New Zealand-made Audio: Plinius

Plinius was founded in 1980 by Peter Thompson producing quality high end audio. The company was based in Palmerston North and later became Audible Technologies Ltd. There does not seem to be much information on the internet about Plinius, although company is still in operation today and now operates out of Christchurch. Link to website - Plinius NZ

They were known for their Class-A Power Amplifiers such as the SA - 50, SA - 100 and SA - 250 models and others.
There were a number of Plinius monoblock amplifiers made during this period which had no identifying marks on them and no nameplate with model information. These may have been prototypes which eventually made their way out into the community, or production versions with an in-house model number that was not designated on the units.

Plinius 2C Preamplifier

Plinius 2.4 Preamplifier

Plinius Model 12 Preamplifier

Plinius M12 Preamplifier

Plinius 2100i Integrated Amplifier

Plinius M14 / M16 Preamplifiers

Plinius SA - 50 Power Amplifier

Plinius 7b Power Amplifier

Plinius SA - 100 Power Amplifier

Plinius SA - 250 Power Amplifier

Plinius SA - 50 Mk III

Plinius SA - 100 MkIII

Plinius SA - 250 MkIII

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Plinius II and III pre and power amplifiers

Plinius 8200 and 8200 MkII integrated amplifiers

Like many amplifiers of the time, this unit was offered in both black and silver finishes. There were no visible differences between the 8200 and the 8200 MkII version other than the nameplate on the rear.