Audio Research SP-10 Tube Stereo Preamplifier Preamp Start Price USD 0.99 Current Price USD 2,175.00 Time Left - Bid Count 9 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 29, 2008 End Time Friday, September 05, 2008 Location los angeles See more about 'Audio Research SP-10 Tube Stereo Preamplifier Preamp ' Description Well, here is is,  my beloved Audio Research SP-10. I am not the original owner, but I have had this for over 15 years and it has brought me nothing but joy.  You will NOT find a better tube preamp anywhere for any amount of money, especially the phono section! This is one of the very best tube preamps ever made and is now a collectors item. Cosmetics: When I got this, for some reason it looked like the black anodizing had faded or was removed with a solvent? I am not sure, but you can see in the pic the back of the preamp section looks discolored with fingerprints. The silkscreen is perfect. The back of the power supply looks normal. The sides  were faded in the same way  so I colored it in with a black sharpie ink marker and left the back alone. You can only see the marker strokes on the side if you look close. As you can see, the faceplate looks like new!  Nice ding free sharp edges and no issues. The preamp is loaded with almost new NOS German Siemens RCA 6922 and 7308. I had tons of these and recently re-tubed the whole thing last year. Not a lot of use since then!  The preamp tubes for the phono section are dead quiet!   Not an easy thing to do,  but I had a very large collection of 6922/7308 tubes at the time and found some quiet ones. The unit is 100% original and not messed with except for replacing the big electrolytic caps in the power supply. This is necessary and expected as they were early 80's manufacture. As you can see, included is the original power umbilical and one box. There is only one original box for the preamp section. This preamp is working perfectly with no issues. It is in plug and play condition. No disappointments!  In the 15 years I have had it I have never had any issues with it. CONDITIONS OF SALE: SOLD AS IS. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO PAYPAL!    BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER. BANK CHECK. MONEY ORDER. SOME TYPES OF MO/CHECKS CAN TAKE 2 WEEKS TO CLEAR! BEFORE I SHIP.    OVERSEAS BIDDERS MUST EMAIL ME TO BE REMOVED FROM MY BLOCK LIST TO BID.    THE BUYER MUST MAKE USE OF THE INSURANCE CLAIM PROCESS WITH  UPS IN THE EVENT OF LOSS OR DAMAGE.  THE SELLER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY  REASON FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM SHIPPING. I PACK ITEMS VERY WELL. THIS ITEM WILL BE PACKED BULLET PROOF! I KNOW HOW TO DO IT. SHIPS UPS ONLY.  EBAY NOW REQUIRES YOU TO USE THE SHIPPING CALCULATOR. I HAVE NOT PACKED THIS YET AND HAVE NO INTENTION OF DOING SO UNTILL IT SELLS! THE LISTED SHIPPING COST IS BALLPARK. I ONLY CHARGE ACTUAL COST AND A FEW DOLLARS FOR THE BOXES, IF THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU THEN DON'T BID PLEASE.   IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE THEN DON'T BID PLEASE. PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BID. UNDER 10 FEEDBACK BIDDERS CANCELLED AND PUT ON BLOCKED BIDDER LIST UNLESS YOU EMAIL FIRST. GOOD LUCK!     Place a Bid!