Denon PRA-6000
(1981 - 1984)

Extremely rare preamplifier encased in Star Trek-ish looks.
With more to it: pure non-NFB circuits, 100VA transformer, floating power-supply, glass-epoxy boards, dual-mono structure - and a 15mm thick glass front panel making this display of advanced technology a real... display.
At 450,000¥, chances are it didn't sell by hundreds but I sure wish I could hear this summum of engineering designed just before digital audio changed the scene alltogether. Denon would sit the 1980s out of the stratospherically expensive market before producing one ultimate set of ultra high-end: the PRA-S1, POA-S1, DP-S1, DA-S1. The later marriage to Marantz made D&M, but that is really an entirely different story - maybe better but certainly not as lavish.

DO click the buttons below for an extensive technical description translated from the original 1982 japanese catalog !