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I fully expect this ad to still be here in 2020 and the amp to still be here in 2030 and I'll be perfectly happy if it is; at least I'll have "tried" to be sensible!
Some of you will remember when I started the Audia Flight Owner's Club thread and then posted pics of the unboxing of my Class A beast of an integrated; that post copied below for the pics of actual amp. I hadn't planned on buying an £8k RRP amp, it sort of happened as an attractive and honourable way out of an otherwise unrelated hifi deal... but I was delighted when it arrived and it continues to give me huge pleasure when I listen to it ... which is not as often as I'd like because it's the star of the hifi show in my Kendal apartment 180 miles away where I stay for a few days every few weeks.
I love it but the ratio between how much it's worth and the number of hours of listening pleasure it gives me is mad, hence this long shot ad to stimulate your creativity.
I'd like to free up some hard-earned by doing a trade, cash my way, with someone who has an integrated or pre or power or pre-power combo and is looking to step up. It has to be a well regarded amp in its own right. I'm thinking Class A or Class AB; brands like Sugden and Krell spring to mind but there are others I'm sure; I'd even be up for a return to vintage like the Rotel Michi and Pioneer Urushi I've loved. Think "street cred" and you'll be thinking along the right lines. Whatever, it needs some oomph to drive my ATC SCM40's which are only 85dB sensitivity.
UPDATE: for a straight sale I'm looking for sensible offers - by sensible, I mean don’t even think about sub-£4,000. It's an excellent amp so I'd rather hang onto it than give it away...
An alternative would be for me to swap the amp for a system which includes such amp(s) alongside something more immediately saleable where I take the risk/hit in converting that to cash. I know Carl @Shakey_Studioincar is trying to clear stuff out with his own ad (free plug there for you Carl) so is not up for playing swapsies, but that sort of gear - gorgeous Plinius combo plus lovely and saleable B&W 803's - might have been the basis of an interesting conversation under different circumstances.
So a sort of half-hearted long shot as I said and I'm more than happy to bide my time or just be "stuck" with this in 2030: things could be a lot worse.
Get your thinking caps on. If you have any serious thoughts/propositions, PM me. If you just want to kick my tires, no problem , keep bumping!
All the best,
Nigel
Some of you will remember when I started the Audia Flight Owner's Club thread and then posted pics of the unboxing of my Class A beast of an integrated; that post copied below for the pics of actual amp. I hadn't planned on buying an £8k RRP amp, it sort of happened as an attractive and honourable way out of an otherwise unrelated hifi deal... but I was delighted when it arrived and it continues to give me huge pleasure when I listen to it ... which is not as often as I'd like because it's the star of the hifi show in my Kendal apartment 180 miles away where I stay for a few days every few weeks.
I love it but the ratio between how much it's worth and the number of hours of listening pleasure it gives me is mad, hence this long shot ad to stimulate your creativity.
I'd like to free up some hard-earned by doing a trade, cash my way, with someone who has an integrated or pre or power or pre-power combo and is looking to step up. It has to be a well regarded amp in its own right. I'm thinking Class A or Class AB; brands like Sugden and Krell spring to mind but there are others I'm sure; I'd even be up for a return to vintage like the Rotel Michi and Pioneer Urushi I've loved. Think "street cred" and you'll be thinking along the right lines. Whatever, it needs some oomph to drive my ATC SCM40's which are only 85dB sensitivity.
UPDATE: for a straight sale I'm looking for sensible offers - by sensible, I mean don’t even think about sub-£4,000. It's an excellent amp so I'd rather hang onto it than give it away...
An alternative would be for me to swap the amp for a system which includes such amp(s) alongside something more immediately saleable where I take the risk/hit in converting that to cash. I know Carl @Shakey_Studioincar is trying to clear stuff out with his own ad (free plug there for you Carl) so is not up for playing swapsies, but that sort of gear - gorgeous Plinius combo plus lovely and saleable B&W 803's - might have been the basis of an interesting conversation under different circumstances.
So a sort of half-hearted long shot as I said and I'm more than happy to bide my time or just be "stuck" with this in 2030: things could be a lot worse.
Get your thinking caps on. If you have any serious thoughts/propositions, PM me. If you just want to kick my tires, no problem , keep bumping!
All the best,
Nigel
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