AUDIO NOTE KASSAI SILVER

Pre owned. In good condition. Shows some signs of wear as pictured. Original packaging not included.

Equipped with 4 × 300B Western Electric tubes.

The Audio Note Kassai Kondo, Japanese version, is a valve integrated amplifier that represents one of the pinnacles of Kondo San’s design, created to deliver extraordinary sound quality. This model uses 300B Western Electric tubes and stands out for its meticulous craftsmanship, typical of all Japanese Audio Note products, with painstaking attention to detail, carefully selected components, and hand assembly.

The Kassai Kondo produces an extremely natural, warm, and full-bodied sound, with a midrange of rare musicality and tonal coherence that immerses the listener in the music like few other high-end amplifiers. Kondo’s design philosophy emphasizes the overall musical experience rather than stereophonic imaging, making the Kassai Kondo a deeply engaging and enveloping listening experience, where timbre and dynamics take precedence over mere spatial precision. Each unit is built with top-quality components and technical solutions designed to highlight the 300B tubes, ensuring exceptional performance, reliability, and longevity.

Compared to the UK version, the Japanese Kassai is distinguished by the selection of local components and a tuning more faithful to Kondo’s original tradition. The Japanese version tends to deliver a more homogeneous and natural sound, while the UK version may show slight differences in material selection and internal adjustments, adapted for Western markets.

Technical specifications:

• Type: Single-ended, Class A, dual-mono power amplifier, directly heated cathode tubes
• Tube complement: Input/voltage amplifier: 2 × 6072/12AY7; driver stage: 2 × 5687; output stage: 4 × 300B in parallel; rectifiers: 2 × 5U4GB or CV378
• Internal wiring: Audio Note AN-SPX Silver
• Power supply capacitors: Cerafine; Black Gate
• Rated output: 17 W per channel (12.3 dBWD)
• Input impedance: 100 kΩ
• Output impedance: Output transformer secondary wired for 8 Ohms
• Dimensions (W × H × D): 56 × 23 × 34.3 cm
• Weight: 41 kg