Audio Research VT80 SE stereo tube amplifier, Silver, Pre-Owned

Sale price
$6,495.00
List price
$12,000.00

This item qualifies for our new in-store fulfillment incentive program. Orders over $250 placed online and picked up in-store are now eligible for your choice of a complementary vinyl LP or Burmester Audio CD (up to a $40 retail value) upon pickup. We're excited to welcome you to our showroom!

The VT80SE was created as a flexible, great-sounding amplifier that is easy to enjoy and easy to live with, every day. A direct descendant of our Reference amplifiers that borrows from their acclaimed designs and using many of their parts, the VT80SE sounds like a much larger amplifier with impressive dynamics, control, and resolution.

OVERVIEW

Very Good condition Pre-Owned Audio Research VT80 SE Tube Amplifier

Original box, power cable, manual

Rated 8/10 for minor cosmetic wear consistent with age and use.

SPECIFICATIONS

 

  • 75 watts per channel stereo vacuum tube power amplifier
  • Fully balanced differential circuit design
  • Four KT150 output tubes (2 matched pairs)
  • Two 6H30 driver tubes
  • Automatic bias (Auto-Bias) system – no manual tube bias adjustment required
  • Compatible with KT150, KT120, KT88, 6550, and KT90 output tubes
  • Balanced (XLR) and single-ended (RCA) inputs
  • 4-ohm and 8-ohm speaker output taps
  • Frequency response: 0.7 Hz – 94 kHz (±3 dB)
  • THD: Typically less than 1% at rated power
  • Input impedance: 300 kΩ balanced / 150 kΩ single-ended
  • Output regulation: Approximately 0.6 dB from no load to full load
  • Automatic tube monitoring and protection circuitry
  • Front-panel power meter and status LEDs
  • 12V trigger input for system integration
  • Hand-built in the USA

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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