Single-Ended 845 direct-heated triodes, Pure Class A, 23 Watts per channel. A HiFi poem.
The Unison Research Simply 845 is a brand new integrated amplifier, this specimen is the first to make its way into the world, from the Italian company and it sits just below their Absolute 845 flagship model. Employing handmade in-house custom transformers, ECC 82 / 12AU7s in the preamp stage, and a Japanese-made ALPS RK27 motorized volume control, the Simply 845 sports thick curvaceous wood accents in Walnut or Cherry with a silver, bronze, and black metal & steel body that weighs a lift-with-your-legs 67 lbs. Woof!
From the company:
The Simply 845 uses very thin Mylar and Polypropylene insulators suitable to contain parasitic capacitance and dispersion of magnetic fluxes as much as possible thus achieving an extended frequency range and very low harmonic distortion.
In addition, the ferromagnetic core employed is considerably different from cores commonly used in audio products and consists of a stack of thin laminations of a special alloy of iron and silicon all insulated from each other, the molecules of which are oriented and fixed in a stable manner to facilitate the flow of the lines of force of magnetic fields.
Four RCA line level inputs, Sub Out, and Tape Out join a pair of speaker binding posts and IEC inlet for the Simply 845’s simple ins and outs.
A removable tube cage and hefty remote are provided. I’m thinking I’ll run her sans cage seeing as I’m the only human in the Barn and the Barn mice know better than to touch a glowing 845.
Color me excited!
Unison Research Simply 845 Integrated Amplifier
Price: $9995
Company Website: Unison Research
US Distributor Website: Fidelity Imports
Technical Specifications
Type: Integrated Valve Amplifier
Valves: 2 x 845 Selected 2 x ECC 82 / 12AU7 selected
Class: Classe A Output stage topology: Single-ended
Maximum Power: 23W
Bandwidth: 20Hz-50kHz, +0dB -1dB @ 12W
Feedback Level: 14 dB
Output impedance: 6 Ohm
Input impedance: 47 Kohm / 100 pF
Input: 4 line level Inputs: 1 Tape, 1 Subwoofer
Power Consumption: 300VA
Sizes: 37 cm x 26 cm x 57 cm ( L x H x D ) 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 22 1/2 inch
Weight: 30,5 kg – 67 lbs
Main Fuses: 5x20mm – 6.3 AT 100V-120V