Hey guys. Let me start by saying how excited I am! I have made a deal for a Bozak 919 pre amp. Very rare. It's in great shape and fully functional, all for the bargain basement price of $150!! Much like my EICO, I don't think the seller is in tune with the market.

To give an example of it's value, upon joining the Yahoo Bozak Group, I was made 3 offers via PM. 250, 275 and 350. All without so much as seeing a photo. Of course, much of it's value comes from the fact that it's a fidelity monster. It was considered a giant killer back in it's time. They still sound every bit as great today as they did then. I have gathered that they are comparable to an ARC SP9. Not in how they perform, but rather in the cultish dedication audiophiles have for it.

Perhaps some of you aren't aware of Bozak. They were primarily a speaker company owned by Chief Engineer Rudy Bozak. They made top notch speakers during the golden age of audio. Some models like the Concert Grand are arguably some of the best ever made. I haven't heard any myself.

Just down the road from the Bozak shop, was a small upstart by the name of CM Labs. CML had a line of amps and mixers that they had designed and needed a place to build them. Bozak took the work and built the first line of CM Labs mixers.

Anyhow, some of those units, like the CMA-10-2DL, still fetch up to $1000 in good shape! They were made with DJs in mind.

After making those initial CMLabs products, Rudy Bozak decided he wanted to design his own line. They put the home listener in mind for these. With legendary engineer Bob Betts, they introduced the 900 series. It included the 909 (rotary) and 919 (slider) pre amps, and the 929 and 939 power amps. They were an immediate and huge success. As I indicated earlier, they were priced under $1000 but were slaying the higher end competition.

Anyhow, I would be interested in any knowledge any of you guys may have regarding the 919 pre amp. After hooking up my Basic C1 and getting great results, I am hoping the Bozak will be the means to an end. "The Final Preamp"?? We'll see...