Specials

Underwood HiFi Inc. routinely acquires deals on new items, over runs, discontinued, close-outs & B-stock. In all cases we're authorized to sell at significant discounts. Most of the below items are new A-stock. With B-stock items it will clearly say B-Stock and we'll disclose the exact condition in the copy so the buyer knows exactly what to expect.
 

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NuPrime Specials
ST-100 power amplifier

List $649.00
Sale $349.00
100 watts/channel
New sealed 100wpc stereo power amplifier with a one year factory warranty

STA-100 design incorporates high-speed gate driver error correction to achieve ultra-low distortion. Advanced protection circuitry safeguard STA-100 from failure due to fault conditions such as short circuits, overload, over-temperature, and under-voltage.

The Adaptive Voltage Switching Power Supply is the most innovative SMPS design introduced by NuPrime for the first time. The amplifier’s output signal feeds back into the power supply’s servo power stage, causing a change in the output voltages supplying the power stage of the amplifier. This design resulted in more details at a low music level and explosive power at a high volume.

Totally Wired reviewed and summed with:
“I’m struggling to find a downside. In fact the only one will be for us in that people may be so happy with the entry level to NuPrimes’ range that they choose not to look further up the food chain to the even better models; But more importantly this model is a welcome addition and delivers an authentic NuPrime experience to a whole new audience.“

Specifications:
Power: 2 X 100W @ 8 Ohms
Power: 2 X 150W @ 4 Ohms
Peak Output Power: 2 X 125W @ 8 Ohms
Peak Output Power: 2 X 175W @ 4 Ohms
* The maximum power when the output is unilateral is 200W 1% and 290W 10% (when the speaker impedance is 4R.)
Input Impedance: 47k Ohms
Gain Adjustable: x15 x20 x30 Three-stage gain adjustment
Signal to Noise Ratio: > 90dB at 1W, 10W, 100W
THD+N: <0.005%
Frequency Response: 10Hz to 50kHz
Worldwide AC voltage: 100 ~ 240Vac
AC Fuse: Slow-blow, 5A, 250VAC
Dimension: 151 mm W x 136 mm D x 51 mm H (including feet)
Weight: 1.8 kg

NuPrime CDT-8 Pro Transport
List $1000.00
Sale $649.00
 

Black and silver NuPrime CDT-8 Pro CD transport. These are new with one year factory warranty.

In the TNT review of the transport & DAC they summed with:
"This pair CDT-8 Pro amp; DAC9 is what I'd call a “high-end” bargain. Wisely priced, they have virtues and features that are uncommon in their price range. For less than 1600€ you get three components: a very good CD transport, a DoP capable DAC and a very nice and transparent preamplifier with multiple digital inputs and one fine analog input, all packed together in a small and sleek combo. Could we ask for more?" 

Read the entire review here:
https://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/nuprime_cdt8_dac9_e.html

The NuPrime CDT-8 Pro is a highly accurate professional music CD transport with powerful DSP-based decoder that provides all Red Book error-correction capabilities with master-clock control of the entire decoding system, thus lowering jitter significantly. The transport’s single speed minimizes vibration and unbalanced discs. A selectable sampling rate converter (SRC) samples the CD format to a higher sampling rate (up to PCM 24-bit/768kHz and DSD256) with ultra-low jitter and distortion.

In the Hifireport review they summed with:

"The CDT-8 Pro features an I2S HDMI output interface. During the review period, NuPrime had not yet released a DAC capable of receiving I2S, and I did not have time to borrow a third-party DAC with an HDMI interface to use with the CDT-8."

"However, in the short two weeks I spent with the CDT-8 Pro, it provided me with a loyal and clear listening experience and a stable and secure operation feel."

"More importantly, thanks to the arrival of this CDT-8 Pro, many CDs that had been collecting dust at home were once again brought to light. The memories of selecting CDs at record stores during my student days, carefully listening to music, and reading the explanatory booklets flooded back."

"A CDT-8 Pro, priced at less than $1,000 USD, allows one to relive such beautiful youthful memories and let old CDs sing again, which is priceless."

