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Unison Research Simply Italy Valve Amplifier

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Why do we upgrade equipment?

Almost any Hi-Fi component can be upgraded to higher performance using our techniques and components. The two things go together – the know-how and the right component. Over the last 30 years, we have developed our knowledge of where the biggest problems lie and how to overcome them to unleash better performance from a given piece of equipment.

Unison Research Simply Italy Valve Amplifier

The Simply Italy was inspired by the iconic Simply Two integrated amplifier. Produced to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification. It's been designed to be faithfully follow the Unison Research tradition, by making it an integrated amplifier design that sounds great and pays attention to important audio engineering principles that reduce performance-affecting interference.




The Unison Research Simply Italy amplifier is an ultra-linear, single-ended Class A designs that produces 12W per channel, with EL34 valves in the output stage and ECC82 valves in the pre-amp and driver stages to achieve Unison Research's trademark imaging, clarity and musical precision. A What HiFi 5 star award winning product, our upgrades only build on the classic analogue sound this valve amp produces.

Internal wiring

There is a reasonable amount of internal wiring that we upgrade. We offer either copper or for the ultimate - silver. Nearly a metre and a half of high purity Kimber copper or silver wire is used. Almost all the entire power supply and signal circuits are re-wired. Please note: The customer who owns the amplifier shown here, opted for the Silver upgrade.





Component Upgrades

20 component upgrades/changes are made across the power supply and signal amplification section. One key upgrade we make, is the addition of Kimber caps delivering a very smooth and natural sound.





We've used Russ's favoured audio grade Panasonic capacitors which give a smooth and detailed sound. The amplifier is completely disassembled to gain access to key areas of upgrade and given a general clean and health check too! Post upgrade, the unit is then soak tested for 24 hours.


Connections

While it's a cracking little amp, the customer felt the binding posts weren't so good and opted for the excellent WBT-0708 copper version which deliver a rock solid connecting between amp and cable.





Power

To clean up and give the power supply input an upgrade a ClarityMains™ filter is fitted.





Different Model?

If you don't have exactly the same model as listed above, but a very similar unit, then it's highly likely that the same or similar upgrades will apply. But we can't guarantee that until we have the unit here for inspection. Get in touch and let us know what you have.



How the service works

Equipment upgrades are proving hugely popular. During peak times there may be a wait of several weeks before we can carry out the upgrade. So before we get your equipment here, it must be booked in so we can ensure a speedy turnaround of the upgrade. Once you have placed your order, we will contact you to arrange a suitable week and getting the equipment here.

In Person
For those of you who are local enough or if you fancy a trip to the lakes, you can drop off your equipment personally and then collect it when it’s complete or we can ship it back to you.

By Courier
We can arrange a courier collection of your equipment for an additional cost. We currently use UPS.
To make things easier, we can offer several collection options.

1. We can arrange a specific day for the courier to call and collect your equipment. Someone will need to be available all day at the collection address as we’re unable to arrange a time slot for collections.

2. Dropping off at a UPS Access Point. UPS use a network of local shops to deliver and collect parcels from and to. We can either post you a collection label or email you the label (you will need to print the label at home/work). Securely box up your equipment, affix the collection label to the outside of the box and take it to your preferred Access Point where you will be issued a receipt. UPS Access Points can be found here (link opens in a new window), simply enter you postcode to find your nearest one.

 
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It’s important to note that this service is specifically aimed at upgrading equipment in good working condition rather than repairing or servicing. Why? Well, these are two very different processes. Our upgrades look at improving existing parts – like capacitors, for example – and we have an awful lot of knowledge and experience of doing this. As many of these parts do wear over time, replacing them can have the added benefit of actually making the equipment more reliable and longer-lasting, but that is an added bonus rather than the central aim, which is to improve performance.
 
When it comes to servicing and repair, however, the specific knowledge of individual pieces of equipment that is required, along with access to the original electronic schematics, makes it unwise for anyone other than the manufacturer or authorised service agent to carry out this type of work. 
 
The upgrade comes with a 2 year warranty, including all parts that we've used. This excludes failure of components beyond the work we have carried out. We therefore ask that the equipment you send for upgrade is in good working order.
 
Please note this is just an upgrade modification, it does not include the Simply Italy amplifier.
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