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Aesthetix Metis Statement Single Box Preamplifier

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Aesthetix Metis Statement Single Box Preamplifier
Aesthetix Metis Statement Single Box Preamplifier

Aesthetix

Country of origin: USA

Aesthetix Metis Statement Single Box Preamplifier
SKU: AES-MET-BL
$54,300.00

Includes GST. 🚚 Free shipping on orders over $100 Australia wide at checkout.

Provides high-end signal control with ultra-low noise and distortion. It offers precise volume and source management for detailed and faithful audio reproduction. The unit delivers transparent, dynamic, and immersive sound in a single elegant chassis.

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Aesthetix Metis

Statement Single Box Preamplifier

Aesthetix is proud to introduce the Metis linestage featuring our innovative new Aesthetix Coupling Modules, an "Invisible" Separate Power Supply, and a stunning new chassis design.

AESTHETIX COUPLING MODULE (ACM)
The Metis linestage utilizes highly proprietary Aesthetix Coupling Modules (ACMs) in place of traditional coupling capacitors. "I have been dreaming of this design for 20 years," says Aesthetix founder and engineer Jim White. It is well known that capacitor quality is directly correlated with sound quality, and Aesthetix has a history of investing heavily in pushing the boundaries of capacitors. But Jim wondered, "Could even better sound quality be realized if capacitors were eliminated entirely?" The answer is yes, according to Metis, which uses an ACM in each channel between the gain and output stages and no interstage or output coupling capacitors. ACMs produce constant output impedance across all audio frequencies, while a standard capacitor’s output impedance rises as frequencies drop often yielding tubby bass and other sonic degradation. In contrast, the ACMs in Metis result in a sound stage with incredible added depth, dimension and resolution.

"INVISIBLE" SEPARATE POWER SUPPLY (ISPS)
The Metis chassis is designed around a suspended inner core that, when set on a flat surface, physically decouples from the main chassis. The power supply is housed in this inner core creating an "invisible" separate power supply chassis. When sitting on a rack, there is no physical connection between the power supply assembly and the main chassis, save for the connecting wires. This innovative design means Metis enjoys the sonic benefits of a separate power supply without the disadvantages of an additional chassis including extra cost, space and heat.

STUNNING DESIGN ALSO MEANS OPEN ARCHITECTURE
The Metis user interface was developed with both elegance and flexibility in mind. The glowing panel of LEDs not only looks stellar, but the logic board controlling it offers access to a virtually limitless array of features and functions, like home theater bypass and absolute phase selection. The Metis also features Remote Control, 12 volt trigger and RS 232 interface.

AESTHETIX AT HEART
With its radical innovations, Metis also personifies Aesthetix’ fundamental design principles. The linestage uses 4 tubes, 2 per channel for all amplification in a true dual mono configuration, is fully balanced, uses zero feedback and has our discrete switched resister volume control. All inputs can be used single ended or balanced, and single ended inputs are internally balanced. The Metis chassis has extra large footpads housing massive HRS Nimbus Couplers for harmonic dampening.

Metis Owner's Manual
Metis Tube Placement

Tech Specs
Inputs -
Connectors:
1 single-ended RCA and 1 Balanced XLR per channel for each of the 5 analog Line Inputs.
1 Single-ended RCA and 1 Balanced XLR per channel for the Tape input.
IR extender: 1/8” phono jack
Outputs: Main : 2 Balanced XLR and 2 single-ended RCA per channel.
Tape Out: 1 Balanced XLR and 1 single-ended RCA per channel.
Output Impedance: Single-Ended 1K ohms
Balanced 300 ohms
Polarity: (Balanced) Pin 1 = Ground.
Pin 2 = Non-inverting (Positive).
Pin 3 = Inverting (Negative).
Tubes: V401 E83CCS or 12AX7.
V402 6922 (6DJ8).
RS232: 1 DB9 connector.
Trigger Input/Output 1/8” Jack, operates on either 5-12 VDC or Pulse < 100mS or 5-12V DC
Dimensions: 17-13/16” W x 18-1/2" D x 6 1/16” H (45.2 x 15.4 x 47cm).
Weight: 42 Lbs. Stand alone (19 Kg), 51 Lbs. Boxed with accessories (23.1 Kg).
Maximum Operating Internal: 176 F (80 C)
Temperature: Room: 122 F (50 C).
Fuses: Mains: 2A SB @ 100V, 117VAC, 5 x 20mm; 1A SB @ 230, 245VAC.
Power Supply: 250mA SB, 5 x 20mm.
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Why Choose Aesthetix

