#Al di meola music upgrade#

On the lower left is a power meter (for monitoring vacuum tube status) which glows with the same calming orange color as the tubes, and a small power button which turns on a small orange colored light in the center top portion. The top rim of the front panel can serve as handles for moving the unit around. The front panel extends up high to the level of the top of the tubes, but has two rectangular openings in the upper left and right-like eyes so you can see within the beautiful orange glow at night from the tubes is a delight to behold and very comforting.Д«ecause of those comforting qualities, I kept the H-5500 in a front and center shelf of my cabinet-to be seen. Looking down from above, the tubes are tastefully located upfront while the two rotational pots (one for each channel) for selecting loading (278О©, 117О©, 69О©, and 29О©) for MC (MC only) are further back and each load setting corresponds to a specific gain (+22dB, +26dB, +28dB and +32dB). It has an open top, sides and back but each tube is protected by a clear cylindrical casing. Overall the H-5500 has an unusual rectangular shaped robotic-looking elegance. How does it look? From the front, back and top It is also about twice as heavy (about 18 lbs versus 10 lbs) due to a more solid chassis.

#Al di meola music upgrade#

It replaces the H-1202 with, among other things, an upgrade to the power transformer (twice the capacity), twice as many inputs (4 now) as well as being endowed with the same step up transformers from the H-7000 and H-8000. The H-5500 lucks out mightily with trickle-down technology from AllnicвЂ™s higher end units such as their flagship $40,000 H-8000 DHT. It also has internal MC step-up transformers with Permalloy cores. It contains 6 vacuum tubes total: Four NOS E180CC twin triode tubes, a 7233 voltage regulator tube and a 5654 tube for voltage correction in a tube power supply. But many audiophiles swear by them, and they certainly are fascinating and comforting to look at when on I looked forward to the challenge and enjoyed it.Дesigned by Kang Su Park, the H-5500 at $5200 is a pure Class A vacuum tube design with no negative feedback, with a solid aluminum chassis (silver or black, my review unit was silver) and an open top, sides and back. Different from solid state (which coversВ all of my reference equipment except for the front stage in my preamplifier), tube equipment requires a different mind set, different expectations and sometimes some surprise inconveniences (tubes deteriorate, for example) and they are more finicky. Yet another pleasure it has been as I report here.

I had the pleasure of reviewing their splendid and well priced Rose MC cartridge about a year ago, and I am happy to report that yet again it is in my possession (on loan once more) but for a different reason: This time to help review the new Allnic Audio H-5500 Phono Stage, all tube.

Allnic Audio with their вЂTube Amp Done RightвЂ™ slogan has been on a roll in the last several years with a slew of well received amps, preamps, phono stages, and even phono cartridges.