MESA Engineering BARON Tube Power Amplifier * Box

Our patent-pending Tandem State Imaging is a unique feature that allows the listener to "dial in" or "tune" the amplifier to match listening preferences and system requirements. The sixteen available combinations are mechanical adjustments which may be engaged during playback, making the effects immediate and easily observable. The output power tubes of the Baron™, 5881s [an industrial, ruggedized version of the 6L6], can be wired for pentode or triode operation. The Baron's unique circuitry wires them for both operations such that individual pairs of output tubes may be assigned a different mode, simultaneously. This is a new concept in tube amplification and makes it possible to combine the distinct sonic characteristics of either mode of operation, in user-adjustable increments.

Front to 10th row perspective, thundering dynamics to subtle micro detail, full frequency extension to midrange emphasis, subtle tonal shadings... these parameters, and more, can be addressed by Tandem State Imaging. None of it requires any prior exposure to High-End audio or tube equipment, merely an enthusiasm for great sound and music and a willingness to experiment with different settings to explore their particular value in a given application.

The Mesa/Boogie professional heritage insures industrial-strength build quality and reliability, and our 25 years of experience with vacuum tubes, expressed in more than 12 patents for tube design, guarantees fully matured technology equally at home in a stadium, concert hall or private living room.

The current resurgence of interest in tube designs in the consumer markets proves what professional musicians have known all along: vacuum tubes sound different - and most people feel, better!