The original version of the MEISHU is now discontinued, and has been replaced by the MEISHU Tonmeister
Meishu
Photography by Unknown & Richard Nash
Reviews
Available finishes
Fascia - Anodised Aluminium or Black Acrylic
Current models
Meishu Line
Meishu Line Silver
Meishu Line Silver Signature
Meishu Phono
Meishu Phono Silver
Meishu Phono Silver Signature
Details
The Audio Note (UK) Meishu Integrated Amplifier is a Pure Class A Singled Ended valve amplifier that uses the highly regarded 300B direct heated triode valve, producing a level of performance that is radically superior to the vast majority of current designs.
It has been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical specification, and fulfils all Audio Note (UK) Level 3 criteria: -
Pure Class A operation
Zero Negative Feedback
Single Ended Output Stage
Valve Rectification
Directly Heated Triode operation
Materials and component quality
The Silver version builds upon the already superb performance of the standard MEISHU, and features the following additions: -
Audio Note Silver wiring
Audio Note Copper Foil signal capacitors
Audio Note electrolytic capacitors
Tantalum film resistors
HiB C-core output transformers
The Silver Signature version builds upon the already superb performance of the standard MEISHU, and features the following additions: -
Audio Note Silver wiring
Audio Note Copper Foil signal capacitors
Audio Note Tantalum film resistors
IHiB C-core output transformers
Technical Specifications
INPUT IMPEDANCE
INPUT SENSITIVITY
MAXIMUM OUTPUT
CHANNEL BALANCE
VALVE COMPLEMENT
UNIT WEIGHT
UNIT DIMENSIONS
MAINS INPUT
MAX. POWER CONSUMPTION
NOTE
100K Ohm, line level
450mV for full output
8 Watts (approx.) per channel into 4 or 8 Ohm loads
+/- 0.3dB
1 x 5U4G
2 x 300B
2 x 6X5
2 x 5687
1 x 6SN7
1 x ECC83 (Phono models only)
1 x 6DJ8/ECC88 (Phono models only)
27.5 kg
220mm (h) x 460mm (w) x 530mm (d)
AC 100-120V / 220-240V 50/60Hz
200W
Due to Audio Note (UK)'s ongoing research and development program, specifications are subject to change without notice.