mulveling
03-18-2008, 03:57 AM
$650 shipped, CONUS PM me.
No power cord included. I'm rich in gear but poor in PC's - down to a mix of standard 14 and 16 awg cords; they do the job just fine but I'm at a shortage for my needs.
This beautiful amp is a solid headphone amp and preamplifier in one. Solid state, and runs in pure class A as per standard Sugden philosophy. IIRC, it was Stereophile class B rated as a preamp, and class A as a headphone amp (not that I give any weight to their fairly ignorant headphone ratings; it's a fine amp nonetheless). Three inputs switchable via a knob. Volume control is via a motorized Alps Blue Velvet pot, 100K input impedance - can be adjusted manually, or via the handy remote control (GREAT feature when used as a preamp).
Along with the Headamp Gilmore-based amps (V2, V2se), this my favorite of the SS headphone amps I've heard (and I've heard a lot). I prefer it to both the Ray Samuels HR-2 (sold mine long ago) and the Headroom Max (2001 and 2004 models).
As a preamp, I much preferred the Sugden over the PS Audio PCA-2 (sold mine long ago), even with the PCA-2 running in balanced mode (driven balanced from a Meridian G08 and via XLR into the matching PS Audio PCA-2 power amp) and the Sugden single-ended!
This amp has stayed here an eternity relative to my other gear, over 2.5 years. It's been hard to let go of. I'm selling because I now own 3 truly world class, $2K+ headphone amps: the Eddie-Current Zana Deux, a Singlepower SDS, and a Singlepower Supra SE. I need to sell my "fourth string" headphone amp to keep things from getting too damn crazy here.
Pics of the beautiful unit for sale:
http://www.audiokarma.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4666
http://www.audiokarma.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4667
No power cord included. I'm rich in gear but poor in PC's - down to a mix of standard 14 and 16 awg cords; they do the job just fine but I'm at a shortage for my needs.
This beautiful amp is a solid headphone amp and preamplifier in one. Solid state, and runs in pure class A as per standard Sugden philosophy. IIRC, it was Stereophile class B rated as a preamp, and class A as a headphone amp (not that I give any weight to their fairly ignorant headphone ratings; it's a fine amp nonetheless). Three inputs switchable via a knob. Volume control is via a motorized Alps Blue Velvet pot, 100K input impedance - can be adjusted manually, or via the handy remote control (GREAT feature when used as a preamp).
Along with the Headamp Gilmore-based amps (V2, V2se), this my favorite of the SS headphone amps I've heard (and I've heard a lot). I prefer it to both the Ray Samuels HR-2 (sold mine long ago) and the Headroom Max (2001 and 2004 models).
As a preamp, I much preferred the Sugden over the PS Audio PCA-2 (sold mine long ago), even with the PCA-2 running in balanced mode (driven balanced from a Meridian G08 and via XLR into the matching PS Audio PCA-2 power amp) and the Sugden single-ended!
This amp has stayed here an eternity relative to my other gear, over 2.5 years. It's been hard to let go of. I'm selling because I now own 3 truly world class, $2K+ headphone amps: the Eddie-Current Zana Deux, a Singlepower SDS, and a Singlepower Supra SE. I need to sell my "fourth string" headphone amp to keep things from getting too damn crazy here.
Pics of the beautiful unit for sale:
http://www.audiokarma.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4666
http://www.audiokarma.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4667