Elite80 STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER

EXCELLENT  SOUND QUALITY
EXCELLENT  BUILD  QUALITY
EXCELLENT  AFFORDABILITY

Jeff Brown from Affordable Audio reviews an Elite80

Francisco Duran from Positive Feedback reviews an Elite80

Elite80 Amplifier - $699.00USMSRP
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"NEW" Elite40SE Amplifier - $799.00USMSRP "NEW"
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We are pleased to announce we are now taking orders for this amplifier.
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Elite80  CUSTOMIZING OPTIONS
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OPTION 1 - Separate Volume & Balance Controls - $65.00.
OPTION 2 - L&R combined sub-woofer output jack - $65.00.
OPTION 3 - Stereo Headphone Jack - Non-Switching - $75.00.
OPTION 4 - Stereo Headphone Jack - Switching - $95.00.
OPTION 5 - Second Set of RCA Rear Input Jacks - $85.00.
OPTION 6 - Input Selector Switch and 3 Pairs RCA Jacks - $175.00.
OPTION 7 - Second set of 4 Ohm Output Jacks - rear mounted - $95.00.
OPTION 8 - Output Impedance 4-8-16 Ohm Selector Switches - rear mounted - $185.00.
OPTION 9 - R.F. Remote Control for Power, Volume, & Standby or Headphones - $259.00.
OPTION 10 - Oak Hardwood Front Panel - (This makes it an Elite80+) - $80.00.
OPTION 11 - Spare tube set of 2 Matched pairs of 6AV5GA & 2 of 6N2P or 12AX7 - $99.00.
OPTION 12 - Extended Warranty - Not Including Tubes - 2 Year Total - $89.00.
OPTION 13 - Extended Warranty - Includes 1 Tube set - 5 Year Total - $199.00.
OPTION 14 - Extended Warranty - Includes 2 Tube sets - 25 Year Total - $299.00.
OPTION 15 - Make Your Elite80 a Fully Loaded "SUPER DELUXE" - An "Elite80-SD"
OPTION 16 - International, Heavy Duty,100,120,200,240Volt 50/60HZ Power Supply - $199.00.


PLEASE NOTE:
Prices for all "OPTIONS" are additional to the advertised or base price of the Elite80.

You don't see it on the option list?
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The 6AV5GA / 6FW5 Blog

We really like the performance and sound quality of the Philips-ECG (Sylvania) 6AV5GA in the Elite80 amplifiers.  From info we have gathered these are actually an upgraded military version of 6FW5's labeled as 6AV5GA's.  The 6FW5 is a much heavier dissipation tube than your standard 6AV5GA.  This heavy duty version of the 6AV5GA also has the top getter which silvers uniformly only the top portion of the envelope, making the tube's appearance also very cool looking.  This 6AV5GA is a very well manufactured tube, made in the USA, by Sylvania in Emporium, PA in 1984.  They are a very robust design with cathodes larger than a KT88’s.  Originally made for demanding military applications these ideal power tubes provide unrivalled sonic performance in the correct audio circuit, at least in our opinion, and we believe yours too once you listen with this amp.

So several years back we did some R&D of our own just to see what could be done with these things.  We found a small stash of these Philips-ECG (Sylvania) 6AV5GA’s and got busy in the lab.  And with a good number of hours and a number of circuits later we began to see - actually hear - what this deflection tube hype was all about.

Operating these output tubes modestly as we do makes an amplifier that not only sounds very nice, but will also last a long, long time.  If you look around on the web you’ll find an ever expanding, near cult, listener following of sweep tubes and it seems to be spreading.

To make a long story short, these particular deflection tubes are SIMPLY AMAZING.  In our Elite80 amplifiers they display everything one wants in full range clean music reproduction.  We have since secured a large number of these premium quality 6AV5GA’s and can now offer what we feel is a great amplifier at a very reasonable price and maintain the ability to support your investment for years.

Our 25 Year Extended Warranties clearly demonstrate our level of confidence in the Elite80's.

SOME INFO LINKS ON 6FW5 & 6AV5GA
(Practices at these links are not endorsed by Ideal Innovations-just observed)

Testing the 6AV5GA & 6FW5
Bogen DB-130 Amplifier
AudioKarma Article1
Audio Asylum Article1
McIntosh Labs Article1
Sylvania 6AV5GA Datasheet
Tungsol 6FW5 Datasheet
General Electric 6FW5 Datasheet
 

Elite4  STEREO PREAMPLIFIERS

Elite4  - $1199.00
Elite4+  - $1299.00
(Both 100% Hand Wired)

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SHIPPING COSTS
MOST USA and CANADIAN DESTINATIONS
Elite Series-$50.00USD per unit via Canada Post / USPS.
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Please Note: Ideal Innovations reserves the right to make design changes or
 improvements without the obligation to revise prior versions. All specifications are
 subject to change without notice. The information on this page applies to these
 particular units only as some models will vary and may not be exactly as shown.