Sold: KGST Electrostatic Amplifier
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2,000.00 USD
Condition
Excellent/Like new
Negotiability
Or best offer
Ships to
  1. North America
Selling a KGST, some details:

  • Resistors from Xicon or Vishay, capacitors from Wima, Nichicon, or other japanese manufacturers
  • Wiring is all silver plated copper, high temp PTFE coated
  • CBS branded 6S4A tubes
  • PSU is a blue hawaii board set to 400V
  • Plenty of top ventilation to take care of the heat
  • Toroidal transformer from Toroidy
  • 117V/234V dual input voltage via internal power board
  • XLR input & loopout
  • TKD 4CP601 volume pot
  • approx. weight 11lbs

PM me for shipping details or any questions. Local pickup (from lower Ontario, Canada) also possible.
Listed by: carbonfet (14)
Listed: 2023-11-29
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purk

purk

Headphoneus Supremus
Great sounding build and amaizng crafsmanship too!
 
Svperstar

Svperstar

1000+ Head-Fier
How much power does this output compared to the KGSSHV or Carbon?
 
carbonfet

carbonfet

Previously known as loligagger
A given kgsshv (carbon) has its PSU set for +/-450V IIRC. How much that matters vs. other considerations is a different question.
 
Chefguru

Chefguru

Headphoneus Supremus
carbonfet said:
A given kgsshv (carbon) has its PSU set for +/-450V IIRC. How much that matters vs. other considerations is a different question.
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Both Kgsshv and the Carbon are often 400v (both are from Mjolnir), but could theoretically be 450v or 500v although neither will offer much benefit imo. The main difference between the carbon and the others is the current. Carbon can generate over 18ma (up to 22ma). Kgsshv only 8-10ma. This KGST is built off 400v also. Current should be around 8ma+ I believe, so similar to the kgsshv but with 6S4A tubes which give it more forgiving sound. It is a hybrid amplifier, so more in common than not.

For anyone wondering about the build - this looks to be very good. I had a mjolnir KGST and you can see the internals look almost exactly the same (just different orientation).
 
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purk

purk

Headphoneus Supremus
Chefguru said:
Both Kgsshv and the Carbon are often 400v (both are from Mjolnir), but could theoretically be 450v or 500v although neither will offer much benefit imo. The main difference between the carbon and the others is the current. Carbon can generate over 18ma (up to 22ma). Kgsshv only 8-10ma. This KGST is built off 400v also. Current should be around 8ma+ I believe, so similar to the kgsshv but with 6S4A tubes which give it more forgiving sound. It is a hybrid amplifier, so more in common than not.

For anyone wondering about the build - this looks to be very good. I had a mjolnir KGST and you can see the internals look almost exactly the same (just different orientation).
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It is a great sounding amp. I used to own one with similar built from the same seller. Anyone who can successfully executed the T2 build knows how to build a great sounding amp.
 
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