Pier Audio MS 1000 SE – Integrated Amplifier With Tube Rectifier
02.03.2025 06:27 | ~2 minutes read
French company Pier Audio presented the integrated amplifier Pier Audio MS 1000 SE. The model uses a large-sized 800 VA power transformer wound in the old style with high quality copper and weighs 23 kg. Up to a power of 2 x 20 W per channel, Pier Audio MS 1000 SE operates in class A, then switches to class AB, developing up to 2 x 150 W at 8 Ohm load and doubling the power to 2 x 300 W at 4 Ohm speakers.
The amplifier is built on a hybrid circuit - the preliminary amplification stages are made on tubes (6SN7 x 2, 6N11 x 2, rectifier 6Z4 / 6U4 x 1), and the output ones are on transistors (Sanken x 8). The Pier Audio MS 1000 SE model differs from other hybrid amplifiers by using a tube rectifier for the input tubes based on a double diode 6Z4 or 6U4. In the center of the front panel there is a large pointer signal level indicator.
The Pier Audio MS 1000 SE commutation capabilities include two unbalanced line inputs on RCA connectors and an input of a built-in phono preamplifier for moving magnet (MM) cartridges. There are no digital inputs here, but the amplifier supports Bluetooth connection using the supplied antenna. There is also a direct pre-in power amplifier input. Volume control is carried out using a motorized potentiometer from the renowned manufacturer ALPS.
The Pier Audio MS 1000 SE hybrid integrated amplifier is available for sale at a recommended retail price of 2,990 euros.
Specifications
This product is in the Hi-Fi and High End Electronics and Acoustics database
Integrated amplifiers — Pier Audio MS 1000 SE
Model name
MS 1000 SE
Type
hybrid integrated amplifier with Bluetooth streamer and DAC
Analog inputs (balanced)
0
Analog inputs (single-ended)
3
Input sensitivity (mV)
300
Input impedance (balanced) (Ω)
N/A
Input impedance (single-ended) (Ω)
N/A
Output impedance (balanced) (Ω)
N/A
Output impedance (single-ended) (Ω)
N/A
D/A conversion
Yes
Phono MM/MC current-sensing input impedance (Ω)
N/A
Output power (8Ω) (W)
2 x 150
Output power (4Ω) (W)
2 x 300
Gain (dBu)
N/A
Frequency response low +/- 3dB (Hz)
10
Frequency response high +/- 3dB (Hz)
50000
Signal to Noise Ratio (dB)
97
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (%)
0.8
Damping factor
N/A
Dimensions (mm)
420 x 455 x 178
Weight (kg)
23
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