Acurus RL11 2-ch preamp

billbillw
billbillw Posts: 7,779
edited July 2010 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
Too many pieces of electronics that I'm not using. Here is another.

The Acurus RL11, linestage preamp, remote controllable. Many believe to be one of the biggest giant killers. An amazing simple line stage preamp that is dead quiet and does not color the music.

Simple, elegant design includes only volume and balance control plus muting and input output control. Lovely brush finish solid aluminum knobs make for one of the best looking preamps out there (IMO). Has 6 inputs including 2 tape loops and has two sets of preouts for biamping.

The remote is a marvel of simplicity. The circuit design is fully discrete with no opamps and uses high quality parts.

Preamp is in excellent cosmetic shape, remote and IEC power cord included. No original box, but my feedback will show that I always pack with care.

Looking to get $200+shipping, CONUS only. Actual photos below.

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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,779
    edited July 2010
    This preamp is very mod friendly too. Supposedly big gains can be made by simply putting better coupling caps and power supply diodes in.

    $175+ship? If nobody, off to A-gon...
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,420
    edited July 2010
    175 i'll take it drink beer and painting today, talk to you later
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    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited July 2010
    ...Wow...that is the "Bargain" of a lifetime. My two favorite preamps under a GRAND are the RL11 and the B&K pro10mc. Both have passive modes. The B&K also has a separate power supply.

    Enjoy the music.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,779
    edited July 2010
    dee1949 wrote: »
    ...Wow...that is the "Bargain" of a lifetime. My two favorite preamps under a GRAND are the RL11 and the B&K pro10mc. Both have passive modes. The B&K also has a separate power supply.

    Enjoy the music.

    No passive mode on the RL11. It is fairly low gain though and it is a very efficient unit that draws hardly any power (and thus doesn't make heat). Only 5 watts!
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,779
    edited July 2010
    This is pretty much locked up for Russ. Consider it sold.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited July 2010
    This is a great sounding budget preamp. I've got an L10, which is basically the same preamp with no remote.

    For the money you can get them at, they're hard to beat IMO. They've got some very high quality components, very nice Alps potentionmeters, and a nice op-amp at the output stage. Very transparent and natural sounding.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,779
    edited July 2010
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    This is a great sounding budget preamp. I've got an L10, which is basically the same preamp with no remote.

    For the money you can get them at, they're hard to beat IMO. They've got some very high quality components, very nice Alps potentionmeters, and a nice op-amp at the output stage. Very transparent and natural sounding.

    No opamps in this preamp, I can assure you. I'm pretty sure this applies to all of Acurus' products, including your L10. They had a design philosophy that used completely discrete topology in the signal path, ie: no integrated circuits (opamps included).
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,779
    edited July 2010
    Officially sold, gone. Thanks Russ.
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