Hein’s recommended pre-owned system of the week

Classe CDP-202 CD/DVD Player

The CDP-202 is designed to provide maximum resolution and enjoyment from a wide variety of music sources. When used together with other high-quality system components, the CDP-202 delivers amazing sound, serving up the music in a true reference-component fashion.

Kimber Select KS 3033 2m (Pair)

The KS 3033 uses copper that is Hyper-pure and insulated with our high pressure/low-temperature virgin fluorocarbon dielectric material. Conductor resonance and phase are controlled via our time-proven VariStrand™ geometry. Sonically, the KS 3033 is free of grain and is richly melodic. The sound field is vast and dimensional with details that are close and inviting.

Accustic Arts Preamplifier 1 MKIII

The Preamp I MK3 is an op-amp-based design, utilizing two of Burr Brown®’s more advanced chipsets, namely the OPA627 and OPA2107, further fortified by a magnetically-shielded and encapsulated 75VA toroidal transformer. Although quite a midrange in pricing, this German wonder also features 3 pairs of XLR inputs and 2 pairs of RCA, with 2 pairs of XLR outputs and 1 pair of RCA. It even accommodates home theater applications with a pair of SURROUND BYPASS RCA throughputs.

In a most cost-effective and impressive manner, Accustic Arts proved once more the technological viability of solid-state designs with an un-transistor disposition in the midst of comparably priced solid-state and tube preamps.

Cary CAD-20S MKii Amplifier

Cary Audio has almost always offered stereo tube power amplifiers, and the CAD-120S MkII is the latest in this long line of award-winning, top-rated amplifiers. The new MkII version of our most popular power amplifier features a boosted sensitivity and reduced level of global feedback, allowing it to be used with a wider variety of other preamplifiers to produce a larger soundstage with more apparent musical detail.

Cary Audio has almost always offered stereo tube power amplifiers, and the CAD-120S MkII is the latest in this long line of award-winning, top-rated amplifiers. The new MkII version of our most popular power amplifier features a boosted sensitivity and reduced level of global feedback, allowing it to be used with a wider variety of other preamplifiers to produce a larger soundstage with more apparent musical detail.

Fully differentially balanced, like most Cary Audio products, the CAD-120S MkII offers both RCA single-ended and XLR balanced inputs to match any associated equipment. Front panel meters continually monitor the bias current to the tubes, helping you easily keep the amplifier operating at its peak efficiency. A huge power supply provides plenty of current storage to handle peak demands of your music. It can be switched on the fly from triode mode (Class A) at 60 watts per channel, to ultralinear mode (Class AB) at 120 watts per channel. This lets you enjoy the greatest possible minute details of your more delicate music, or ask for much more power when you want to turn it up a few notches. The CAD-120S MkII can make almost any system sound its very best in your home.

Cambridge Audio Alva TT Turntable

• Bluetooth aptX HD – Wireless Hi-Res streaming. Place the turntable anywhere.
• Built-In Phonostage – No need for extra boxes. Keep your setup simple.
• Direct Drive – Consistent drive speed with pitch-perfect audio reproduction.
• Pre-installed High Output MC Cartridge – Pristine musical detail. No tricky setup.
• British-made single-Piece Tonearm – Lightweight and strong. Tracks your records flawlessly.

Tellurium Q Blue XLR Cable (Pair) – 1 Meter

The Blue II XLR is Tellurium’s entry-level RCA given 4.5 stars for sound quality by HiFi Choice in 2012 because they had designed it specifically to work with the Tellurium Q Blue speaker cable and not as a stand-alone product. This they viewed as a failure on their part so they put significant time and resources into developing the Blue II XLR further and the new version leaves the old Blue in its wake in terms of performance. Tellurium Q is truly proud of it and they hope you will be too.

Tellurium Q Ultra Silver XLR Cable (Pair) – 1 Meter

The Tellurium Q Ultra Silver has taking the qualities of the Graphite interconnect and extending the detail and top end without any harshness.

The Ultra Silver range is one of our “hidden gems” possibly because of the knee jerk thought that they are called silver so have a harsh or fatiguing edge. NO not at all. Put the name to one side (some days we wish we had) and you find a cable that has a beautifully detailed, smooth and natural presentation that is a very definite step up in performance from the award winning Ultra Black II. Overshadowed and overlooked but surprises as soon as you plug it into your system.

Wharfedale Elysian 4 – 3-way Floorstanding Speakers (Pair)

A genuine example of luxury audio, ELYSIAN offers indulgence in design, materials aesthetic, and performance. A thorough and no-compromise approach has led the Wharfedale engineers to create a benchmark in affordable, audiophile-grade luxury loudspeakers. Cutting-edge design and class-leading technology are combined to deliver musical reproduction that will proudly challenge the world’s finest loudspeakers.

McIntosh MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver

• Easy way to stream to a McIntosh of any era
• Bluetooth 5.0, Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), Qualcomm aptX HD, and Low Latency
• Use as either a transmitter or receiver
• Analog and digital inputs and outputs – including balanced connections
• Small footprint – not much bigger than a smartphone

As a transceiver, the MB20 can function as either a Bluetooth Receiver or Transmitter (but not both at the same time). Simply set the switch on the back panel to the proper setting for the desired Receiver or Transmitter usage.

Stream to a McIntosh of Any Era

The MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver is an easy and simple solution to add Bluetooth streaming capabilities to virtually any McIntosh (or non-McIntosh) home audio system of any era. It can quickly turn a vintage McIntosh system that you’ve treasured for decades, or a family heirloom system that you’ve inherited, into a modern home music system capable of playing the digital music stored on your phone, in your cloud accounts, or from your preferred streaming services. It is a small (its footprint not much bigger than a smartphone), stand-alone, complete Bluetooth streaming solution that does not require any third-party apps to use.

IXOS XHP-280 Studio 8-way AV Power Station

The IXOS XHP280 Studio 8 way AV Power Station provides clean power and protects your AV equipment plus AC Noise Filtering minimises RFI and EMI noise to deliver optimum performance regardless of load conditions

Tru-Power Current Filtration Stage 1 minimises RFI and EMI noise creates less noise in the mains supply means a clearer, cleaner picture and filter radio frequency interference and electromagnetic interference. The Noise Filter decreases the noise floor by 70dB from 100kHz to 10mHz preventing unwanted noise from entering AV systems

• Each socket is clearly labelled and colour-coded plus additional cable labels are provided for custom installation
• Decreases the noise floor by 70dB from 100 kHz to 10 MHz preventing any unwanted noise from your entering your AV system
• RFI and EMI Noise Filter decreases the noise floor by 70dB from 100 kHz to 10mHz preventing unwanted noise from entering AV systems
• IXOSAFE.T™ Circuitry Level 1 delivers extraordinary AC protection for all your delicate AV equipment by disconnecting all the outlets at 330 volts
• Telecom and Coaxial surge protection to protect the signal inputs/outputs from Transient Voltage
• 2m power cable allows the unit to be placed anywhere out of sight plus eight x protected 13a sockets
• Designed with room for transformers and power supplies
• Can protect mains, phones, network and aerials
• IXOSAFE.T™ Level 1 Circuitry
• 3528 Joules ensure the maximum protection against voltage spikes.
• Outlets labelled for easy cable identification.
• Main powers switch and LED indicators