Plinius 8150 Integrated Amplifier
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This is a great amp. It can also be used as a preamp, and has a great phono section. There are no sonic issues. Purchased four new feet, and price remains the same :-)
I'm selling to fund another project, of course....
I have already lowballed myself, so no need for you to try:-) this is my final price. This is for LOCAL SALE ONLY. NOT SHIPPING this one. I have the remote, and of course a power cord, if you need it. I do not have the box, and I'm the second owner. Located in San Francisco near the ballpark.
Thanks for looking, and here is a review...
The Plinius 8150 ($3395) is the second integrated amplifier from New Zealand's own house of Plinius. Designed by Peter Thomson and Gary Morrison, the 8150 is a stunning application of "trickle-down" in design.
The 8150 combines large parts of the preamp stage of the magnificent Plinius M16 preamp, along with circuitry very similar to that found in the Plinius class-A power amps.
Of course, the 8150 is not run entirely in class-A (although it does get very warm). That factor, along with a smaller power supply, mean that while the 8150 may retain a high proportion of the sound of a M16/SA100 combination, the pre/power still remain supreme.
Available in black or silver, the 8150 is a substantial box. At 450mm wide, 115mm high and 370mm deep, the 8150 will fit in most equipment racks, but without too much room to spare.
The front panel is spartan, with a power switch on the left and volume, source select and record knobs on the right. They all have a good, solid fell to them.
The back panel is more populated. There are ten pairs of phono sockets on the rear. A phono input allows for the connection of a turntable through a very high quality phono stage.
There are line level inputs labelled for tuner and CD player, along with two tape loops. The 8150 can even be used as a preamp, as it features pre-out connections.
Heavy duty gold plated binding posts are supplied for speaker connection. These will accept banana plugs , bare wire or spades. The are two sets of terminals for each channel, which can make bi-wiring easier.
Finally, the rear panel includes a loop for a home theatre processor. Basically this is another tape loop, but with the loop occurring after the volume control instead of before.
This is a great idea, as it allows the inclusion of home theatre in a high quality audio system. By having the processor loop after the volume control, this means that altering levels lies entirely with the processor, rather than a combination of processor and amplifier.
But the implementation of the processor loop is poor. Part of the reason for a processor loop is to make switching to home theatre easy. Unfortunately, the only way to switch the processor loop in is via a small switch on the rear panel. Not very user-friendly, Plinius!
Rated at 150 watts in 8 ohms, this increases to 230 watts into 4 ohms. This means that the 8150 should have absolutely no problem driving just about any loudspeaker you want to throw at it.
As you may have guessed, the Plinius 8150 sounds terrific. So much so that I bought it.
There's an inevitable sense of rightness to the sound of the 8150. It is truly an amplifier that has it all. Tonal purity, harmonics, detail and dynamics were all there.
The Plinius has a tremendous sense of solidity to its sound. A strong and vibrant midrange and bass contribute to this solidity. Many amplifiers sound slightly undernourished (this is more a midrange phenomena than bass) whereas the Plinius replicates the robust nature of live sound.
I've always been a bit of a bass freak -- not in terms of wanting lots of bass or deep bass, but wanting the clarity of bass instruments that I hear in concerts but very rarely with recorded sound. The bass response of the Plinius is phenomenal, with a delicious combination of power, heft, dynamics and articulation.
The 8150 also reproduces the temporal or timing aspects of the music extremely well. Many hi-fi components appear to slow down or disconnect the rhythms of music (while others, of course, reproduce this aspect of music very well).
This is a wonderful amplifier with a remarkable combination of sound quality and usable power. Very highly recommended (but docked half a mark because of the home processor switch)
Plinius 8150 integrated amplifier $3395
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