High-End Dared MP-5 Vacuum Tube Amplifier

This tube amplifier is a fantastic product.

In a nutshell - It's a 13w stereo integrated vavle amplifier with a built-in USB DAC (Digital to Analogue Converter) which allows it to be plugged directly into a computer or laptop via USB, WITHOUT the need for a soundcard! (then just connect a pair of bookselfs, and you have the best PC Audio on the market!)  It also has a Stereo RCA input which allows you to plug in a CD/DVD/MP3 Player/Pre-Amplifier etc. The Sound quality is absolutely amazing for such a small amplifier, I had it plugged into a pair of B&W 805s Bookshelfs (worth about $5000) and it sounded phenominal!

I bought it about three years ago from Klapp Audio Visual for $850, and it's been stored away for quite some time now, so i figured it's time to sell it. It's in excellent condition!

Here is some info i've ripped from google:

- The Dared MP-5 Vacuum Tube Amplifier (or should I more accurately say, USB DAC, Headphone Amplifier, Hybrid Tube and MOSFET Single Input Integrated Amplifier with Magic Eye is quite    simply one of the most whimsical, fun and useful pieces of good sounding gear that has crossed my desk in a long while.

- The MP-5 uses an Onkyo sourced Burr-Brown DAC

- Running the amp either through a USB cable or by way of the single pair of analog inputs in the rear was always a delight. From this diminutive 13 watter poured out a creamy, mellifluous, absolutely non-fatiguing sound that was equally at home driving a pair of insensitive bookshelves on my computer desk as it my was largish multi-driver Tannoys or my tapered quarter wave pipes without a crossover. Unsurprisingly, it soon revealed itself as somewhat of a jazz champ, and was particularly kind to the female voice.

- The MP-5 may not be the last word in hi-fi. But it’s certainly the first word in utility, fit, finish and whimsy, I can’t recommend the MP-5 more highly for use with a PC or in a small system where you can set, forget and enjoy the music.

Specifications

Type: Vacuum tube stereo integrated amplifier

Power Output: 13 watts per channel at 8 ohm

Tube Compliment: two 12AX7 and one 6E2 (EM87)

Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz (±1.5dB)

Distortion: 0.5 percent

Signal to Noise: 86dB

Input Sensitivity: 300mV

Input Impedance: 100K ohm

Output Impedance: ohm/8 ohm

Dimensions: 260 x 145 x 130 (LxWxH in mm)

Weight: 4.3 Kg.

Price: $559 USD

I will post anywhere in AUS at the cost of the buyer. Local pick-up is preferred

LOCATION: SEDDON, MELBOURNE, 3011 (western suburbs)