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Review 2 of 7
Price Paid:
$1000.00
from internet Summary:
I love my little quad. Great features, flawless operation. I find imaging is great, very detailed but doesn't sound at all analytical or what you might expect "detailed" to sound like. Rather, it has incredible presence, especially in the midrange and lower mids, and allows you to hear deep into the space of the recording without strain - almost like every instrument has its own amp. Imaging is great, imo - palpable would be the word. Vocals have incredible presence and purity with no bloating on the low end or hardness up top. Bass is very solid, if perhaps a little sluggish - but that could be my speakers in my small room - very good control in the bass, though perhaps not as "taught" as some preamps (which i suspect is a coloration on their part). Treble doesn't jump out and definitely isn't harsh - but is sweet, transparent, delicate even. If your idea of audiophile is limited to realistically hard, dynamic cymbal crashes, this may not be the preamp for you - but on the other hand, the sound is totally un-hard and un-fatiguing, even with crappy recordings. The quality of the treble is hard to describe. Blows away everything in its price range, with the possible exception of the adcom 750, which i haven't heard. but the adcom lacks remote and tilt controls.
Input sensitivity selection is nice feature - and i swear, some recordings sound better with the sensitivity set at 100, some better at 300. it's kinda like having two preamps in that respect.
i love it. Strengths:
Midrange space/depth/imaging.
Features.
Non-fatiguing, open sound.
Insanely cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Weaknesses:
Volume control steps could be finer.
Bass might be tighter.
Dynamics could be better.
Limited number of inputs and tight spacing of rear panel jacks. Similar Products Used:
Bel canto, Aragonf
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