Within its low power output, the “Mini
Amplifier's” sound quality exceeds that of many other
company's full-size components.
Wright Audio doesn't make
sound or construction quality compromises according to an
amplifier's size or power output.
A physically smaller amplifier than the Wright Audio
Mini requires too much
compromise. Examples are amplifiers with cheap 'switching'
and wall-wart type power supplies which have no place in music
reproduction, those using tiny output transformers and
amplifiers which display tubes on the chassis yet the audio
signal does not pass through them! These
are simply 'novelty' amplifiers.
Despite its size, this amplifier follows our high standards
of quality for both sound and construction:
1.) Oversized output transformers with extended
high-frequency response, capable of handling three times the power
output.
2.) A rugged vacuum tube power supply which operates at
only 35% capacity.
3.) A power transformer specially wound for low mechanical
noise and restricted electrical field, operating at only 60%
capacity.
4.) No circuit boards. All hard-wired construction
for easy possible updates.
5.) Uses currently-manufactured, popular and best-sounding
tube types for this application.
6.) No solid-state devices, integrated circuits or
transistors anywhere in the amplifier.
We've used the best parts
found in our larger amplifiers known to make a sonic difference,
such as the special taper conductive plastic volume control, the
Silmic capacitors and the oversized tube power supply.
The small EL84 / 6BQ5 output tubes are preferred by some audiophiles over the larger
types for musicality. In this amplifier, the electrical
operating parameters of this tube have been set more
conservatively than usual for longer tube life with a slight
reduction in power output.
For more connection options
and higher output power, see the
