Manley Labs SkipJack Brand New & Sealed!

Here's a listing that you're not likely to see ever again. Many of you who are looking at this ad will know exactly what this world class A/B switcher is all about. Many consider this to be the best audiophile level device of it's kind, ever available. That said, this product was discontinued by Manley Labs last year which quickly launched the Skipjack into an ultra collectable status.

This particular piece, literally the last Skipjack off the production line, was purchased for use in our store, but never implemented. The unit is brand new and remains originally sealed in the box.

We are an authorized, full service Manley Dealer serving the Intermountain West and stocking a full range of Manley products. Please call with any questions on the Skipjack or other fine Manley Laboratories Offerings .

Thanks for looking!

Auravis Systems
SLC, Utah
www.auravissystems.com
(801) 558-1625

Manley Labs SKIPJACK PAGE:
http://www.manley.com/msj.php

Detail: (From Website)

"4 into 1 or 3 into 2 audiophile source selector. Too clever and very useful!

Have you ever wanted to compare two (or more!) sets of interconnects or listen to the difference between a couple of preamps or a few CD players or be your own armchair reviewer? How about you guys with the Manley Steelhead? You have one line input available and have to keep swapping cables when you want to listen to your CD or tuner? Hey, or would you like to go backwards and have one source drive either this or that? And why has no one ever commercially offered a real high-end audiophile thing to do this job?

What you need is a simple A-->B Source switcher, and that's what the new Manley SKIPJACK® is, and more. But behind the deceptively simple facia is some incredibly clever and thoughtful engineering. It's a small box, and it seems too simple, but there is a lot to tell you about this new unit. Please bear with me...

A little history. Learning from past experience

We have been building little switch boxes for years which we use at the factory or in our listening systems to compare two different things. When we are evaluating new designs, these utility boxes can quickly and conveniently switch between two different circuits either on the test bench or in a playback system in order to compare A vs. B. Our earliest rinky-dink plastic in-house switchboxes were just a couple of RCAs wired to a toggle switch. A few problems with this approach:

1) Toggle switches produce an audible click because the contact is not make-before-break.

2) You get a lot of high frequency leakage across small toggle switches which destroys your imaging cues.

3) You need to use long cables running back and forth between you and the gear in order to switch from your listening position while listening so now you're listening to long cables.

4) Usually you run out of available poles to be able to also switch grounds which leaves you with potential ground loops from all the RCAs being permanently tied together.

5) Little flimsy plastic boxes get pulled all over the place by those gigantic hifi cables and they just won't sit where you tell them to!"