Allnic T-2000 25th Anniversary

As you may have been reading on the forums the excellent reviews of the new 30th-anniversary edition T-2000 by Allnic.  Presented today are two black open-boxed 25th Anniversary units at significantly discounted pricing making them some of the best value integrated amplifiers on the market today.  The 30th-anniversary revision was a complete circuit and chassis redesign to accommodate the 120W Tung-Sol KT170.  While the KT170 could be used in the older edition, the benefits will not be as significant and may introduce some negative qualities as well, observed in a few amplifiers from different manufacturers. 


Beauty, grace, and power… Along with amazing, revelatory clarity, incredible dynamics and drive, articulate and powerful bass, and standard setting low noise and distortion, the T-2000 25th Anniversary provides 100 watts per channel of push-pull, pentode power, or 50 watts SET sounding watts in triode mode; AND pentode/triode switching is “on the fly”. The T-2000 25th Anniversary offers finesse, delicacy and detail with stable, resolute power in the proverbial velvet glove.

• 100 watts per channel of high power output in pentode/50 watts per channel in triode. The T-2000 25th Anniversary is a push-pull, KT150 power tube based stereo integrated amplifier.

• Remote controlled 41-step silver contact attenuator. The T-2000 25th Anniversary employs this house made quality attenuator instead of standard, outsourced carbon film potentiometers. The Allnic attenuator provides complete channel balance and exceptionally low distortion.

• Powerful Driving Circuitry. Allnic believes in the importance of using high-quality, low noise and powerful driving circuitry in all its amplifying devices. The T-2000 25th Anniversary uses only two stages of driving circuit.

• “Full Engagement” Output Transformers. Conventional output transformers use pre-set secondary windings to accommodate 4, 8 and 16 ohm loudspeaker loads. However, these conventional transformers utilize only one secondary winding at a time, while the other secondary windings remain “idle”. This approach has two adverse effects. First, the output transformers are not working at their maximum efficiency, reducing their output relative to their potential. Second, the “idle” windings are not actually “idle”; they are subject to parasitic oscillations, producing their own “signal”. This undesirable electrical information is additive to the transformer’s output, distorting the amplified signal going to the loudspeaker. Allnic’s “Full Engagement” transformers address these issues by having 4 independent, secondary windings that are always fully connected, never “idled”. This means that all secondary windings are always connected to your loudspeakers, regardless of which output switch position you use (4 ohms or 8 ohms or 8 ohms or 16 ohms, depending on the factory configuration you have selected). The result is that there is neither a loss of transformer output efficiency, nor the introduction into the output signal of distortion from parasitic oscillations of the secondary windings.

• Large Nickel/FeSi Core Output Transformers. As with our other models, Allnic uses very large output transformers (114 mm) with nickel, mixed with FeSi, cores. This provides for higher inductance with fewer windings than other designs can provide and results in the great benefit of an extremely wide range of output frequencies.

• “Soft-start” Circuitry. Allnic uses soft start circuitry that, after sufficient warm-up only, provides the high voltage supply to the plate of each tube. This protective design results in prolonged tube life and fewer and less frequent issues with tube performance.

• Analog Power Tube Current Monitors. In order to provide constant current (bias) monitoring for the power tubes, Allnic uses dual analog current meters which can be switched easily to display the condition of each channel’s two power tubes. The meters make it exceptionally easy to see the status of each tube at any time and offer a simple, unambiguous indication of each tube’s status compared to conventional LED bias monitors.

Key features of the Allnic T-2000 25th Anniversary stereo integrated amplifier

• 100 watts of high power output in pentode mode
• 50 watts of “SET like” power output in triode mode
• “On-the-fly” pentode/triode switching
• In-house manufactured, 41 stepped, silver contact attenuator
• Analog power tube current monitoring meters
• Exceptionally easy bias controls
• “Soft-start” circuitry
• Individual fuse protection for power tubes
• One pair of RCA preamp outputs
• Four pairs of RCA inputs and pair of XLR inputs
• 4 and 8 ohm speaker terminals (8 and 16 by factory order)
• Solid, high quality remote control

• Output Power: 100w pentode/50w triode per channel (8Ω load, at 1KHz)
• Distortion: 0.17% at 1KHz at 10w
• Frequency Response: 20Hz-20KHz Flat
• S/N Ratio: -80dB (CCIR, 1KHz)
• Damping Factor: 8at 8Ω load at 1KHz
• Voltage gain: +26dB
• Input Impedance: 100KΩ (single-ended,unbalanced)
• Input Sensitivity: 1.3V for rated power
• Fuses: 0.5A, 250V, 20mm slow-blow (KT150s) 5A, 250V, 20mm slow-blow (IEC Mains)
• Tubes (per chassis): KT150 X 4 (power triode) D3a X 4 (second stage drivers) 6AK6 X 2 (first stage driver)
• Dimensions: (WxDxH) 430mm (16.93 inches) x 430mm (16.93inches) x 240mm (9.45 inches)
• Weight: 42kg (92.6lbs)