AUDIO RESEARCH VT200 STEREO TUBE POWER AMPLIFIER - USED - $3,250This is a monster... 150lbs 200W/ch 6550 based tube (fully balanced) tube amplifier which can pretty much drive any speaker. It generates a fair amount of heat (factory adjustable speed cooling fan is mounted in the bottom of the amp to help cool it), weighs a lot, and can muscle around many speakers. Balanced and RCA inputs. This VT200 had only one owner for whom we are selling it for on consignment (sorry, no trades on consignment sale items). Cosmetically it is in very good condition (it has a couple of scratches here and there - see pics) and the 8ohnm biding post connection show signs of use - it is 15 years old. Operationally, it is in excellent shape. All the 6550's were replaced with a new set from Audio Research about 7 years ago...the amp has seen low hours (sat pretty much unused the past 3/4 years). I have tested all the tubes in the amp, and they are in excellent shape and the amps biases to spec. Additionally I have given the amp a good cleaning inside and out (not that is was terribly dusty - its was well kept but I'm a bit of a neat freak and gear should be clean inside and out. The amp ALSO comes with the original set of 6550 (which quite frankly ALL test very good too! - either set can't have many hours on them). It has the original Sovtek 6922's in the front end - which sound and work fine, but IMO a set of nice NOS or some of the nicer new 6DJ8 types being made today would make the amp sound even better. Retail when new was $10,000 and this is your chance to get 200W/ch of all tube power for a very nice price of $3,250. That price includes the spare 6550 tube set. Unit does have it original manual SHIPPING: We have no factory box/packaging for this beast unfortunately! Crating this for shipment WILL cost extra. Given the 150lbs weight, the amp should probably be crated with some beefy brag handles built in so it can be safely shipped. I would PREFER local pickup here in the Syracuse, NY. We CAN arrange for delivery in the NE USA, and down to PA, OH, VA, MD for a fee by me or meet with a buyer within reasonable drive distance (250 miles or so) from our Syracuse New York location for exchange. CONSIGNMENT SALE ITEM. SORRY, NO TRADES. Signature Sound is a small Hi-End HiFi shop located near Syracuse New York. We have been in business since 1990. Feel free to check out our website www.sigsound.com or call us at 315-622-4137 with any questions. We accept all major credit cards and PayPal. You can check out my excellent Feedback on Audiogon under username Signaturesound.
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150 lbs. |
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13090 (Liverpool, NY) |
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USA Only |
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FedEx / Paid by: Buyer |
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(none)
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