Eddie Current Balancing Act headphone amplifier

I am selling my Eddie Current Balancing Act headphone amplifier ($3,950). Bought new in late 2011 from Eddie Current directly. This is configured for US voltage, and has the Penny & Giles (10K) pot upgrade ($300), which I sourced myself--Eddie Current began offering these as an option following my build. This also includes a dream list of tubes, many of which are no longer available:

2 KR PX4 ($650, if you can find these) (note: there is a glass shard in one tube that does not affect sound, a common issue with these)
2 EML Mesh 300B ($650, ditto)
2 JTL-6X4 Tungsol NOS D getter halo ($150)
1 Marconi Osram B65 NOS (6SN7) ($400--you most likely cannot buy this and it is, in a word, remarkable)
Sundry other rectifier and 6SN7 tubes TBA ($100+)

Buyer pays $100 in Paypal fees and $100 in shipping fees (insured within US--foreign buyers pay actual costs). Will ship in original boxes with manual, umbilical, etc.

Condition is excellent--rated 8/10 conservatively due to age.

It pains me to sell this. It is a work of art, and with the right headphones (and included tubes) simply magical.

Price is fair and relatively firm. No trades. Will consider offers for amp with no tubes.

Thank you for looking,
Alex

"To wrap up and considering the competition, the Eddie Current Balancing Act is a clear Blue Moon Award winner as a headphone driver with first-class add-on preamp functionality,"
Srajan Ebaen, publisher 6 moons

6 moons review:

Stereophile review:

"I’ll cut straight to the core of my sonic impressions and flat-out declare this amp, easily heard within the first few minutes of listening, to offer the most expansive, most realistic soundstaging of any headphone amp I have ever listened to. Its damn right other-worldly, and is simply instant transportation into something very hard to describe but easily heard and felt."

Ryan Clarin, reviewer, Innerfidelity.com

Innerfidelity review:

The Balancing Act brings a new level of listening luxury to high-end audio. Painstakingly created with custom features built into the unit for the discriminating audiophile, the BA delivers sublime listening pleasure. It is also designed to serve as a preamp and will drive balanced lines for optimum speaker listening enjoyment. When it’s all about the music, the Balancing Act is your performance soundstage. Even the hardest-to-drive headphones will sound simply amazing.

Balancing Act Features & Specifications:

--Inputs: 1 pair balanced, 3 pairs unbalanced.

--Rear outputs: 1 pair balanced for line out, 1 pair tape out.

--Front outputs: 1 four pin balanced, 2 three pin balanced, 1 ¼” unbalanced.

--Control Panel: Volume, four input selector, pre/headphone select.

--The new Eddie Current contact pressure adjustable UX4 socket with silver pins for
300B/ new PX-4 (UX-4 base) or 2A3/45 output tubes.

--Graded potentiometer

--Separate power supply: Two transformers, uses two 6X4 rectifier tubes (not included),
dual regulated B+ supplies, 18 watt 40kHz discrete power amplifier with current limiting.
Adjustable voltage meter.

--Output transformers are now custom designed by Cinemag offering more bandwidth and lower source resistance, distortion, and phase shift, delivering optimum detailed music retrieval.

--Suitable headphone load 16 ohms to 600 ohms. Will drive K1000’s.

--Power bandwidth -1dB 11Hz, and 40kHz.

--Power into HD600 headphones 280mW.

--Power into Grado RS1 headphones 1.5 watts.

--Power can be 100V, 120V, 220V, 240V 50/60Hz

Dimensions: BA wtih tubes 11"H x 12.25"W x 13.5"D; W=16.5lbs
Power supply 13"W x 14"D x 4.5"H; W=16lbs