Made in US High End Jeff Rowland S2 Stereo Pre Amplifier

The Jeff Rowland Capri S2 has several strong selling points, especially for someone looking for a genuine high-end Pre-amplifier that is compact, beautifully built, neutral and very quiet.

Prestigious American high-end brand — Jeff Rowland Design Group has a long-standing reputation for exceptional construction quality, refined engineering and distinctive industrial design.

Superb machined aluminium construction — the Capri S2 chassis is precision-machined from solid 6061-T6 aircraft-grade aluminium, designed for rigidity and RF/EMI isolation.

Smooth, refined and highly musical presentation — hi-fi+ described the Capri S2 as very neutral and revealing, with particularly impressive smoothness, tonal richness and low-level resolution.

Extremely quiet background — one of its strongest qualities. The hi-fi+ reviewer specifically praised how quiet the preamp is, contributing to excellent dynamic range and retrieval of subtle musical information.

Excellent imaging and separation — particularly through the balanced XLR connection, where the review noted improved bass authority, image depth and layering.

Balanced XLR and RCA connectivity — two pairs of balanced XLR inputs plus RCA inputs, along with both balanced and single-ended outputs.

Very low output impedance — only 80Ω balanced / 40Ω single-ended, which makes it relatively easy to partner with many different power amplifiers.

Excellent precision volume control — 99.5 dB adjustment range in fine 0.5 dB increments, using an optical encoder/resistor attenuation system.

Home-theatre bypass — useful for owners combining a serious stereo system with an AV/home-theatre setup.

Optional DAC or phono capability depending on configuration.

Very compact for a genuine high-end preamp — only about 35 cm wide and 4.26 kg, making it considerably easier to accommodate than many large reference preamps.

Low 6W power consumption and universal-voltage power supply are additional practical advantages.

Despite its compact size, the Capri S2 is a serious high-end preamplifier and an excellent way to experience the refinement and build quality for which Jeff Rowland is renowned.

A particularly good choice for someone looking for a neutral, smooth and sophisticated preamp without sacrificing musicality.

Audition can be arranged for serious buyers.

https://www.jeffrowlandgroup.com/capri-s2/

https://hifiplus.com/articles/jeff-rowland-design-group-capri-s2-preamplifier

 In its standard state, the Capri S2 is a line stage with two single-ended and two balanced inputs plus a home theatre bypass, which seems an unusual input array for what appears to be a purist product. But ‘home theater’ is bigger in the US than in many markets, and even audiophile brands have to cater for market trends once in a while.

Usefully, if you don’t want this feature, an internal jumper can transform it into a regular, volume controlled input. Output is via RCA and XLR and that about covers the back panel. Behind the inputs is transformer coupling circuitry chosen for universal compatibility with different sources, identical gain for unbalanced inputs and noise rejection. This isn’t a TVC (transformer volume control) however, such things being solely the domain of passive components.

 The volume control has usefully small increments of half a decibel that can be achieved with the remote control or the beautifully turned knob. The latter is speed sensitive, so can give you big changes quickly as well. The easy to read volume display can be switched off with the handset or you can move an internal jumper that turns it off after five seconds if its yellow/green hue offends. 

 At first glance, the price seems pretty high for such a compact device, but the Jeff Rowland Capri S2 is not only superbly built, finished and thought out but its sound quality has a similarly deep sheen. Size matters when it comes to some things – loudspeakers, listening rooms, cakes – but small is clearly beautiful where preamplifiers are concerned.

Used and maintained well in air conditioned environment, non-smoking and pet free home.

Please contact me at 012-588.....5270 (Whats.....App) for more details & photos.

The market price is still around RM22k now, letting go cheaper around RM9.5k (still negotiable for serious buyers).

Condition: 9/10 comes with the original remote

Anand Chandrasegaran

Jeff Rowland Capri S2 High End Pre Amplifier

SVS Prime Elevation Speaker (Brand New Condition)

Rated bandwidth: 55 Hz-25 kHz (±3 dB) Nominal impedance: 8 ohms. Sensitivity: 87 dB (2.83V @ 1 meter full-space, 300-3kHz) Recommended amplifier power: 20-150 watts Color: Piano Gloss White

The world’s most versatile high-performance speaker for home theater and Dolby Atmos. 

Easily mounts to a wall or ceiling. Selling due to not in use and kept in box for months waiting for future AV projects at home, complete set and brand new looking. Letting go together with a solid wall bracket custom made to support this SVS model rear bracket. 

