Pathos Aurium Headphone Amplifier / Sbooster BOTW Power Supply

Upgraded PSU & Upgraded Valves

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Here we have a high quality valve headphone amplifier from Italian company Pathos. This small Aurium unit has been designed with all headphone users in mind as output impedance is fully adjustable. Our example also comes with a power supply upgrade in the form of a Sbooster BOTW P&P ECO PSU. Both items are in good condition and will be supplied suitably packaged along with our regular 3 month warranty.
Pathos Say….
Audiophile-quality headphones, something that we all thought belonged to the ’70s, are back.
Music enthusiasts from all around the world are upgrading their listening experience by getting rid of earbuds and connecting high-end headgear to their portable digital players, and more.
With such great stuff on hand, it’s a shame that the only available holes are MP3 players’ ones, as most quality amps have lost their jack sockets since decades.
Pathos laboratories faced this new challenge: can we squeeze our very best quality and technology into few cubic centimetres?
The result is the newest Aurium headphone amp.
Pure class A, tube pre stage and MOSFET power stage, zero feedback, the Aurium performs what audiophiles are used to from Pathos: exquisite musicality, transparency, dynamics and total lack of listening fatigue.
Flexibility is granted by the possibility to adjust output impedance from 16 to 1,000 Ohm, in order to provide a perfect interface with any kind of headphone.
The volume control – a critical component in every amp – is operated by means of a high precision Burr-Brown device.
Specifications:
Output Power: 3.6 W @ 16 Ohm, Class A zero feedback
Output Impedance: < 0.5 Ohm
Output Level: 7 V RMS max
Frequency Response: 10 Hz – 80 kHz
THD: < 0.1 %
Analog Inputs: 1 stereo balanced XLR; 3 stereo unbalanced RCA line
Analog Outputs: 1 – XLR TAPE; 1 – RCA line TAPE
Max Input Level: 6.4 V RMS unbalanced; 3,2 + 3,2 V RMS balanced
Mains voltage: 90 – 250 V, 50 / 60 Hz
Power Consumption: 30 W
Dimensions: 230 (W) x 200 (D) x 90 (H) mm
Weight: 3 kg
Sbooster Say….
The Best of Two Worlds Power & Precision ECO MkII linear audio upgrade power supply (BOTW P&P ECO MkII) combines power, precision and efficiency in a unique innovative manner and is the best choice for every audiophile.
With the BOTW P&P ECO audio upgrade the purification of the current starts immediately there where the polluted current enters the power supply. The dual stage mains filter and earth line choke removes high frequency pollution before the current reaches the transformer. The transformer is a custom-made audio grade transformer with electrostatic shielding. The transformer of the MKII power supply is also magnetic shielded.
The electronic design is innovative: it gets 50% more energy out of the used electronics and consumes even up to 35% less energy than a conventional design. The BOTW P&P ECO audio upgrade concept is so efficient that it consumes only a bit more energy than the standard supplied high efficient, but also highly polluting switch mode adapter. The BOTW P&P ECO costs annually only a couple of euro extra on your energy bill for a priceless sound experience.
At the end of the DC cable you find our unique split-current system. The power supply part of the BOTW P&P ECO provides the split-current system with continuous powerful and clean power, so the electronics can do their job profoundly: 1) to buffer the power, so that the power supply becomes fast, and 2) to filter one last time the voltage and current before they enter the audio device.
This unique upgrade power supply with its large headroom delivers at all times sufficient clean power to the audio device to ensure a stable and continuous performance of the internal processes of the audio device in order to get the best performance out of the audio device.
This combination of power and precision results in “easy” music, a perfect soundstage and a natural detailed sound.
Dimensions: 240 x 130 x 75 mm
Weight: 1.85 kg