Phono 2 on ebay - not as described

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Phono 2 on ebay - not as described

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Buyer Beware!

Old Phono 2 for sale on ebay.

This is NOT the equivalent of the new £995 P2, that is implied in the ebay listing.

Not 240va supply (it will be 120va). Not Toroidy transformer. Not Vishay capacitors.

Would have originally retailed at £550 IF it was supplied at full price.

A fair price for a private sale would be around £300.
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Re: Phono 2 on ebay - not as described

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It is also mm. So will need sending back to nva if you want to use mc.
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I looked at the listing, and to my mind the seller has not actually misrepresented the items.

I do, however, feel it's unfortunate that it's not made clear that the units are not actually to the current design, although the owner might not realise that.

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There is a pair of mono blocks on sale too
& a p50sa that’s attracted a few bidders
Analogue Source -
Denon DP47f- Ortofon mc20 supreme
Ifi Zen Phono
Doug Self balanced Pre amp
Akai 4000DS mk2 R2R
Digital Sources- IfI stream, Ifi Neo idsd Dac; Tidal / Radio Paradise
Amplification Nva 30vdc mono blocks
Speakers Lii Audio F-15 in Open Baffle; Ls6
Weiduka AC8.8- for digital sources
Mini BMU for analog sources

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The P50SA is advertised properly.

The A80 ad is OK, too, apart from a slightly off topic WAM thread about an earlier model.
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