Up for sale is fully remote controlled Grand Fidelity Reference Class Integrated Tube Amplifier!

This massively overbuilt tube
amp is a beast and weighting in about 90lbs
unpacked. It has fully potted transformers and awesome case work with all point to
point wiring and nice Blue Meters! Due to the massive
Aluminum body, this amp runs cool for an amp with 45 Watts of Class A Tubey goodness!

I
have had many KT-88/6550 type amps from Rogue, Sonic Frontiers, DIY
style but these take them off the shelf and I sold them all. IMO,this is
the only KT-88 amp that comes close to the SET sound! I was keeping it
as a sleeper amp for my SET amps but I have way too many amps and I am
now making more massive SET
amps. I am also into different hobby and needs the space so I am
thinning
my collection of cool audio gears.

I purchased this amp about 2.5
years ago. The previous owner lost the original box and the remote
during the move. So, I contacted Rachael from Grant Fidelity and
obtained a brand new remote for this amp from the factory. It will also
come with the full factory schematic (service manual) for the RITA 880s
thanks to the kind and wonderful Rachael from Grant Fidelity. The Rita
has
lived in my living room, and been used relatively little since I have
many SET amps that I used. The RITA may have around 150 hours during my
ownership. Tubes are tested and checked with my Hickok Cardmatic tube
tester and all are in NOS level. The black anodized front face has some
faint scratches on the edges that I tried hard to capture in the
photo.

This one has all the GF premium parts including the Psvane
Audio High end Beryllium Copper Foil Coupling capacitors (4 caps for
each channel) that costs more than $600 on the coupling caps alone! The
output tubes were also upgraded to a matched quad set of Gold Lion KT-88
tubes in an addition to the Original Premium Psvane KT-88 tubes!

This amp provides 45 Class A Tube Watts per channel
utilizing Two KT-88 output tubes for each channel into 4 or 8 ohms
speaker load.

I used my own set of preamp/driver tubes so the
original upgraded tubes are essentially new that comes with the amps. I
was told by the previous owner that the factory tubes have about
100hours on them. I checked all tubes on my tube tester and found all
the tubes tested near new levels.

The amp comes with

Matched
Quad of Genalex Reissued Gold Lion KT-88 Tubes repacked in unmarked
boxes since the Genalex boxes were misplaced (But all tubes measured
above 90% Life in my cardmatic tester)

Matched Quad of Psvane KT-88 NOS Tubes in Original Boxes (all tubes measured above 90% Life in my cardmatic tester)

2 x Factory Original Tung Sol (Russian) 6SN7 Tubes (tested New near 100% life)

2 x Factory Original Tung Sol (Russian) 6SL7 Tubes (tested New near 100% life)

Brand New Remote Control

Reprinted Owner's Manual and Service / Schematic Manual

I don't have the original box but the
amp will be doubled boxed and packed with foams for safe shipping via
FedEx! Tubes may be shipped separately or packed individually inside the
amp in bubblewraps.

Reviews have been very positive, e.g., SoundStage Reviewers' Choice Award (Oct 2008) and Best Product Debut 2008

Dagogo -- http://www.dagogo.com/grant-fidelity-reference-system-review

Tone Audio (almost same amp but with EL36 tubes) -- http://www.tonepublications.com/review/the-rita-340-integrated-amplifier/

https://www.audioasylum.com/reviews/Amplifier-Tube/Grant-Fidelity/RITA-880/amp/18/180313.html

http://grantfidelity.com/site/files/RITA-880promo2008-v5.pdf

Shipping
is doubled boxed well packaged with white Styrofoams all around.
Shipping weight may exceed 110lbs and will ship CONUS with FedEx Ground
Insured only!

Local pickup is great if you live in SoCAL, but will consider shipping at purchasers cost.