Plinius M-16 STEREO PREAMPLIFIER, ADJUSTABLE PHONO STAGE, VERY GOOD COND.

This PLINIUS M16 preamp with phono stage is in VERY GOOD condition. It operates great, looks excellent and sounds even BETTER! It will include an AC power cord ONLY. The remote controller is missing. The owner’s manual can be downloaded from sites on line. NOTE: the spots on the face are barely noticeable. Attempts to remove them with soapy water and ‘Goo Gone’ were unsuccessful. Please examine the photos as they are part of the description. The original sale price for the M16 was $5000. This Plinius M16 is a solidly-built preamp that includes the optional internal phono stage. The M16 exudes a high quality, no nonsense, seriously dedicated presence through its solid appearance and interesting brightly glowing blue LED function indicators. These lights show the source input selected as one from six, the record out selected from the same six, absolute phase toggle position, and volume mute toggle position. Healthy, finger-sized, finely machined matched metal knobs are also there for balance and volume. The rear features gold plated teflon inset RCA's jacks for phono, aux, video, tape 1, tape 2, and CD plus a switch selectable XLR type balanced input for CD. Balanced main out XLR's along with two pair of RCA's, also as main outputs, with the two pair of record-out feeds insure that every other system device is fed and controlled here. The phono stage includes the ability to adjust overall gain and allows for impedance matching. The access for these adjustments is just under the easily removable top cover. NOTE: the top is secured by 3 screws with nonstandard heads – it may be necessary to obtain this uncommon screwdriver head to remove the top. The owner’s manual has the information needed to adjust the settings. (See photo #11). The Plinius M16 has superb bass performance, allowing the superiority of the best digitally recorded bass to make itself felt and heard. Atop this exemplary bass, it represents a well-balanced and continuous midrange. In the top octaves, it shows essentially none of the traditional transistorized failings. The Plinius M16 also casts a very good soundstage. In all cases, the M16 gives the perspective the engineer and producer put on the recording, with no artificial constriction or sweetening. Dynamics and sound-staging converge when it is necessary to maintain instrumental separateness during moderately loud to very loud passages. The M16 keeps things in their proper places, with no defocusing of image boundaries even in demanding passages, and most taxing portions of recordings. The buyer is responsible for all shipping charges. This item will be insured for the full final auction price. PLEASE NOTE: I do not research transportation costs for shipping locations beyond the 50 United States. If you are outside the US and are interested in this unit, you will need to do the research. The shipping carton weighs 29 pounds and measures: 24 inches by 18 inches by 12 inches. My postal code is 91723. This unit is being sold without a warranty. This unit operates with 120 volts AC. Buyers from outside of the United States should know in advance that ProfessorMike does NOT change operating voltages, but that may be accomplished by a qualified technician once the unit has been purchased. We accept payments through PayPal OR cash upon pick up for this item if the buyer has a rating of 100% with at least 10 feedbacks. THE PROFESSORMIKE FIVE GOLDEN RULES: 1. We make the effort to accurately describe EVERY item that we sell. 2. We pack EVERY item so that it will arrive in the same condition as when we evaluated it. 3. We ALWAYS ship within 48 hours of payment. 4. We treat EVERY buyer with the courtesy and respect that we expect in return. 5. We treat EVERY transaction as if WE were buying it - we want EVERY buyer to be satisfied with his/her purchase.