Allnic

L-8000 DHT

Introduced 2017$22,900 MSRP

Allnic Audio is a small South Korean manufacturer, run by designer Kang Su Park, specializing in pure directly-heated-triode (DHT) tube electronics built around vintage and NOS tube types and the company's own Permalloy-core transformers. The L-8000 DHT is the successor to Allnic's L-5000, billed as the world's first commercially produced pure-DHT preamplifier, and is distributed through a small network of specialist dealers rather than mass retail.

MSRP

$22,900

Used market · Good

$13,200

-42% vs MSRP

as of Sep 1, 2026

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MSRP to used market

From $22,900 at launch to $13,200 today.

Specifications

THD: 0.06% at 0.3V output; 0.16% at 1V output
Gain: +18 dB
Price: $22,900 USD
Design: Pure DHT circuitry from input to output; Class A, zero negative feedback
Inputs: 3x RCA (unbalanced) + 2x XLR (balanced), 10kΩ input impedance
Weight: 19.1 kg / 45.2 lbs
Outputs: 1x RCA + 2x XLR, rear switch selects balanced/unbalanced; 120Ω constant output impedance
Dimensions: 430mm W × 351mm D × 211mm H (16.93" × 15.75" × 8.3")
Tube complement: 2x 3A/110A (first gain stage) + 2x 3A/109B (output gain stage) DHT triodes; 2x 7233 rectifiers; 2x 5654 voltage regulators
Frequency response: 20 Hz–20 kHz flat; 16 Hz–75 kHz at -3dB
Independent review: Audiophilia Star Component Award — "probably the finest and certainly most expensive component" the reviewer had hosted; "Very highly recommended."