Elekit Tube Amplifier

Elekit Tube Amp

Koichi Futatsumata, a Japanese designer and founder of Case-Realstudio, was commissioned by electronics manufacturer EK Japan Co., Ltd.(Fukuoka, Japan) to design an amplifier that will appeal to a youngerage bracket. After months at the drawing board,Futatsumata created the Elekit Tube Amp,a vacuum tube hybrid stereo amplifier. Featuring two front-mountedaluminum dials, a low 10 x 10 watt output, tone control stage, typicalinput and output jacks, the simple and elegant Elekit Tube Amp will nodoubt attract many audio enthusiasts.


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Elekit Tube Amp front view

“Elekittraditionally manufacture affordable, high-end audio equipment in kitform. Fatsumata was commissioned to design an amplifier that would besold ready-assembled to appeal to a younger generation.�

Features:
Vacuum tube hybrid stereo amplifierTone control stage / Tubes (2x 6SN7GT), Power amplifier stage / Semiconductors (IC)Rated output power of 10 + 10 WattsRated power consumption at 38WRated power source of 100V AC 50-60HzRear RCA jacks / 560mV (For component type player), Side mini phone jack / 180mV (For portable music player)Frequency response – 5Hz – 50kHz (-3dB)Features automatic sleep mode (with no input signal)Measures W265 x H103 x D151 (millimeters, including projections)Weighs 2.6kgNews via [Dezeen]