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RickD
Published on 04/06/07 at 10:01
I use it every day for about 6 or 7 years.
I have chosen after a comparison in a magazine for audiophiles.
The price was reasonable compared to other amps, especially on the paper were the characteristics of hell. The rise time of the beast is comparable to the best, the signal / noise ratio too, and it has an impressive number of entries: 3 / O "Tape", which is very rare, and a bunch of other line inputs, including a live gold connectors for the CD.
The EQ has two bands but effective and musical. It is also detachable. A single button and a -20 dB pad complete the whole. Function mutes the headset to the pairs of speakers, it is possible to hear separately or in combination: A or B or A + B. I take off 1 point because sometimes listen with headphones at the same time as speaker would have been useful in my home studio, but it's a detail.
I take off 1 point because I also had a minor technical problem with: after a year or so, one side started to function less well. Crackling sound or cut altogether, forced back the sound of a sharp blow to unlock. Painful. One day the amp cut flatly turned back and did more: the fuse had blown. The repair cost me € 53 (nothing compared to the original price € 680 recommended) and was told it was a ventilation problem: the amp was heated and welds were released. Well ventilated, the beast is built to last. Weighing about 15 kilos, separate compartments inside ... designed as seriously as his head: a retro face that I love.
The sound is impeccable: it does not blow, even at maximum 80W RMS, ear pressed to the tweeter. Nothing. It blows a little two-thirds, however, but almost nothing.
The remote control lets you change the source and volume, the latter being powered.
Except for its weight and size, this amp is top notch. Super face, its perfect, never tiring, yet lively.
I have no reason to regret this purchase, on the contrary.
The only real downside of the beast is due to its terminals, all plastic and not very reassuring, they are in stark contrast with the solidity of the rest.
I have chosen after a comparison in a magazine for audiophiles.
The price was reasonable compared to other amps, especially on the paper were the characteristics of hell. The rise time of the beast is comparable to the best, the signal / noise ratio too, and it has an impressive number of entries: 3 / O "Tape", which is very rare, and a bunch of other line inputs, including a live gold connectors for the CD.
The EQ has two bands but effective and musical. It is also detachable. A single button and a -20 dB pad complete the whole. Function mutes the headset to the pairs of speakers, it is possible to hear separately or in combination: A or B or A + B. I take off 1 point because sometimes listen with headphones at the same time as speaker would have been useful in my home studio, but it's a detail.
I take off 1 point because I also had a minor technical problem with: after a year or so, one side started to function less well. Crackling sound or cut altogether, forced back the sound of a sharp blow to unlock. Painful. One day the amp cut flatly turned back and did more: the fuse had blown. The repair cost me € 53 (nothing compared to the original price € 680 recommended) and was told it was a ventilation problem: the amp was heated and welds were released. Well ventilated, the beast is built to last. Weighing about 15 kilos, separate compartments inside ... designed as seriously as his head: a retro face that I love.
The sound is impeccable: it does not blow, even at maximum 80W RMS, ear pressed to the tweeter. Nothing. It blows a little two-thirds, however, but almost nothing.
The remote control lets you change the source and volume, the latter being powered.
Except for its weight and size, this amp is top notch. Super face, its perfect, never tiring, yet lively.
I have no reason to regret this purchase, on the contrary.
The only real downside of the beast is due to its terminals, all plastic and not very reassuring, they are in stark contrast with the solidity of the rest.