Receiver & Amplifier Reviews

Mix contributing editor Michael Cooper is the owner of MichaelCooper Recording, located in beautiful Sisters, Ore. Cooper's studiooffers recording, mixing and mastering services.

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A useful little amp I installed in my caravan. Quality of the sound is good, but not brilliant. Power will drive 4 speakers with ease. For the price, this unit is great value and is not as attractive to thieves as a car audio system.

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I have used this pre-amp for over 5 years with great pleasure. Over the years we typically incrementally improve our systems as we can afford. Of all the advancements in my stereo system, the Vincent was by far the most significant improvement....

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I have an old Onkyo integrated amp from the 70s. It has served me well, but was getting unreliable. I could never find another amp with all its features (2 phono inputs, 3 speaker outputs etc) Upon reading the reviews of this amp, I felt I couldn't go...

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I only have this amp because a friend of mine was moving overseas and didn't have time to sell it. I have to admit I'm a little ignorant of audio equipment and before I tried this amp, I was using a Pioneer receiver with some Klipsch speakers that I...

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This is actually a review of the B&K 200.2, but since that isn't a listed model, I'll add it here.

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My father bought this with a whole package from a Conn's store back in 2000. I think he spent well over $2000, it was the HTR_5240, matching DVD player and 5 disc CD player and a 5.0 yamaha speaker system. To this day this whole system rock our house,...

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The Elite pre/power is well worth consideration but lacks the sonic cutting edge to worry the class leaders

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Product of the Year, Awards 2011. An unusually specified product that turns out not only to be a jack of most trades, but a master of them, too

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The Aurora Audio GTP8 is a great way to get eight high quality Neve-like preamps in one place for one set price. If you're after a set of real 1073's, it's probably going to run you just about as ...

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A good little music player, very easy to use, the radio seems to be okay but I haven't used it much yet and I have not tried a dvd either.

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I paid 750 € several years ago for the pair of 997 monoblocks on a spanish online sound store, in Bilbao. Well, it sounded "a whole world" better than my previous "pro" berhinger "studio" power amp (If you ever wish like to "punish" your hearing, buy a...

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Best headphone amplifier £300-£500, Awards 2010. Its user-friendly sound makes this a very wise buy

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Overall, this is a great product for its intended audience. The amp is a fun, versatile, and easy to carry combo that should last a long time for its owner. Check it out!

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Do you prefer wine sold in a box or in a bottle? Boxed wine does have its advantages: It's available in a greater variety of package sizes, it's easier to carry to a picnic, and the lighter packaging reduces manufacturing cost, shipping cost, and...

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Bought it used intending to biamp with my a65+ (the same as the former reviewer) but my B&W DM303 doesn't have separate terminals for bi-wiring so only using it as a power amp now. Replacing NAD C320BEE, my a65+ is more suitable, than the NAD, to my...

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I have had, and still have some top Notch amplifiers...Quad 405-2... leak stereo 20, Sony 700es, just to mention a few... But and it's a very big but... the yarland fv 3ciii has really drawn my attention.

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Activate and control the effects in Serato ITCH with NS7 Chain multiple effects to a single source Route effects to either deck or to the Aux or Main outputs Designed in collaboration with Serato for seamless compatibility with the latest version of...

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SOUND QUALITY: Separation of instruments and precise placement of vocals. FEATURES: Lots of toys considering it is a high end product and speedy to load. APPEARANCE: Solid up-market looks. REMOTE: Good to have backlight facility

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I have played it through the 1974 Large Advent Speakers and it sounds awesome. great bass and treble separation. Found it in my neighbours garage along with the T-50 tuner when he moved.

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The E405 is a very good amp, topnotch build quality and a highlight is the buildin Phono section. Sound is very neutral, no sharp sound at all. Very usable with a lot of speakers, including difficult ones, stable at 2 ohm! And lot's of power, 2x170...

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Love these. Super fast cooking! Boils water faster or as fast as a microwave. And unlike a microwave the water stays hot for a long time. Nice build quality. Cleans easily. Slightly noisy on counter top. ( mine are recessed into the counter and are...

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Gamut’s entry-level amp is hugely talented, but is easier to admire than love

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This is hands down the best little combo amp I've ever played through. The crunch is amazing and the cleans are usable. Its an insane value at the price. I highly recommend it.

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All in all I think the Dr. Z Maz 18 Reverb is a killer amp that is a great tool for any musician searching for an amp to get killer clean to low gain classic tones that bridge the gap between Fende...

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