I have 2 pairs of this model, price stated is for 1 pair only. Price: RM2300 (still negotiable for serious buyers) together with a solid wall bracket custom made to support this SVS model rear bracket. 

Speakers are in great condition and working flawlessly. 

Condition: 9/10 with the original boxes.

Please Whats-app o12-5885....27o for more info and details, photos, etc.

Prefer face to face deal if possible, testing and audition preferred once the sales price is confirmed. 

Can deliver for free by hand around Penang, Ipoh, KL or Kedah areas. Thank you and feel free to contact me for any questions ya.

SVS Prime Elevation Atmos Surround Speakers

German Made T+A P 3000 HV High End Stereo Pre Amplifier (Used Like New)

Description

German Made T+A P 3000 HV High End Stereo Pre Amplifier (Used Like New)

Still in great working condition and super solid build pre amp, around 30kg where this pre amp can bring your system to the next level without any doubts. 

The T+A P 3000 HV is a reference-grade, high-voltage preamplifier designed for audiophiles who want the clearest and most natural sound possible. It is built by the German audio company T+A (Theorie und Anwendung) as part of their flagship HV (High Voltage) series.

The T+A P 3100 HV audiophile preamp is part of a family of components made by a manufacturer that’s something of a powerhouse in Europe, but only recently committed to increasing their footprint in the highly competitive U.S. market. And unlike most European audiophile electronics companies, T+A is actually making some serious strides in the United States in terms of distribution. You might still need to travel to a show or a bigger city to audition them—especially the top-of-the-line products. But that’s part of the experience and not at all out of line with audiophile gear in this class. 

Key Features and Design

- High Voltage Technology: T+A engineers their transistors to run at much higher voltages than normal. This creates better linearity (smoother performance) and lowers distortion.
- Double-Mono Construction: The left and right audio channels are completely separated both electrically and physically. This stops the channels from interfering with each other.
- Sturdy Build: The thick-walled aluminum case blocks outside electronic noise and vibrations.
    Tone and Room Controls: It features an analog tone processor, adjustable "loudness," and parametric equalizers. This allows you to tune the bass and treble to fit your specific room and speakers.
- Dedicated Power Supplies: It includes separate power supplies for the analog and digital sections to eliminate background noise.

Main Specifications

- Frequency Response: 0.5 Hz - 300 kHz
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR): 108 dB / 112 dB
- Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): < 0.001%
- Inputs: 4 x balanced (XLR), 7 x unbalanced (RCA)
- Outputs: 1 x PRE out XLR, 1 x PRE out RCA, 1 x Recorder out, and a high-current headphone output
- Weight: 28 kg (approx. 62 lbs)
- Dimensions: 17 cm × 46 cm × 46 cm

Design
 
This may be an integrated amp but inside you’ll find the preamplifier and power amplifier sections are physically separated. The preamplifier section sits in the top half of the casework.
 
It’s a proper dual-mono design where the left and right channels are separated. A great deal of care has been paid to component quality, right down to using decay-resistant air-sealed gold contact relays.
 
Equally, the company hasn’t tried to cut corners with its engineering solutions. Rather than using a traditional volume control it uses a series of precision resistors for each channel.
 
You’ll hear a faint click as the volume is changed, caused by the relays that switch between differing values of resistors and so change the signal level.
 
All the control circuitry is housed in the front panel. Not only does this look neat, but the 4cm-thick panel – yes, that’s right, 4cm – shields the sensitive audio circuitry from any electrical noise generated by the display and controls.
 
The PA 3000 HV is a powerful unit. Its output is rated at 300W per channel into eight ohms. More revealing is the peak power at four ohms, which is 700W per channel. Should be enough for most situations…
 
The HV in this product’s name refers to the fact that T+A has designed this amplifier to drive its transistors at a higher voltage to take advantage of the greater linearity available when they’re driven harder.
 
The downside to this approach is the need for top-quality parts and careful development for everything to work properly.
 
Also, it’s a challenge to come up with a circuit that operates in this way yet still offers more than a nod to eco considerations.
 
This level of engineering appeals strongly to the inner nerd in us, but in the end it has to translate into a sound that lives up to that massive price tag. In the case of PA 3000 HV it does.

