Moon 250i Integrated Amp ---SEALED-- $1188

We’re Stereo Exchange, located in New York City. We've been in business since the 1970s and are a major high-end dealer. We have all the current top brands on display in our huge showroom.

Moon Audio is one of our favorite brands, and their integrated amps are particularly good values.

They typically have moderate power, very high current, and circuitry that would not be out of place in a product selling in a much higher price range.

This MOON 250i is an integrated amplifier, it is factory sealed, and it is in SILVER finish.

FYI: WE ALSO HAVE AN OPEN BOX “DEMO” MOON 220I INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER IN SILVER, ALSO WITH WARRANTY, ON AUDIOGON WITH A PRICE OF $750.00. IT IS SIMILAR WITH A SMIDGE LESS POWER.

Moon recently updated their styling of this series, and this is one of the older versions with the “flat face” front panel.

It has lots of inputs, including a handy front panel 1/8-inch jack for an MP3 player.

The preamp section is very clean and quiet. On the rear panel are preamp output jacks.

These can be used in the future if you desire more power and want to add a large power amplifier, using this piece as a preamp. The preamp section is good enough so that connecting it to a $4000 amp would certainly not be out of place.

Even better, you could, in the future, BI-AMP, using an external amp for the BASS and the internal amp for the HIGHS.

Since the power amplifier in this amplifier is CLASS-A UP TO 5 WATTS OUTPUT, that makes a lot of sense. The upper frequency tonal character of this MOON is smooth and open, even at very low volumes…the trademark of CLASS-A amplifiers.

Power on the amplifier is moderate, at 50 Watts per channel, but current delivery is very high, so the output doubles to 100 Watts per channel into 4-Ohms.

This is made possible in part by the extensive use of aluminum in the chassis to draw heat away from the transistors, so they run cool for long life without needing huge heatsinks which mean a bulky chassis.

The headphone amplifier section has been given particular attention, with a full-bodied sound and ample output.

Inside, this amp is typically MOON, which is to say not just neat, but almost a work of art, as amplifiers go. It looks like it could sell for twice the asking price.

There is very little exposed wiring, and the board layout is as neat as can be.

Moon often likes to show off the internal construction of their products. Compared with much of the “designed here and made in China” competition, there is simply no comparison, construction-wise.

The noise level is 101dB down, making this a good choice to use with even sensitive speakers that reveal any noise.

The volume control is a true high quality motorized potentiometer, so it is continuous, not in steps.

There are no tone controls and no phono preamp in this model.

• MOON amps come with a 10-year warranty, and, since we are an authorized dealer, and since this piece has never been sold (it is factory sealed) the warranty will be valid.
  

The piece measures about 17 x 3.5 x 14.5 inches deep (including the volume knob and the speaker connectors).

• The retail price on this model was $1800.00.
• We are selling it for $1188.00.
  

Things to know…

This item is SEALED, with the 10-year MOON warranty, but no refunds, or exchanges. It comes with the remote control.

We accept PAYPAL and all major credit cards for sales to the US.

We accept Paypal or wired funds to our bank for sales to Canada.

We will ship this item to the US and Canada ONLY.

Canadian buyers are responsible for all customs duty and UPS fees.

Sales tax will be charged if the unit is shipped to / sold to within New York State, or if it is picked up at the store.

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