Highly Accurate CD Playback

• A powerful ARM chip LPC2103F CD reads, writes and controls error correction
• Philips SAA7824HL high-end laser reads/writes head control and decodes chips for CD transport.
• Algorithm reduces digital interference resulting in extremely low jitter
• Coaxial output with a dedicated isolation transformer
• Low jitter I2S output for professional use

Sampling Rate Converter

• The sampling rate of CD playback can be up sampled to PCM and DSD, from 44.1kHz to 768kHz or DoP256
• The conversion is achieved by up-sampling to mega hertz before down converting to the targeted sampling rate with ultra-low jitter and distortion

Power and Mechanical

• Custom R-type professional transformer with shielding
• Low power consumption in Standby Mode•
• NuPrime vibration-free isolation feet
• High quality aluminium remote control
• Available in black or silver anodized aluminum finish

Outputs:

• Optical Output  (up to 24  bits  /  192 kHz) (DoP64)
• Coaxial Output  (up to 24 bits  /  768KHz) (DoP256)
• HDMI I2S* Output (up to 24 bits  /  768KHz) (DoP256)
• AES / EBU Output (up to 24 bits  /  768KHz) (DoP256)

Audio GD NFB-11.28 DAC/Headphone amp/preamp deal

Audio GD NFB11.28 Performance Edition.  New in the box. This is a Sabre 9028 Pro DAC in a preamp with high quality headphone amp. It uses a fully discrete non feedback design. It features a super highly accurate Accusilicon 318B Ultra clock. It has coax, optical and USB inputs.
Output power is 3.5 watts.
It decodes DSD64-512 , DXD, PCM 32bit / 384K  support from USB
It will come with a 1-year US warranty.
$328.00

Project
6 Perspex turntable deal

The transparent acrylic plinth stands on three individually height-adjustable TPE-damped aluminum cones and carries the motor and the sub-chassis. The sub-chassis, made of Corian, rests on three magnetic fields. A magnetic sub-chassis suspension system avoids parasitic noise normally caused by conventional spring mechanism. A supplied spirit level allows easy adjustment of the sub-chassis. A quiet running AC motor unit drives the platter’s outside edge via a belt. It does incorporate an advanced DC-driven motor control, that ensures perfect speed stability and electronic speed change.

The resonance optimized platter is a sandwich construction utilizing a fine-balanced medium density fiber platter and a 4 mm thick flat-ground layer of vinyl and a screw-down metal record clamp. It runs on an inverted bearing with stainless-steel axle carrying a ceramic ball/ plate bearing. The headshell and arm tube of high-end tonearm 9cc Evolution are fashioned from a single piece of carbon-fiber. A conical arm tube avoids standing wave reflections. An Inverted tonearm bearing comprises four hardened stainless tips in ABEC 7 spec ball-races.

Supplied either with or without a premium Sumiko Amethyst Moving Magnet cartridge, hand-made in Japan by the cartridge experts at Sumiko, it can be ready to play within a few minutes of unboxing. Supplied counterweights are suitable for cartridges weighing between 5-14 g. Also supplied in the box is our Connect-IT E RCA cables, a semi-balanced, low-capacitance cable with superior shielding that’s optimized for turntable use.

• Acrylic Plinth
• Sub-chassis made from Corian with magnetic suspension
• Acoustically inert sandwich construction of platter (vinyl-coated MDF)
• Inverted main bearing with ceramic ball/plate
• Belt drive with AC motor using DC driven AC generator
• Electronic speed control with 33/45 rpm switching
• 9cc Evolution pre-mounted 9″ tonearm
• Tonearm bearings with ABEC 7 ballraces
• Handmade in Europe

$1699.00
Ask us about our spectacular Bluepoint #3 cartridge deal

Mofi Turntable deal
Save $750.00

Dust Cover & $800.00 Master Tracker cartridge included

Take a fine $1,499.00 US made turntable. Add the excellent $800.00 Master Tracker cartridge and package it at $1999.00. Now put it on sale at $1,299.00 for a superb Underwood deal.

