Valve Amplification Company Phi 300 Tube amplifier MINT!

VAC Phi 300. Mint condition. Low hours on tubes.

Part of a huge collection.

Original Box/Manual

120 VAC version.

VAC makes some of the finest tube products in the world. Imagine the 3D
midrange and smooth extended highs that tubes are famous for, coupled with
amazing speed and bass power that great solid state amplifiers have, and that's
what the VAC Phi 300 sounds like.



No. Really! Kevin Hayes has outdone himself with the Phi 300.

Some basic specs:

- 150 watts/ch in stereo

- 300 watts in mono

- Balanced or RCA

- Triode or Ultralinear

- The chassis is machined aluminum, with the tubes beautifully  
showcased behind 0.75” glass.

- The 1” thick aluminum front panel is finished in hand rubbed silver metallic
lacquer, with bias meter and tube adjustors that make it easy to maintain and
optimize.

- Output matching taps are provided for 2, 4, and 8 ohm speakers.

Reviews

“It is
critical in manufacturing perfectionist speakers to use related components that
reveal all that’s possible; especially in resolution, tonality, dynamics and sound-staging.
To this end we’ve evaluated and tried a vast array of the highest end equipment
available. VAC’s amplifiers and preamps have turned out to be references of the
highest order, and not coincidentally, terrifically enjoyable to listen to.”

- Alon Wolf, Owner, Magico Loudspeakers

Reviews of the smaller Phi 200 are absolutely stellar, and the Phi 300 is even
better:



" Kevin Hayes has created something startling in the Phi 200, his latest
tubed amplifier. The authorial voice that emerges from it produces a quality of
precision -- in imaging, microdetail, microdynamics, transient speed, treble
extension, and bass grip, all within a generous soundstage -- that many think
is possible only with solid-state designs

From the
start, the Phi 200 exhibited terrific dynamism and extension, an unmistakable
speediness, and tightly focused imaging. The "jump factor" was
tremendous. The VAC's timing was especially notable: cues and attack transients
from tight studio bands, orchestras, and chamber musicians fell not blithely
into place, but sprang from the speakers like panthers quick and lithe. 

The imaging, speed, and
soundstaging were spectacular with "Smooth," from Carlos Santana's Supernatural
(CD, Arista 07822-19080-2). Instruments extended far into the room, my speakers
disappeared, and the band was spread horizontally across a wide soundstage



the sound was clear and extremely liquid, the Phi 200 providing the best
soundstage I've ever heard



Kevin Hayes has come up with something very special in the Phi 200: a tubed
stereo amplifier with the speed, grip, and top-end extension of solid-state,
yet with the flow, sparkle, and treble sweetness of tubes"

http://www.ultraaudio.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=120



"They have bass command that is up there with the best solid state
amplifiers I’ve experienced, along with the liquidity, transparency and beauty
associated with the very best valve amplifiers. It leaves me many yards closer
to the goal of live music making recreated, and they are a “must hear” for
anyone searching for the ultimate in valve amplifiers."

Rafael Todes, reviewer and musician, HiFi World, September 2013

“I
certainly feel better every time I use VAC gear in the systems I build. I do
mean every time. If there has been one amplifier which has never failed me when
reaching for top shelf sound, it is the Phi 200... VAC equipment has an
uncharacteristically big, beautiful sound. ... The conclusion is clear: the
balance of power, fullness, and correctness is unparalleled... The VAC sound is
audio-writ large but properly proportioned; it is elegant, opulent and
ebullient. The vastness and spatiality of the soundstage with the Phi 200 is
quite surprising when heard for the first time... Their quality, reliability
and unimpeachable sound earn them a resounding recommendation.”

- DaGoGo, December 2010

Notes:

1. Buyer pays shipping and all associated costs

2. Payment by wire transfer only



Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks



Adrian Low

adrian at audioexcellence dot ca