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Price Paid:
$1400.00
from Ebay - Used Summary:
I just replaced my Denon Avr-5700 that was handling preamp duties for a Used Encore from ebay. I know I made the right decision. The soundstage is wide and open sounding and movies can really sound viceral. Bass Mgmt. is flexable and is almost transparent. I would recomend pairing this preamp with some good acurate amps from Classe' Aragon or McCormack. I would also recomend using full range speakers for the best overall imaging and performance. From other perspectives it is beautifull and incredibly hard to tweak becuase of it's astetic prowess. You will get almost intimate with the remote so tell your wife or GF that you would like to start bringing others into your realtionship. If you lose the remote you are screwed. I have had problems with ground loops but after awile I was able to taim the problem. It's not the best that I have ever heard but for what I paid for it it's more that I could or should expect. If you get a chance to buy one for a good deal I would snatch it up, You won't regret it.
My Test System:
EAD Theatermaster Encore
Aragon 8008ST
B&K 3140
Panamax 1000+ Line cond. / Surge supressor
Vonschweikert VR-2000
Vonschweikert LCR-20
Energy C-6
Sunfire True Sub MkII Strengths:
Great Soundstage, Awsome lookging, Extreme build quality. Weaknesses:
Imperfect tonal quality. Not to bad though and really complicated to customise and get use to the remote. Similar Products Used:
Lexicon dc-2, Acurus Act3 ABM, B&K Ref 20, Sunfire Cinema, Denon AVR-5700
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