by evil c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mani Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Such a fantastic pre , one of my favourite for the money. I would snap it up if not for the current circumstances. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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