Nikko Alpha 800 amplifier

joeparaski
joeparaski Posts: 1,865
edited March 2009 in Electronics
This amp is for sale locally. I don't know anything about but it sure looks good. Has anybody ever seen or heard of this model? I tried a google search but came up empty.
Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited July 2006
    Nice, vintage amplifier....usually found pretty cheap.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,782
    edited July 2006
    Bluebook info:

    NIKKO
    PWR, ALPHA 800 METERS/INVERT POLARITY
    Description:
    Manufacture Years: 1988 - 1991
    Additional Information:
    Power: 250
    Retail
    MSRP: $1,300.00
    USED: $318.00
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited July 2006
    Thanks for the info. But what is "invert polarity"?
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,437
    edited July 2006
    Check out www.AudioKarma.org There are some hard-core Nikko fans over there who sware that Nikko had it's heydey for a short period of time. If it's a good price it might be worth it just to see how it sounds, but I don't think it's anything extraordinary. My impression is it's smiliar to the Kenwoods and Yamahas of the time. Neither of which have ever impressed me.

    Again, if the price is right some experimenting might be in order.

    Good luck

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,437
    edited July 2006
    joeparaski wrote:
    Thanks for the info. But what is "invert polarity"?

    It's the same as reversing the + and - terminals on your speakers or amplifier. Some recordings, believe it or not, when transfered to the media were transfered out of phase. This is a way to compensate for it. Adcom pre's and Adcom Dac's all have a "phase invert" switch. On my Dac I've never been able to tell a difference, but then I've never listened very closely while comparing the 2 positions.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • markviii1998
    markviii1998 Posts: 6
    edited February 2009
    Did you ever sell it?
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,294
    edited February 2009
    joeparaski wrote: »
    This amp is for sale locally. I don't know anything about but it sure looks good. Has anybody ever seen or heard of this model? I tried a google search but came up empty.

    Go for it! If it's anything like my Nikko Alpha VI amp, you'll be as pleased as a pig in a poke. My Alpha VI (300w dual mono, 1980) was manuf. by Luxman for Nikko (oodles of power & very musical, nothing harsh or SS about it). I don't have any info on the Alpha 800 but for the price it's worth a shot. Whether Luxman also manuf. that model for Nikko I really don't know.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited February 2009
    zombie from the past post...
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • markviii1998
    markviii1998 Posts: 6
    edited March 2009
    Are you still selling the nikko amplifier
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited March 2009
    Original post date was 2006. Surely it is gone.
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