I was curious why there seem to be a lot of the latest versions of Plinius amps for sale lately, like the 100MkIII and the 250MkIV. The asking prices seem to be pretty low, yet they haven't been marked as sold. All the reviews I've read rate them pretty highly.
The first SA 100 did have problems with hum which was addressed I believe in the Mark III. The Mark three had two separate toridial transformers one for each channel.
PLINIUS uses silnote wiring in their products which is a silver wire and they recommend that use use this product. I use a cryo treated silver inter connect but it's the Darwin Cables The Truth with excellent results. I know of no amp that is just plug and play and you get the best results. If you want the best out of a piece of gear you have to be willing to accommodate it,experiment with it and tweak it.
I'm impressed with my SA 100 Mark 3. Sounds very tubey,low end detail is stellar,nmanhandles the bass and for the price a bargin. (1500). More than any amp I have ever known it must be a perfect match to the pre used. It is very high gain almost a live wire so either use a good passive pre or a Plinius pre for best results.
The Galbo Mods are worth every penny,having my SA100 mark 3 done has given air to the higher frequencies and the bass when in A bias. The separation of instruments in upper frequencies was vastly improved with the Galbo mod. I'm still breaking it in...
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