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$125.00
from eBay Summary:
Highly recommended! Every audiophile or audio enthusiast should have at least one, for backup if nothing else. It is that good.
I bought my first Proton D940 Stereo Receiver on eBay a couple of years ago, and I liked it so well I bought two more. I am an audiophile, or at least an audiophile wannabe since about 1985,.and I am no novice when it comes to audio gear. Actually, I buy audio gear and refurbish it for resale, and a lot of equipment has passed through my hands over the years, so I recognize good stuff when I see and hear it.
A little known fact is that this company, Proton, has made some very fine equipment for other well known audio companies. Remember the early NAD stuff. Well, guess what? Proton made much of it including those powerful little receivers they sold so many of back then, and which now still bring good prices on eBay.
If you can't get your hands on a D940 Receiver, try the D540 Integrated Amp instead. Of course, you will need a separate tuner for it. It has the same basic power capabilites that the D940 has. Strengths:
Dynamic headroom!!! All 6 dB of it. It is rated at 40 wpc continuous into 8 ohms, 20 - 20K Hz, both channels driven. Not so spectacular, huh? However, this Mighty Mouse receiver will deliver dynamic power peaks of 380 wpc into 2 ohms for 20 mS or less. That is incredible performance for any receiver or power amplifier, and it makes the music live. It also means that this magnificent little beast will drive virtually any speaker.
All of the controls are intuitive and easy to understand and use, and it is also built like a tank in many respects with the exception of the things I mention below in the Weaknesses section.
The preamp section is really very good, and the tuner is excellent. Weaknesses:
None really, but I will mention a couple of little things. The switches and pots, although easy to use and very functional tend to get scratchy over time. Buy hey, everybody else's does too with few exceptions, and just working them good usually gets rid of the problem. Another is that the switch buttons are plastic and I they should have been made of metal.
The speaker connectors on the rear will not accept banana plugs although they look like the will. Proton felt that banana plugs could not effectively meet the current demands that might be placed on them in high power situations. They installed binding posts without the banana jacks for that reason.
These are minor things and in no way detract from the performance and the satisfaction of owning and using this little Mighty Mouse receiver. Similar Products Used:
Really too many to mention. Sansui G-971 Monster Receiver, Carver 900 Receiver, Harman Kardon 680i Receiver, Yamaha 777 Stereo Reciever, Yamaha 901 Stereo Receiver, plus many others.
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