Aesthetix is an American high-end audio manufacturer renowned for producing valve-based electronics that combine extraordinary musicality, engineering sophistication, and long-term upgradeability. Founded by celebrated designer Jim White, Aesthetix products have developed an exceptional reputation within high-end audio for delivering holographic sound staging, tonal realism, and dynamic authority while maintaining the refinement and emotional engagement valve amplification is admired for.

What makes Aesthetix particularly distinctive is the company’s philosophy of combining fully balanced valve circuitry, substantial power supply engineering, and modular long-term product evolution into platforms designed to remain relevant for decades. Rather than forcing customers into constant replacement cycles, Aesthetix allows owners to progressively upgrade products throughout their lifespan through Signature and Eclipse enhancement pathways.

At HeyNow Hi-Fi, Aesthetix products consistently stand apart for their ability to reproduce music with enormous scale, dimensionality, and emotional realism while still maintaining excellent control, transparency, and dynamic capability.

Signature Design and Sound

Manufactured in the United States, Aesthetix products are engineered around fully balanced valve topologies, substantial linear power supplies, premium analogue circuitry, and highly refined grounding and isolation architectures designed to maximise musical coherence and spatial realism.

The Mimas integrated amplifier has become one of the company’s most important products by combining genuine high-end valve performance with modern usability and exceptional system flexibility. Delivering substantial power and remarkable musical engagement, the Mimas presents music with rich tonal density, expansive sound staging, and convincing dynamic authority while still maintaining excellent loudspeaker control and everyday practicality.

The Romulus CD player and DAC platform continues Aesthetix’s analogue-focused digital philosophy, delivering a presentation that feels highly organic, dimensional, and emotionally natural rather than sterile or mechanically analytical. The combination of valve output staging and refined digital implementation allows recordings to retain texture, space, and musical flow in a way many digital systems struggle to achieve.

For customers seeking reference-level separates, the Calypso preamplifier and Titan power amplifier combination represents the company’s ability to combine enormous scale and authority with remarkable finesse and holographic realism. The presentation feels spacious, layered, and physically immersive while still preserving transient speed, tonal texture, and low-level detail retrieval.

One of the most unique aspects of Aesthetix ownership is the company’s long-term upgrade philosophy. Products can initially be purchased in their standard configuration before later being upgraded to Signature specification, incorporating substantially higher-grade internal components and further refinement throughout the signal path. Beyond this, Eclipse versions take the concept even further by mechanically isolating critical circuitry from the chassis itself, reducing vibration interaction and elevating performance to an even higher level.

Importantly, these upgrades can be performed at any stage throughout the life of the product, allowing customers to progressively evolve their systems over time rather than replacing entire components. This creates a remarkably sustainable and emotionally rewarding ownership experience rarely seen within modern high-end audio.

Aesthetix Product Range

The Aesthetix range available through HeyNow Hi-Fi includes integrated amplifiers, preamplifiers, power amplifiers, DACs, CD players, and reference-level analogue electronics designed for listeners seeking extraordinary musical realism and long-term ownership satisfaction.

Products including the Mimas integrated amplifier, Romulus DAC/CD platform, and the Calypso and Titan pre-power combination showcase the company’s ability to combine valve refinement, dynamic authority, holographic sound staging, and highly sophisticated upgrade architecture into genuinely world-class audio systems.

At HeyNow Hi-Fi, Geoff and his experienced analogue and system setup team provide assistance with amplifier matching, valve system integration, digital configuration, and complete system optimization to ensure Aesthetix products perform at their full capability within each customer’s listening environment.

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