Icon Audio ST20PP Stereo 20PP Integrated Valve Amplifier
In a rapidly changing world it is nice to have some traditional values. In 1955 The British company H. J. Leak designed the Stereo 20 using the new Mullard EL84, and ECC83 valves.
It was an instant worldwide success for quality performance and value. These vintage amplifiers can now fetch over £1,500!
The Icon audio Stereo 20pp is inspired by this design.
Ideal for the smaller room, or loudspeakers that do not require a large amount of power.
The circuit uses less feedback and designed to be compatible with the higher output that CD players have as well as any almost any other source including DACs and Streaming.
This amplifier has a very transparent quality, being particularly suited to acoustic and orchestral music, but used with appropriate speakers is capable of performance way beyond your expectations!
The inclusion of a dedicated headphone winding on the output transformers guarantees the best possible performance.
Giving a closer intimacy than is possible that with solid state headphone amplifiers.
The diminutive EL84 output tube is very efficient much loved power tube, enabling the use of a smaller power supply and output transformers giving economy of size and materials which is reflected in the final price. The EL84 has a very high pedigree having many variants in radio, TV and radar and apparently was even used in the firing mechanism of nuclear missiles!
Specification & Features
EL84 output valves
ECC83/ECC82 double triodes valves
Class A, all Triode front end
Ultralinear output circuit
Supplied in triode form upon request (FOC)
'Hand wired point to point components
15 Watts per channel Ultralinear
Suitable for 4 to 8ohm loudspeakers
Freq response 20-20Khz
Attractive valve cover included in the price
Solen hi fi quality audio capacitors
Silver PTFE audio cable
Gold plated Input & speaker terminals
3 line Inputs for CD, Tuner, MP3 etc
250 mv sensitivity for full output
220/240volts, 100w
27cmW, 30D, 16H cm 10kg