High Voltage
In the ingenious overall circuit design of the HV (= High Voltage) series - developed in-house by T+A - all the amplifier stages operate at much higher operating voltages than usual: in the preamplifier the figure is up to 100 Volt, in the power amplifier up to 360 Volt. In a similar manner to valve amplifiers, the actual modulation of all the stages can be kept very low. Only a very small percentage (less than 20%) of the possible excursion of the amplifier transistors is used, thereby virtually eliminating the curvature (non-linearity) of that characteristic. 

Additional measures for improving the linear nature of the voltage amplifier stages are also employed. In addition to outstanding linearity, the high operating voltages employed offer the advantage of extremely wide dynamic range. We have developed this unique technology for use in all the HV-series machines, since the tremendous sonic improvements which it makes possible can be exploited in the output stages of source devices such as the MP 3100 HV multi-source player as well as in preamplifiers and power amplifiers.

Construction
The connector section on the back panel provides impressive evidence of the P 3100 HV’s uncompromising design and symmetrical double-mono construction. The channels are kept consistently separate. The preamplifier circuit boards are of exact identical construction, and are located under the case top cover; this layout eliminates electromagnetic influences. The circuit boards are housed in their own compartment made of thick-walled (10 to 15 mm) aluminium plates, and are completely separated and shielded from the mains unit and power supply in the bottom section of the case. The circuit topology is based on a differential cascode amplifier with hand-selected audio J-FET transistors.

All stages are of completely discrete construction with-out op-amps (operational amplifiers). Their linear nature is not derived from “hard” negative feedback, as in the case of standard op-amps, but from the quality of the circuit topology and the components employed, which are carefully selected and adjusted. For this reason virtually no overall negative feedback is required. T+A HV technology enables signals up to 80 Vss to be processed without distortion - a value which is unique for a transistor preamplifier.

What Makes The T+A P 3100 HV Special?

T+A is very serious about their components being designed to be dual mono from input to output. In fact, the cabinet is constructed so that the left and right channel circuitry are completely isolated. There are even two power supplies—one for the display and one for the analog audio circuitry—requiring not one, but two 15-amp (pretty beefy) power cords. 

All cabinet internals are designed to completely isolate their function from other operations. 

Reviews section:

https://www.ta-hifi.de/wp-content/uploads/HFN_P-3100-HV_LOW.pdf

https://futureaudiophile.com/ta-p-3100-hv-preamplifier-review/

https://trackingangle.com/equipment/t-a-p-3100-hv-preamplifier


Used and maintained well in air conditioned environment, non-smoking and pet free home.

Please contact me at 012-588....5270 (Whats....App) for more details & photos.

The market price is still around RM90k now, letting go cheaper around RM33k (still negotiable for serious buyers).

Condition: 9/10 (almost brand new condition) and comes with the original remote (solid metal build and heavy)

Recently serviced and checked for any issues, thus working like a brand new amp now.

German Made High End Stereo Pre Amplifier Like New

Bowers & Wilkins 803 D4 Floorstanding Speakers

Helping a friend selling his beautiful B&W 803 D4, around 3 years old and kept in excellent, brand new condition.

Very lightly used, carefully maintained and working perfectly without any issues. A superb pair of high-end speakers for anyone looking for the renowned B&W 800 Series Diamond performance.

Highlights:
• Approx. 3 years old with another 2 years warranty left
• Near brand-new / excellent condition
• Very lightly used and extremely well maintained
• Comes complete with original accessories
• Includes upgraded Made-in-Japan Furutech jumper cables
• Includes specially ordered custom-made high-quality red velvet protective covers
• Speakers are working perfectly and can be fully tested during audition
• No original boxes due to their very large size

Delivery can be arranged:
Although the original boxes are no longer available, I can personally arrange safe and secure delivery to KL, Penang, Johor or other locations, subject to discussion.

Face-to-face deal is strongly preferred.

Serious buyers are most welcome to come for an audition and experience these superb-sounding speakers personally before making any decision. No obligation — take your time, listen and decide for yourself.

A great opportunity for someone looking for a well-cared-for pair of B&W 803 D4 without paying the price of a brand-new set.

Used and maintained well in air conditioned environment, non-smoking and pet free home.

Please contact me at O12....588....527O (Whats....App) for more details & photos.

The market price is still around RM150k now, letting go cheaper around RM75,00 (still negotiable for serious buyers).

Condition: 9/10 (almost brand new condition)

Anand Chandrasegaran

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