Red Rose Music Model 5 Integrated Tube Amp

Up for sale is Mark Levinson's Red Rose Music Model 5 Integrated Tube Amplifier

I am asking $3200. Preferred method of payment is bank transfer or money order. Paypal add 3%. I can make some kind of delivery arrangement if you live in New England, NY/NJ area.

Amp is in immaculate working and cosmetic condition and comes with original double boxes - not even a single scratch. I would rate it 9.5 (I have not rated 10 just because of the age).

I am the second owner. They have been Well-cared and sparingly used. 200 hours of total use at the most. Additional pictures available upon request.

This amplifier has been widely reviewed by audiophiles as one of the finest ever made. Engineered with the finest components and materials available, it is an incredible example of the art of stereo amplifier design and construction.This amplifier provides incredible, rich sound to those audiophiles who appreciate and enjoy the finest reproduction imaginable.

http://www.redrosemusic.com/model_five.shtml

Model 5 Integrated Amplifier Features:

-Selected and matched EL-34 and 12AT7 tubes
-Onboard plate current meter
-Switch selection of Triode or Ultralinear mode
-Five line stage stereo inputs
-Unbuffered line-level Tape outputs
-Regulated power supply for output tubes
-Separate reference supplies for high voltages
-Heavy-duty power transformer with separate windings for each channel
-Separate bridge rectifiers and regulators for each channel
-Large wide-band audio output transformers
-All transformers are electrically isolated and mechanically shock-mounted
-All-aluminum laminated two-layer chassis for resonance damping
-Additional internal damping material for added control of mechanical resonance
-Cardas¨ speaker binding posts
-4, 6 and 8-ohm output impedance taps for optimum speaker impedance matching
-Adjustable optimized feedback for each output impedance tap
-.093-inch (2.3 mm) FR-4 mil-spec printed circuit board with heavy plating, wide traces,solder mask over bare copper, and double-sided plate-through holes
-Vibration-absorbing elastomer feet
-Multi-color LED status indicator
-Fuses protect amplifier circuit if any tube is over current
-LED indicators in tube sockets light when overcurrent fuses blow

Specifications:

The Model 5 brings together the power of the Model 2a and the functionality of the Model

3a in one convenient component. A music lover's dream.
Power output: 45 watts / 1 kHz / 1% THD
Output taps: 4, 6, and 8 ohms
Hum and noise: >85 dB SN Ref 1 W, no weighting
Tubes required: 2 each 12AT7 (gain) 2 each 12AT7 (driver) 4 each EL-34
Tubes compliment: 2 each 12AT7 (gain stage) each channel, 2 each EL34/6CA7 pentode

output tubes
Dimensions: 12.5 d x 17.0 w x 7.5 h, 31.75cm x 43.18cm x 19.05 cm
Weight: 55 lb (25 kg)
Weight, shipping: 65 lb (29.5 kg)

The Model Five is $8,000.