StudioDeck produces high-caliber sound at a value price. Designed in collaboration with some of the world's finest audio designers, StudioDeck features an incredible amount of ingenuity and technology usually reserved for much more expensive products.

Custom developed and manufactured in the USA, the 10-inch straight aluminum gimbaled bearing tonearm delivers the ideal balanced of rigidity and low tracking error, so all you hear is what is in the grooves. Tweak to your heart's delight with provisions for adjustable tracking force, VTA, azimuth, and anti-skate.

The 300 RPM stepped-pulley AC motor provides excellent speed stability for pitch accuracy and rhythmic drive. The Delrin® pulley has two positions for 33 1/3 and 45 RPM speed selection. Motor vibrations are kept away from the platter and stylus by using advanced dampening materials that decouple the motor from the rest of the turntable. StudioDeck features CONSTRAINED LAYER DAMPENING. An aluminum plate carefully bonded to an MDF body to add mass and eliminate tonal coloration, maintaining the true sound found on the record.

The Studio Deck also features Anti-Vibration feet by HRS, a 3/4 inch 3.8 pound Deltin platter and hardened-steel inverted bearing system for smooth, quiet rotational stability.

List $1999.00

Sale $1,249.00 delivered

Micromega

M-One 100 closeout

Save $3000.00 on a superb 100wpc integrated amp

with phono stage and excellent DAC

Available in black or silver

Superb sound quality that is untouched at this price

100wpc /200wpc @ 4 ohms

A/B amplifier with remote control

RCA & XLR input

Headphone out

MM/MC phono stage

Very good AKM DAC w/ USB, coax, opt AES & I2S

Herb Reichert in Stereophile said:

"The Micromega M-One has more features than any of those silver-age contraptions, but to my eye, it is the purest, most high-design-beautiful audio machine on the planet. And, of course, it's made in France."

"Inside that sleek, cut-from-a-single-block-of-aluminum Zen box you'll find a music-streaming device with a 100Wpc amplifier output and a full menu of connections including: balanced and unbalanced analog inputs; Bluetooth aptX; LAN-Network 24-bit/384kHz asynchronous; SPDIF Coax-Optical-AES 24-bit /768kHz USB asynchronous passing DXD, DSD, DOP; and DSP with automatic room correction (M.A.R.S).

If that is not enough, you can add an MM/MC phono stage and/or a Binaural headphone converter. Look again at the M-One's sleek beauty. The base model costs $4999 and it comes in black or silver on this deal

List $4,999.00

Sale $1,799.00

Limited quantity

We love this amp but the streaming is poor. Ask us about other music streaming options from $499.00 or stream from your computer
 

Acoustic Technologies speaker deal
Save 70%

We have bought a closeout on the Acoustic Technologies Classic speaker. This $2450.00 pair of speakers was a 2-year design project. The company designer finished the speaker & the passed away suddenly. We have bought the inventory from the family.
 
The Classic speakers are optimized in both the frequency and time domains. Using a single wide band driver properly sized to allow for all sufficient musical cues, he introduced a new technology to coherently present lower frequency information produced by the driver. This new technology uses a proprietary cabinet design to acoustically amplify the lower frequencies produced by the driver much in the manner that musical instruments do. They use solid silver internal wiring with Cardas CCGGL gold plated binding posts.

These speakers are great with small power tube amps like out VT-70 as well as 300B amps and other smaller high quality tube & solid state amplifiers.

 Realistic 3D sound staging / No “sweet spot” / Small profile /Low power consumption

John Atkinson - stereophile.com (RMAF 2009 Show Report)

    "When I walked into the room of Chicago-based Acoustic Technologies LLC, I thought I was listening to speakers that only had tweeters, because the only visible drive-unity was a single 3" unit. Yet the sound, a recording of Rimsky-Korsakov's Schererazade, was definitely full-range, and the soundstaging, as you might expect from such a small radiating diameter and a narrow cabinet baffle, was well-delineated. 

