AFFORDABLE - VERY GOOD QUALITY

ELITE 80 - $899.00 - 40 WPC - DAP.
ELITE 80+ - $979.00 - 40 WPC - DAP.


ELITE POWER AMPLIFIER UPGRADE OPTIONS
OPTION 1 - Volume & Balance Control - Replaces L&R Level Controls - $65.00.
OPTION 2 - Stereo Headphone Jack - Non Switching - rear mounted - $75.00.
OPTION 3 - Stereo Headphone Jack - Speaker Switching - rear mounted - $95.00.
OPTION 4 - RCA Input Jacks - Gold - 2nd set - rear mounted - $85.00.
OPTION 5 - Second set of 4 or 16 Ohm Output Jacks - rear mounted - $95.00.
OPTION 6 - Output Impedance Selector Switch 4/8/16 Ohm - rear mounted - $145.00.
OPTION 7 - Wireless RF Remote Control for Power, Volume, & Standby or Headphones - $259.00.
OPTION 8 - Oak Hardwood Front Panel - $80.00.
OPTION 9 - Extended Warranty - Includes Tubes - 2 Year Total - $89.00.
OPTION 10 - Extended Warranty - Includes Tubes - 5 Year Total - $199.00.
 

ELITE STEREO PREAMPLIFIERS
ELITE 4  - $999.00 - with magnetic phono stage.
ELITE 4+  - $1049.00 - with magnetic phono stage.

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We really like the performance and sound quality of the Philips-ECG(Sylvania) 6AV5GA in the Elite80 and Elite80+ amplifiers.  This particular tube appears to be an upgraded military version of a 6FW5, which is a much heavier dissipation tube.  This rare 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 very cool looking.  Operating these output tubes modestly as we do makes an amplifier that not only sounds very nice, but will also last a 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.
 
    So several years back we did some R&D of our own to see just what could be done with these things.  We found a small stash of the Philips-ECG (Sylvania) 6AV5GA’s and got busy in the lab.  And with a good number of hours and quite a number of circuits later we began to see what this deflection tube hype was all about.

     To make a long story short, these particular deflection tubes are SIMPLY AMAZING – within their limits of coarse.  In our amps 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 to come.

     These "Retro" Styled amplifiers have their roots in the days of the great tube amps, as our Lead Engineer was building amps in the days that Harold Leak was, and our Lead Audio Engineer has decades of experience as well. The circuitry is designed with the shortest and simplest signal path to ensure the smooth, warm sonic reproduction expected of good vacuum tube equipment.

SOME INFO LINKS ON 6AV5GA'S

Testing the 6AV5GA
Bogen DB-130 Amplifier

 
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Elite Series-$45.00 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.