Thank you for taking a look at this Stingray (Version 1.5).  This is the post-2005 version with the RECORD output, subwoofer outs, TAPE LOOP, and the TRIODE/ULTRA-LINEAR switches. This unit does not have a phono stage nor does it have remote control. And no we cannot add those features to this unit, sorry! We built the Stingray Versions 1 then 1.5 at Manley Labs from 1997 to 2009 and then replaced it with the current models, the Stingray Version II and the Stingray iTube^®.  This original Version 1.5 Stingray was built in 2013. It is a brand-new unit being sold directly from the manufacturer.   It has our full 5 year warranty like any of our new gear.

We can reconfigure the operating voltage for any country. Tell us where you will be operating this Stingray and we will rewire the power transformer's mains voltage for you and include the appropriate detachable IEC power cord for your country. No problem. Just let us know.

This unit is brand new. For full specifications and for more info about this and other hifi and pro recording gear made by Manley Laboratories, Inc., click here.

 

The Stingray's story began in 1997 as EveAnna Manley's idea for a new, integrated amplifier. The initial sketch resembled a stingray, and thus, the Stingray was born. EveAnna arrived at this distinguished chassis design after careful research of optimal component placement for the purity and symmetry of the signal path layout. She also set out to reclaim the rich midrange and silky top end of our vintage designs and combine it with a driving low frequency register which had not previously been achieved with MANLEY's smaller amplifiers. Measuring, listening, testing and tuning led to a decision to select the Stingray as the successor to our venerable 15 year old input stage.

 

Separate left and right silver-contact select switches (for the four stereo line inputs) deliver your music into the premium Noble^® balance and volume controls before hitting the first 12AT7 input tubes. The advantages of a passive preamp driving an extremely short and low capacitance two inches of cable are well known: near-absolute transparency, no added noise, and extreme signal path simplicity. This is the perfect place to implement a passive preamp as it were.

 

Following the mighty 6414 driver/phase splitter, the trusty EL84 output stage can be switched between either around 20 watts of TRIODE or 40 watts of Ultra Linear mode push-pull operation. Individual bias for each tube is easily adjusted using the trimpots and test points, conveniently located on the top surface of the amplifier. The Stingray's power supply is extra-rugged and stiff, a MANLEY hallmark. It swims with the sharks: fast, agile, fluid, and with consummate authority.

 

With the Stingray, the MANLEY team has struck a remarkably harmonious balance in design which satisfies the sonic desires of the audiophile and the rocker, the artist and the musician, the student and the master, the yin and the yang. We invite you to experience the stunning sonic quality and visual beauty of the Stingray personally.

 

In Summer 2005 we added the following features to production. Stingrays designated with serial code MSTX### now include the following:

• TRIODE - UL Switching
• SUBWOOFER OUT
• RECORDING OUT
• TAPE LOOP (Insert) with Bypass switch

Select between 20 watts of seductive and ethereal TRIODE mode or 40 watts more powerful Ultra Linear output tube operation.

Subwoofer OUT a line level output that is AFTER the volume control so your powered subwoofer follows the same volume as your main speakers. These are unbalanced RCA jacks, line level. They feed the line inputs of your subwoofer, NOT the speaker jacks.

RECORD OUT (aka Tape OUT) is BEFORE the volume control so you can record whatever input you have selected without your listening level affecting the level going to your recorder. These are unbalanced RCA's. It is UNbalanced RCA's and UNbuffered so check out the input Z to your recorder to make sure it won't load down the Stingray main input while it is plugged in. Usually with unbuffered record outs we recommend you only plug in your recorder only when you are actually recording...

Tape LOOP: Also known as an INSERT point, the SEND or Tape Out comes off the selector switch as the Record Out option does going to your outboard EQ or Merlin BAM unit or tape recorder and then the signal returns (RETURN) to the Stingray in front of of the volume control so you can play tunes. A toggle switch selects whether the Tape LOOP (and whatever is plugged into the Tape Loop) is active or the signal goes straight through the Stingray as normal.

Features and Specifications

 

Manley Stingray^®

• 4 x Stereo Line RCA Inputs
• TRIODE - UL Switching
• RECORDING OUT
• SUBWOOFER OUT
• TAPE LOOP (Insert) with Bypass switch
• Passive Noble Volume and Balance Controls
• All-Vacuum Tube Lo-feedback Stereo Integrated Design
• Output Tubes: 8 x EL84 Ships with Russian NOS EL84M (aka 6Pi14Pi-EB) (We are out of Ei 6BQ5)
• Driver Tubes: 2 x 6414 Ships with GE or RAYTHEON JAN NOS USA or 6414W
• Input Tubes: 2 x 12AT7EH Ships with: 12AT7EH large plate Electro-Harmonix Russian
• Maximum Output Power UL mode: 40 Watts x 2 channels 1.5% THD @ 1kHz
• Maximum Output Power TRIODE mode: 20 Watts x 2 channels
• Frequency Response: 15 Hz - 40 kHz, -1dB
• Gain: 37 dB at max Volume
• Input Sensitivity: 185 mV in = 50 watts out into 5 Ohms
• Input Sensitivity Triode: 66mV in = 1W into 8 Ohms
• Input Sensitivity UL: 53mV in = 1W into 8 Ohms
• S/N Ratio: typically 87 dB A-WGT, 20Hz-20KHz
• Input Impedance: 50 kOhm nominal
• Optimum Speaker Load: 5 Ohms
• Actual Output Impedance at 20Hz: 2.8 Ohms at 100Hz: 2.6 Ohms at 1KHz: 2 Ohms
• Damping Factor: 5
• Scratch Factor: Use pennies under pointed feet to avoid marring cabinetry. Try quarters if you are in upper tax brackets. The bargain performer would be nickels. Paper currency does not function as well. Euro coins work 1.54 times better.
• Power Consumption Idle: 200W
• Maximum Power Consumption at Full Power: 370W
• MAINS Fuses: 100~120VAC operation: MDL 3 AMP / 250 Volt SLO-BLO 220~240VAC operation: MDL 1.5 AMP / 250 Volt SLO-BLO
• B+ FUSES (2): MDA 1/4 AMP, 250 Volt SLO-BLO, Ceramic. (Located internally)
• Power Supply: is factory set for 100V, 120V or 220-240VAC operation for original destination country's mains voltage.
• Operating Mains Voltage: changeable with power transformer re-wiring on PCB and fuse value change.
• Mains Voltage Frequency:
• Power Cord: Detachable IEC standard. Appropriate power cord supplied for destination country

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