Black Ice (Jolida)F360 Pre -Amp Amazing ValueusedBlack Ice (Jolida) F360 Pre -Amp Amazing Value only 20 hours of use Save HugeThis pre-amp is the best bang for the buck audio component. Purchased just a few months ago from Underwood HiFi. This was purchased to fill in for a $20,000.00 reference pre-amp that was our for se...1100.00

Black Ice (Jolida) F360 Pre -Amp Amazing Value only 20 hours of use Save Huge

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Condition
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Ships fromDunedin, FL, 34698
Ships toUnited States
Package dimensionsunspecified
Shipping carrierUPS
Shipping costFree
Original accessoriesRemote Control, Box
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This pre-amp is the best bang for the buck audio component. Purchased just a few months ago from Underwood HiFi. This was purchased to fill in for a $20,000.00 reference pre-amp that was our for service. We were extremely surprised at the sound from this relatively inexpensive pre this will compete with pre-amps costing in the $5000 plus range. New are a dealer for some very expensive gear.
In the TNT Audio review they summed with:

"The F360 is built with state-of-the-art components, including ALPS audio potentiometers, gold-plated RCA input and output sockets, custom-made polypropylene capacitors (for best dissipation factor (DF) and dielectric absorption (DA)), audio grade ESA ClarityCaps, and HEXFRED diodes (for ultrafast, ultrasoft recovery). Custom wound audio transformers have German grain-oriented silicon steel cores (they have low loss, high permeability)."


It's been in my system now for several months, and I haven't been disappointed. Sound quality is superb, and the degree of sound tailoring is very appealing, especially the sound stage expansion that enhances the sense of depth and space, and the ability to add rear speakers for image reinforcement. The bass equalisation increases impact without boom, and can reduce any booming. I'm a big fan of the sound stage expansion which makes my listening more enjoyable, and I've enjoyed the ability to switch in or out the equalisation to tailor the presentation of the very wide range of recordings I have. The logic display visualises the signal phasing, revealing in phase and out of phase components, as well as left and right channels. When in stand-by mode, the unit can conveniently be switched on/off by touching the illuminated logo on the front panel, or with the remote handset. On this model, the remote control is a much more serious proposition - it's a substantial metal unit with a size and form factor that sits nicely in the hand (it weighs a reassuring 255 g, and is cold to the touch). I especially like that the preamplifier can be put into standby or muted from the handset. The pre-amp has a generous five inputs, and both unbalanced (RCA) and balanced (XLR) outputs, as well as a balanced input. It's designed to deliver musical accuracy, and driving my Viganoni & Viganoni Sachem V2 monoblocks into my floorstanding speakers, I have been enjoying a superbly clean and detailed music presentation that's big and spacious. It's a bit unusual nowadays to find a pre-amplifier with so much control, and having lived through the era of minimal controls for "purity", I must say that having choice over using a range of presentation controls is a strong added-value part of the F360's appeal. So is the 'classic' look of the front panel and knobs. I find it surprising that this unit isn't priced more like $ 3,500-4,000. But, then, what I've learned from my time with these products is that tube listening is delightful and that's the reality of the distinctive high performance-price ratio offer of the Black Ice Audio brand and its JoLida tube technology heritage. With Jim Fosgate's designs, that is a great proposition."


Technical Specifications:
Frequency response front channels: + 0 -3DB 5HZ to 200KHZ (100K load), +0 -3DB 7HZ to 200KHZ (20K load).
Frequency response of equalized back ambiance channels: +0 -3DB from 110HZ to 6KHZ
THD Distortion: .45% @1VRMS output, .07% @ 2VRMS output, .09% @ 3VRMS output.
Output impedance: 105 ohms
Noise floor front channels: -81DB unweighted, -92DB A weighted.
Noise floor back and sub out channels: -70DB unweighted, -90DB A weighted.
Front Channel signal to noise ratio: over 100DB @ 3VRMS out A weighted.
Back channel signal to noise ratio: over 100DB @ 3VRMS out A weighted.
Max output voltage: 13V RMS front channels, 8.5V RMS back and sub channels.
Dimension control range: -7 DB clockwise and counter clockwise.
Directional display: range down to below -70DB, L = Left input, R = Right input, F = L+R (mono) input, BK = L-R (out of phase) input.
Hi EQ range: + - 11DB @ 20KHZ
LO EQ range + - 15DB @ 100HZ
Gain: 10 dB
Tube: One 6SN7
Size: 17"w x 12.5" d x 5.5" h



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