    The 3" unit, which has a titanium cone, was being used in the Acoustic Technologies Classic-Series loudspeaker to cover the entire audio band. Yes, the speaker was running out of headroom at climaxes with a lot of bass energy—maximum amplifier power is specified as 30Wpc—but there was a refreshing transparency to the overall presentation. System was an Ayon CD2 CD player, Pass Labs X-1 preamp, and a PS Audio power amp."

Rick Becker - enjoythemusic.com (CES & THE Show 2009 Report)
    "The room was empty except for the music.  As sometimes happens, this off-the-beaten-path adventure turned up a real gem.  The music emanated from a pair of single driver floorstanders about 6-inches wide and 43-inches tall.  The driver itself was only 3 inch in diameter, but it was obvious it was very special. [...] A special cabinet design amplifies the bass and recreates sound like a musical instrument.  The breakthrough here was the ability of these loudspeakers to create 3-dimensional sound throughout the room without having to sit in a "sweet spot." [...] This Real World loudspeaker really excites me; I get goose bumps just listening to my video notes."

Gary Lea - Constantine Soo's Dagogo - A Unique Audiophile Experience (RMAF 2009 Show Report)

    "The Acoustic Technologies room was quite entertaining. This speaker is a very narrow floor-standing with a single, 3" driver. I first heard this speaker at the AKFEST in May and was mightily impressed not only with the amount of sound and frequency range that was attainable from a single 3” driver, but the musicality and the sound staging. The Acoustic Technologies makes a pretty convincing argument for single-driver speakers. They also do a pretty interesting demonstration to show that the speaker delivers a full sound without a particular sweet spot. Attractively priced [...], this elegant looking floor standing column would fit in with any décor."

Laurence Borden - The Stereo Times - The Complete Audiophile Magazine (RMAF 2009 Show Report)

    "As at CES, In enjoyed the Acoustic Technologies speaker.  This is a small footprint single-driver floor stander.  [...] [D]riven by a Pass F3 amp, the speaker has remarkable dispersion, such that it sounds good irrespective of where one is standing or sitting in the room.  In my opinion, this speaker represents a fantastic product for those intrigued by single-driver speakers, those with a limited budget, or those interested in a "life style" speaker that offers the antithesis of the "head in a vice" sweet spot of many modern speakers."

Type: Full range, single-driver loudspeaker      
Driver: 3” w/ titanium cone
Sensitivity: 92.5dB
Freq response is 50Hz-19KHz
Crossover/Filter: None  
Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms 
Rated Power 15 Watts-30 watts
Dimensions: 43.25"h x 6.25"w x 9.75"d   
Net weight: 35 lbs. per speaker
Available Finishes: Mahogany Red Satin    
Warranty: Two year driver warranty

MSRP: $2,450.00
Closeout sale
$749.00 pair delivered
Only 2 pair left
Project Deals
Pre Box DS2 Digital

Available in black- Limited quantity

Preamp with analog in, phono in and DAC with 5 digital inputs

The advanced Pre Box DS2 Digital is an universal and very flexible pre-amplifier and D/A converter of highest class. The built in D/A converter AK4490, from high end manufacturer AKM, has five different digital filters which let you shape the sound to your preference. It offers full DSD256 support and upsampling of all input signals to 768kHz from USB, coaxial and optical inputs.

• Phono stage (MM/MC), line in on board
• 5 digital Inputs: 1x USB, 2x optical, 1x coax, 1x Bluetooth (aptX)
• Top grade AK4490 D/A chip (32-bit PCM 768kHz / DSD256)
• Up to 32bit/768kHz asynchronous USB (XMOS technology)
• DSD64, DSD128 & DSD256 (DSD over PCM)
• Up to 24bit/192kHz for optical & coax inputs
• 5 selectable digital filter characteristics
• 3 selectable sound modes
• Headphone output on the front (6.3mm)
• High-end ultra low phase oscillator with superior noise rejection
• RCA line level solid-state analogue output stage
• Ultra linear & ultra low noise circuitry
• Full alu/metal sandwich casing in silver or black
• Optional wooden side panels available!
• Handmade in Europe

Pro-ject Pre Box DS 2 Analog
Remote preamplifier with sub out


 

