Feel free to make an offer. This amp is located in Long Island, NY.Up for sale is an Aleph J clone (Nelson Pass design) built by DIY master Tim Rawson. I don't know if he is building these anymore, but they are without a doubt one of the best buys I've found in audio. Industrial-looking on the outside, quality sonics from the inside. Vampire connectors installed by Tim. When Tim built this amp last summer he said it would "smoke" all the other Aleph J amps he made before it. Very sweet amp. The front face plate (the largest part of the chassis) is about 16 & 1/2 inches across. The unit stands at a height of about 7 & 1/2 inches. The chassis from front to rear measures at about 10 & 1/4 inches. From the DIYAudio site: "Like the Aleph 30, the Aleph J is 30 wpc into 8 ohms of pure single ended Class A power, has only two gain stages and offers both RCA single ended and XLR balanced inputs. Improvements include a JFET input (hence the name Aleph J) instead of a MOSFET input. The JFET input lowers noise about 12db and decreases the amount of feedback necessary by 10db. The JFET still drives an all MOSFET output stage. The reduction in noise and feedback gives the Aleph J a noticeably more relaxed and refined sound than the Aleph 30. It emulates the sound of a good tube amplifier more closely and allows one to hear low level detail better. The lower noise is especially a benefit when used on high sensitivity speakers. Like the Aleph 30, it is designed to safely run very hot due to it's true Class A biasing. It puts off about as much heat as two 100 hundred watt light bulbs." And here is a review of the 'authorized' Aleph J by 6moons: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/firstwatt3/alephj.html Cash & Carry is welcome. If Paypal is preferred, then add 3%. All sales are final. Serious buyers only please...if you tend to be very fickle then this is not the place.
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