Ayre P-5x

For sale is an Ayre P-5x phono stage in the rare black finish. Purchased new from us and now being sold on consignment for the original owner. Condition is very good overall, save for two small scratches (pictured) on the top where it seems a component was moved on top of it. The front and sides are untouched.

Billed as an improvement over the phono board available as an option on Ayre's K-1x preamp, the P-5x is a zero-feedback, FET-based, MM/MC phono preamp offering three levels of gain (50dB, 60dB, 70dB), selectable via jumpers mounted on its circuit board. Using the balanced XLR inputs adds 6dB of gain to each setting. DIP switches mounted on the rear panel grant access to minimal but well-chosen loading points: 100 ohms, 1k ohm, and 47k ohms. Tweakers need not fret: Because there are two sets of inputs (one balanced, one single-ended), the unused set can be used for custom loading with the resistors of your choice. Ayre provides detailed instructions on how to do this.

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