Post by Citroen on Jan 23, 2022 19:29:52 GMT 12
Light up your listening room  "Hand-crafted in Dunedin, New Zealand and available in any colour of your hearts desire - or black! - the 200iX is a 200 Watt per channel, Stereo integrated amplifier and features a host of analog and digital audio connections, remote control iOS or Android app, and high-resolution audio streaming capability. With an onboard, integrated 24 bit, 384k, SABRE Pro 9038 DSD Digital Audio Converter (DAC) the 200iX is capable of playing high resolution digital files from your computer or streaming Bluetooth audio direct from your smartphone or tablet. In addition, it features a world class PERREAUX MM/MC phono preamplifier module for connection of a moving-coil or moving-magnet turntable. And for those times when music can’t be shared, the 200iX includes the legendary class A PERREAUX SXH2 headphone amplifier - capable of effortlessly powering headphones rated up to 600 Ohms."
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Post by foveaux on Jan 23, 2022 19:58:02 GMT 12
$10,495.00? ...hells teeth!
"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by michaelw on Jan 23, 2022 23:14:39 GMT 12
It ain't cheap making stuff in NZ. My PureAudio One integrated was $9995 The old Plinius 8200was about $4500 iirc Who knows what the current Plinius range sells for, they have a historical hangup about publishing prices. 
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Post by andrewp on Jan 24, 2022 15:35:36 GMT 12
How cool is that...I think they should make it brighter though...
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Post by michaelw on Jan 24, 2022 15:41:04 GMT 12
Like this ? 
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Post by Citroen on Jan 24, 2022 16:18:33 GMT 12
Didn't know it cost that much!
I like yellow.
But both those are quite awful.
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Post by Citroen on Jan 24, 2022 16:21:01 GMT 12
It ain't cheap making stuff in NZ. My PureAudio One integrated was $9995 The old Plinius 8200was about $4500 iirc Who knows what the current Plinius range sells for, they have a historical hangup about publishing prices. How much was the Plinous 8150? I thought that Plinius didn't like publishing prices because the NZ price was about half the overseas price.
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Post by michaelw on Jan 24, 2022 16:43:35 GMT 12
IIRC the 8150 was around $3000~3500 ? AudioEnz used to get irate letters from mainly Yanks complaining they couldn't buy products at the published price.
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Post by Citroen on Jan 24, 2022 17:07:12 GMT 12
What do you think is a fair price for a used 8150?
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Post by michaelw on Jan 24, 2022 17:32:34 GMT 12
Given my pessimistic view on used prices + covid tax I'd say around $1500 
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Post by Citroen on Jan 24, 2022 17:43:47 GMT 12
I see sub's sold for $1345 How about a 8150 that doesn't power on?
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Post by michaelw on Jan 24, 2022 18:36:18 GMT 12
Thought all your stuff was minty !
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Post by Citroen on Jan 24, 2022 18:40:12 GMT 12
Had it powered on for over ten years, working flawlessly.
Retired for about six months, and then when restarted....it didn't! ;(
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Post by michaelw on Jan 24, 2022 19:48:18 GMT 12
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Post by andrewp on Jan 25, 2022 15:45:55 GMT 12
That Perreaux thing needs jumpy needles...at a bank of four of them to make it look even more spectacular...
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Post by foveaux on Jan 26, 2022 19:54:42 GMT 12
Perreaux passed through my listening den in days gone by. A pic of my cherished 200iP:  Purchased $4,000, 2001; sold on TM for $1,520, 2015. (comparable depreciation to an 8150?) Was a delightful amp. At the heart of 14yrs rewarding music. (sound reproduction was improved by using a Mapletree valve pre, in my systems: 2005-15). Desired to keep it, but needed the dosh to get into my current set-up. 
"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by andrewp on Jan 27, 2022 19:42:02 GMT 12
Man alive that was one ugly piece of engineering..
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Post by foveaux on Jan 27, 2022 21:06:58 GMT 12
Man alive that was one ugly piece of engineering.. I'll say so too.  However, all was forgiven when you heard its stunning performance. And, over time, it looked more than acceptable in the rack alongside Naim gear  It was also available with the 'curvaceous' chrome front plate too:  This caused quite a stir in the early 2000's. You have to admire Perreaux for pushing outside the usual appearance norms of that time.
"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by andrewp on Jan 27, 2022 21:17:01 GMT 12
Sheet o dear that's worse....lol..
But yes maybe their marketing dept were on drugs the day that was conceived.
If they sold units I guess that is ALL that matters.
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