The M-1000 might very well be the most sought after ultimate Kondo preamp ever. Only 25 units very manufactured, from which 17 with phono. This specific unit is therefore one of those 17 units. All these units are now in hands of fortunate music lovers and collectors of “golden” Kondo period products. This offer is therefore an unique opportunity to acquire such an unit.

The amplifiers developed by Kondo-san are very special indeed. It’s not just that he was the son of a Buddhist priest or a professor of electrical engineering and molecular metallurgy. It was his uncanny ability to fuse hard engineering with profound insight into the wonders of music that made him into the “Picasso of contemporary audio design”. In brief, there is nothing quite like a Kondo amp and when you hear one, you just know.

This M-1000 was built by Kondo-san himself in Japan in the period that he already operated under the brand Kondo. It is inimitable musically, both via the line and phono input and performs at the highest possible level. This M-1000 was initially supplied by the official German Kondo distributor and has been sourced from the first owner. Price: 39.500 euro.