Feliks Audio, a family-run company from Lubliniec, Poland, has released a limited edition of its flagship Feliks Envy amplifier for German retailer Headphone.Shop, called the Envy Meisterwerk. Meisterwerk is German for “masterpiece”, a title that is confirmed by the new product’s body, made of bright zebrawood or discreet ebony.
Feliks Audio has been making handcrafted headphone amplifiers for over a quarter of a century. This time, an optimized circuit with an output stage on Western Electric 300B tubes, first introduced in 1938, was chosen. Without replacing them, the amplifier will be able to work for up to 40,000 hours. In front of them are PsVane CV-181 Mk2 dual triodes selected with an upper tolerance of 5%.
As a result, Envy Meisterwerk is capable of delivering up to 5 W of power, and the frequency range with an unevenness of ±3 dB is declared within 8 Hz – 100 kHz. The input signal is fed to unbalanced RCA or balanced XLR connectors. The headphone output is a 6.3 mm stereo jack and XLR.
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Price and Availability:
The Feliks Audio Envy Meisterwerk is available exclusively from headphone.shop for €9,235 (Zebrano finish) or €12,596 (Ebony finish).
CUSTOM FINISHES:
The Feliks Audio Envy Meisterwerk is available in four distinct finishes. Amazaque, Zebrano, Merbau and Sapeli.
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Technical Specification Feliks Audio Envy Meisterwerk
Class A Single-ended transformer coupled amplifier
- Power tubes: 300B
- Driver tubes: PsVane CV-181 mk2 (6SN7)
- 2x unbalanced RCA inputs (IN1, IN2)
- 1x balanced XLR input (IN3)
- Input sensitivity 1V RMS
- Input impedance:
– For IN1 i IN2 (RCA) 100kΩ
– For IN3 (XLR) 10kΩ - 1x pair of pre-amplifier output as RCA
- 1x pair of pre-amplifier output as XLR
Maximum voltage on the above outputs is 5V (RMS) at an output impedance of 600Ω and THD<0,5%
- Impedance selector guidance:
– LO – up to 60Ω
– MID – up to 300Ω
– HI – up to 600Ω–mnh
- Amplifier’s impedance:
– LO at 32Ω load is 3,8Ω
– MID at 100Ω load is 8,8Ω
– HI at 600Ω is 20Ω
Output powered measured at MID impedance setting at load of 16Ω is 5W with THD ⩽1% (maximum 8W at THD >5%)
- Frequency response:
– 8Hz÷100kHz ±3dB
– 18Hz÷40kHz ±1dB - Headphone outputs: 6.3mm and XLR
- AC voltage 50/60Hz:
– 230V version (±5%)
– 115V version (±5%) - Power consumption: 110VA
- Weight: 15,1kg (without packaging)
- Dimensions:
– 35x33x18,5cm (LxWxH) – without tubes
– 35x33x24,5cm (LxWxH) – with tubes
BOX CONTENT
- Matched pair of driver tubes CV-181(6SN7)
- Matched pair of power tubes 300B
- AC cord
- User Manual