WLM Minueta Stereo Integrated Tube Amplifier
An emotionally charged, effortless musical presentation
Minueta is designed around four EL84 tubes (2 per channel), in a switchable Triode / Ultra-Linear mode configuration — delivering your favorite musical performances in pure and clean Class-A operation.
In Triode Mode, you experience your music with a sense of intimacy only triode vacuum-tubes can deliver: Upfront soundstage, with clearly focused vocals and a feeling you can reach out and touch the musicians!
A simple flip of two switches on the top-panel, and your Minueta converts to Ultra-Linear Mode. Now you’re sonically “viewing” the performance rendered on a larger and deeper soundstage. In Ultra-Linear mode, you also experience your music with greater power and dynamics.
Features
Design
- Integrated tube amplifier
- Two EL84 tubes per channel, switchable between Triode / Ultra-Linear modes, providing 5 / 14 Watts RMS per channel of subtly textured music in pure Class-A configuration
- Auto-biasing, so you never need to be concerned with the inconvenience of tube biasing
Controls
- Passive volume control (optional remote control available)
- Three-position input selector switch
- Toggle switches for user selectable Triode / Ultra-Linear modes
- On / Off switch on rear panel
Speaker Posts
- Heavy-duty, gold-plated speaker posts
- Designed to accept bare wire, banana plugs or spade lugs
Enclosure
- Stainless steel top and front plate
- Black, solid-wood chassis
Carefully hand-made and tested in Europe
UL / Triode Switch
Reviews
“Dollar for dollar, it will out-fidelity many a rather more editorializing designer triode amp. With the right speakers—and dare I mention it once more, with that eventual linestage added—it can be a most serious end-of-road solution even for the well off. It’s really that good. That should raise a few eyebrows amongst the snobs but they tend not to want to get real.“
When higher power requirements aren’t an issue, the EL84 is Hannes Frick’s favorite tube...
“I just had to have a 6BQ5 model in the line. I’ve been into tubes forever and through countless expensive amplifiers. Nothing beats an EL84 for bandwidth, linearity, liveliness and speed.”
Hannes Frick – Owner, WLM Acoustics
Specifications
| Rated Output Power (per channel) | 5 Watts RMS (Triode Mode) 14 Watts RMS (UL Mode) |
|---|---|
| Class of Operation | Push-Pull Class A |
| Inputs | 3 line-level inputs |
| Input Sensitivity | 0.8V for full output |
| Input Impedance | 100k |
| Output Impedance | 8 Ohm |
| Frequency Response | 10Hz (-1dB) – 55KHz (-3dB) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) | 0.03% - 1W / 1KHz |
| Input Voltage | 110-120Vac (North America) |
| Power Consumption | 120VA |
| Tube Complement | 4x EL84 (matched set included) 2x ECC81 / 12AT7 |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | Approx. 12 x 8 x 6 inches |
| Weight | Approx. 22 lbs. |
Specifications subject to change without notice.
Purchase
Minueta Stereo Integrated Tube Amplifier
Price: $3,750, plus shipping
Minueta with Optional Remote Control
Price: $4,000, plus shipping
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