ElectrocompanietPrelude PI-2 black usedElectrocompaniet Prelude PI-2 blackImages shot 10/28/2019. Edit: ship worldwide. Pure class A preamp stage + Class AB power amp stage. OEM rated 220W @ 2 ohms! 100/150/220W @ 8/4/2 ohm. Mains idle current a reasonable 100W. E...1200.00

Electrocompaniet Prelude PI-2 black

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Condition
9/10
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Ships fromProvidence, UT, 84332
Ships toWorldwide
Package dimensions25.0" × 20.0" × 9.0" (29.0 lbs.)
Shipping carrierUSPS
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Original accessoriesRemote Control, Box
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shot 10/28/2019.  Edit: ship worldwide.





Pure
class A preamp stage + Class AB power amp stage. OEM rated 220W @ 2
ohms! 100/150/220W @ 8/4/2 ohm.  Mains idle current a reasonable 100W.  Easy to manage 21 lbs 2.8 oz net weight on calibrated shipping scale.  Note: online "14 kg" (31 lb) weight is false; even shipping weight is only 28 lbs (29 lbs listed to include free mains cable described below).



Stereo
inputs for 4 sources: 2 each unbalanced RCA and true fully balanced differential XLR inputs (not a derived circuit).  



Seller
traded for another EC integrated amp w/plexiglass face plate.


Less
than one year old: dealer/seller purchased new on 30 November 2018
(see invoice image). This SN was the Norway factory's very last NOS
PI-2, likely built in 2018.  Includes OEM remote,
mains cable, signed inspection sheet, separate inner and outer
cartons (each double-corrugated, fine for international buyer), and internal foam pack.  EC did not include Owner Manual, available online.  

Includes free ultra-high value James Romeyn “Pure Mains Power” IEC
Mains Cable, length 1.0 OR 1.5 meter, see image: Stan Warren's original recipe quad-twist 12AWG multi-strand high purity copper (equals super high current 9AWG), rhodium plated IEC and
mains plug, hospital grade/cryogenic treated mains plug, discrete
copper earth conductor, $250 SRP, compare to name brand
cables up to $1500).  


All known online PI-2 reviews are raves, including:


Dagogo

6
Moons


AudioReview 4.5 of 5 stars


Audio
Video Revolution (avrev.com)


In
John Curl's DIYaudio posts he frequently mentions EC designer
Matti Otala, whom Curl credits for land mark research
confirming the negative audible effects of transient intermodulation
distortion (TID). In the '70s Otala designed
and released in Norway his first commercial SS EC amplifier.  Since that time EC has
refined performance following Otala's original design goals.
Electrocompaniet amps are or were employed by Quincy Jones, Abbey
Road Studio, and in the late Michael Jackson's private studio (Wiki).


True fully balanced differential input circuit rather than a derived unbalanced circuit.  


Seller can best describe EC's presentation as transcending the differences between tube and SS, comprising much of the best qualities of both and
little of their undesirable traits.  PI-2 has absolutely zero
fatigue factor, is extremely musical, and yet is very detailed. Spatial qualities rate among
the best. Seller's wife's all time favorite amp, w/ears far better than the seller's.  For sale solely because seller happened upon a more costly EC
amp w/plexiglass face plate. 


Seller
gaurantees as condition of sale this PI-2 is in absolutely perfect
working condition, has never failed, no safety/security circuit has
ever activated, the amp has never made any untoward noise (mechanical
or through the speakers), has never been serviced, and has been in
continuous use since he bought it new November 2018 through early
October 2019. Amp has never left mature seller's sound room, and the
home is and has always been smoke free. Sum total only two mature
adults ever used this amp. Cat remains upstairs in the living area
and is barred from basement sound room.


OK to audition on world class loudspeaker system and/or pickup 75 minutes NE of Salt Lake City, UT.  Plays live music SPL in 3300cf treated room on true 91 dB speaker.  Licensed commercial vendor gets 10% discount @ USPS.  If desired, buyer must specify and purchase insurance and "signature required."  


Audiogon
condition rating 9, missing “mint 10” for two little R side panel blemishes (visible image 2, not image 3), and minor blemishes on one of the footers (visible only with close inspection and the amp upside down).  END. 

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