God, YES!
Straight out of the box and I'm impressed with both the clarity and the weight (of the music, but the unit is nicely heavy too
It's breathed new life into my Monitor Audio Silver 4is and I haven't heard Miles Davis' Flamenco Sketches sound so good in years! Also very convincing with Marilyn Manson and Rage Against The Machine, amongst others.
I'm using Pure Direct mode and it just sounds 'right' to me across the range. It is missing out on the bass, but I'm sure that's down to the speakers, not the amp. I've not heard any distortion at way beyond comfortable listening levels, before I chickened out through consideration for my neighbours and gave up.
This isn't a scientific review, but I am LOVING listening to my favourite music through this amp and that's what it's all about for me.
OK, I can't afford more expensive systems to compare it to, but I have listened to many of them and for the money (£170 from Richer Sounds), it's got to be pretty tough to beat. I'm pretty fussy about my music (although I'm far from an audiophile) and on a first evaluation, I'm VERY impressed with it.
I know regular readers will be aware of this amp, but I thought I'd share my opinion - hope it helps. Big thumbs up!
Straight out of the box and I'm impressed with both the clarity and the weight (of the music, but the unit is nicely heavy too
It's breathed new life into my Monitor Audio Silver 4is and I haven't heard Miles Davis' Flamenco Sketches sound so good in years! Also very convincing with Marilyn Manson and Rage Against The Machine, amongst others.
I'm using Pure Direct mode and it just sounds 'right' to me across the range. It is missing out on the bass, but I'm sure that's down to the speakers, not the amp. I've not heard any distortion at way beyond comfortable listening levels, before I chickened out through consideration for my neighbours and gave up.
This isn't a scientific review, but I am LOVING listening to my favourite music through this amp and that's what it's all about for me.
OK, I can't afford more expensive systems to compare it to, but I have listened to many of them and for the money (£170 from Richer Sounds), it's got to be pretty tough to beat. I'm pretty fussy about my music (although I'm far from an audiophile) and on a first evaluation, I'm VERY impressed with it.
I know regular readers will be aware of this amp, but I thought I'd share my opinion - hope it helps. Big thumbs up!