Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Conrad-Johnson LP260m Mono Vacuum-Tube Amplifier

















LP260m - €21000 /pr
LP260mSE - €25000 /pr

Customers who seek a high-powered tube amplifier that "just sounds right" but are unable to manage the cost of the awesome ART amplifiers, need search no longer. Designed for discerning Customers who seek a high-powered tube amplifier that "just sounds right" but are unable to manage the cost of the awesome ART amplifiers, need search no longer.

Designed for discerning, cost-conscious music lovers, the new LP260m is a 270 watt powerhouse offering circuitry closely related to the ART mono-block, parts quality equal to or better than that offered by many competitors' "flagship" offerings, at a price that is much more affordable.

Those wishing to take the performance a step closer to the ART mono-blocks will want to opt for the LP260mSE which upgrades coupling and by-pass capacitors to CJD Teflon, and critical audio circuit resistors to laser-trimmed metal foil types.

Specifications:

Power:
270 Watts from 30 Hz to 15 KHz at no more than 1.5 % THD or IMD, driven into 4 ohms (also available connected for 8 or 16 ohm loads)

Sensitivity:
1.8 Volt rms to rated power

Frequency Response (at 10 watts):20 Hz to 20 kHz, +/- .1 dB

Hum and Noise: 104 dB below rated power

Input Impedance: 100 kOhms

Tube Complement:
1 M8080, 1 6N30P, 8 KT120

Dimensions:
19D x 19W x 7.1H inches

Weight:
83 lb