take5
03-02-2016, 17:38
This really is a fantastic sounding combination, and I will be very sorry to sell it.... but needs must.
I have owned it for almost 2 years now and have hugely enjoyed owning it and listening to what it does.
At Scalford in 2014 I was using the baby version of this, the P1. It was very good given its value, but it was bettered by a couple of other phonos ( Hi to the YM !! ) that I put it up against that weekend. I wanted something further up the phono chain and this one popped up on Ebay, the week after Scalford.
Both PapaLazarou/Phil and SCIDB/Dean use the P2 and they both produced sounds that I very much liked. So, I bought this, which had the added bonus of being paired with the Border Patrol PSU.
The previous owner had owned it for years, but not long before I bought it, he had sent it (at great expense ) to Definitive Audio to be upgraded to the max.
He then took it to Border Patrol, who fitted their brand new MB power supply.
So, this combo is really is good as it gets with Audio Innovations. REALLY GOOD !!!
Another Wammer brought his P2 to my house in 2014. It had also been modded by Definitive. It sounded really good.
My one, with the Border Patrol PSU was audibly better. I dont know the theory about why this PSU adds to the sound quality, but it does.
I have had it to a few Northerm Bake offs and it never fails to impress, and it has stood up very well against phonos of the same value, or greater.
At a Bake Off at my house last year, I was using it with my Audio Note IO cartridge, and the combo received much favourable comment, having seen off other phonos on the day.
So, it is an MM phono stage, with no built in facility for MC cartridges. I use a matching AI 800 SUT (which isnt for sale)
One great feature is that it has a gain control on it.
The P2's usual sell for 700/800 ish, unmodified.
The Border Patrol MB PSU sells for 1400 ish, new. 500/600 2nd hand ( I have seen one for 790 )
MY PRICE for both is 1100.
Think of the values whichever way you want.............800/300, or 700/400, or 625/475..........whatever!!
Any way you look at my price, it represents a bargain. Im looking for a quick sale, hence my price.
Im pretty confident that this is as good a phono stage as you will find for 1100. Im very happy for potential buyers to bring their current phonos here to do a comparison.
The PSU in particular is VERY heavy, so I would imagine 2 boxes, if postage was needed.
So, postage may be possible, but not my first choice.
Collection is very welcome. Or I could deliver or meet half way for a contribution to my petrol costs.
Here is a picture of it
http://i64.tinypic.com/mb1vo5.jpg
Thanks
I have owned it for almost 2 years now and have hugely enjoyed owning it and listening to what it does.
At Scalford in 2014 I was using the baby version of this, the P1. It was very good given its value, but it was bettered by a couple of other phonos ( Hi to the YM !! ) that I put it up against that weekend. I wanted something further up the phono chain and this one popped up on Ebay, the week after Scalford.
Both PapaLazarou/Phil and SCIDB/Dean use the P2 and they both produced sounds that I very much liked. So, I bought this, which had the added bonus of being paired with the Border Patrol PSU.
The previous owner had owned it for years, but not long before I bought it, he had sent it (at great expense ) to Definitive Audio to be upgraded to the max.
He then took it to Border Patrol, who fitted their brand new MB power supply.
So, this combo is really is good as it gets with Audio Innovations. REALLY GOOD !!!
Another Wammer brought his P2 to my house in 2014. It had also been modded by Definitive. It sounded really good.
My one, with the Border Patrol PSU was audibly better. I dont know the theory about why this PSU adds to the sound quality, but it does.
I have had it to a few Northerm Bake offs and it never fails to impress, and it has stood up very well against phonos of the same value, or greater.
At a Bake Off at my house last year, I was using it with my Audio Note IO cartridge, and the combo received much favourable comment, having seen off other phonos on the day.
So, it is an MM phono stage, with no built in facility for MC cartridges. I use a matching AI 800 SUT (which isnt for sale)
One great feature is that it has a gain control on it.
The P2's usual sell for 700/800 ish, unmodified.
The Border Patrol MB PSU sells for 1400 ish, new. 500/600 2nd hand ( I have seen one for 790 )
MY PRICE for both is 1100.
Think of the values whichever way you want.............800/300, or 700/400, or 625/475..........whatever!!
Any way you look at my price, it represents a bargain. Im looking for a quick sale, hence my price.
Im pretty confident that this is as good a phono stage as you will find for 1100. Im very happy for potential buyers to bring their current phonos here to do a comparison.
The PSU in particular is VERY heavy, so I would imagine 2 boxes, if postage was needed.
So, postage may be possible, but not my first choice.
Collection is very welcome. Or I could deliver or meet half way for a contribution to my petrol costs.
Here is a picture of it
http://i64.tinypic.com/mb1vo5.jpg
Thanks