Features

• Analogue RCA inputs
• Fixed line level output as well as variable output
• Mono subwoofer RCA output
• Trigger in/out
• RCA Line Level solid state output
• Ultra linear circuit
• Coupling-capacitor free signal path
• Ultra low noise floor
• Alu/metal sandwich casing in silver or black available
• Wooden side panels optionally!
• IR remote control supplied
• Handmade in Europe

List $877
including $129.00 wood case
Sale $349.00
Package with the 100wpc AMP Box DS2 above for only $698.00


LSA Warp One 150wpc amp

$1,199.00 delivered

Our Discovery Warp One 150wpc stereo amp is the sonic class leader at its price point. It outputs 250 watts at 4 ohms. Is is 2 ohm stable as well. It is the perfect mate to our DPH-1 preamp/DAC as well as the Audio GD R28 preamp/DAC. We have 4 great reviews already.
5 excellent reviews are already out on this amp.
Both Stereophile and The Absolute Sound wrote rave reviews
See the Thomas & Stereo youtube review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6j3RRCllSA


Micromega

MYZIC Headphone amp
Save 50%

Perfect for any reasonably efficient headphones

Great sound at an affordable price

Features and specs

• 1MO analog input to prevent loading source output stage.
• 500MW rms @ 32 Ohms and 1W rms @ 16 Ohms
• Analog output duplicating analog input to avoid the need for a Y connection.
• MyZIC matches with every headphone impedance and sensitivity.
• Log horizontal rotary control for a precise listening level adjustment. Minimal level detection putting MyZIC in standby mode.
• Out of standby delay to avoid any turn on thump.
• Professional Neutrik headphone 1/4” socket with headphone presence detection. When no headphone is connected, MyZIC will remain in standby mode.
• LED status indicator : Red when MyZIC is in standby and White in operation.
• 85 - 265 Vac / 50 – 60 Hz switch mode power supply, for exceptional sonics.
• 2 year factory warranty

$299.00

Sale Price $149.00 delivered

Micromega
MyGroove phono stage deal at 57% off


Very good Moving Magnet/Moving Coil phono stage
Only available in white

Quality phono pre-amp
If your existing amp doesn’t have a phono pre-amp built-in the Micromega MyGroov gives your vinyl a thorough revival. Featuring a low noise power supply and ‘clean’ signal path that’s free from electrolytic capacitors, the MyGroov gives you smooth, distortion-free sound quality.

Choose between MM (40dB) and MC (60dB)
Compatible with both MM (Moving Magnet) and MC (Moving Coil) cartridges, the MyGroov works with just about any cartridge. Even if you don’t use a sonically superior MC cartridge at the moment, this phono pre-amp gives you the option to do so in the future – without having to upgrade the phono pre-amp, too.

Smooth design
The sleek design features quality detailing. Switching between standby/MM/MC, for example, is carried out by an anodized aluminum wheel. Delayed switching avoids any ‘thump’ coming through the speakers as you switch inputs. The case itself is very compact and easy to house.

Differential analog input structure to avoid current injection into the cartridge.
• MyGROOV adapts to all type of cartridges despite of their impedance and sensitivity.
• Four positions horizontal rotary switch with anodized aluminum wheel.
To select between STBY – MM – MUTE – MC
• Out of standby delay to avoid any thump at turn on and when switching
between MM, Mute and MC.
• LED status indicator : Red when MyGROOV is in standby and White in operation.
• Integrated in house designed universal power supply 85-265 Vac / 50-60Hz.
• Unique design, extremely fast, ultra low noise audio power supply.
• No electrolytic capacitors in the audio section, neither in the low noise power supply,
nor in the audio path.
• Cartridge load impedance : MM - 47 kΩ / MC - 100 Ω.
• Gain : MM - 40 dB / MC – 60 dB.
• Very Low THD (1 kHz) ≤ 0,001% MM, ≤ 0,005% MC.
• RIAA deviation < ± 1 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz).
• Frequency response : 20 Hz – 20 kHz.
 

List $299.00

Sale Price $129.00