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We offer three linestage tube preamps.
1) The Rhythm™ linestage (above) comes in silver or black — We are now making the Rhythm 1.4, which sells for $12,900.
2) The Rhumba™ linestage (below) comes with silver or black front plate, and black body — We are now making the Rhumba 1.4, which sells for $5,000.
Blue or red body colors are available for $300 more.
3) The Rhumba Extreme™ linestage — We are now making the Rhumba Extreme 1.4, which sells for $8,500. To allow you to acquire our flagship Rhythm at a lower cost, we decided to put most of its technology inside the less-expensive Rhumba chassis. This is the Rhumba Extreme.
The Rhumba Extreme is pictured below. From the outside, it looks identical to the Rhumba, except it includes a blue LED on the volume knob to indicate volume level during late night sessions, and it features the IsoAcoustics “Gaia” feet from the flagship Rhythm. It also has a mirror finish behind the indentations on the front plate where toggle switches are found.
Like the Rhumba, the Rhumba Extreme can be purchased with silver or black faceplate. And you can have the body in blue or red, for an additional $300.
4) The innovative new Rhumba Xphono is our phono preamp. It is $7,800, available with silver or black front plate, and a black body. Red or blue body options are available for $300 more.
The Rhumba Xphono phono preamplifier is pictured below.
RISK-FREE
We realize that you may not be able to audition a Backert Labs preamp at a dealer before buying. Therefore, if you purchase any of our products direct from us and for any reason you are not completely thrilled, you may send your preamp back to us at any time up to 14 days after you receive it, and you’ll receive: (A) a full refund of your purchase price if you paid by check; (B) a full refund of your purchase price minus a 4% restocking fee if you used PayPal.
Upgrades: If you bought direct from us and decide to upgrade to a preamp higher in our line within a year of your purchase, we will give you 100% credit for the price you paid on your original Backert Labs preamp, toward the purchase of your new preamp. Of course, your original preamp will need to be in good condition.
Easy. We want it to be easy – and risk-free – to buy the last preamp you’ll ever need. If you have any questions, please call or email us anytime. We are here, virtually 24/7, and talking about preamps is what we love to do.