앰프/Cyrus 사이러스 오디오

미션 사이러스 (Cyrus) 1 / 2 앰프(1985~) 정보 모으기.

AdultKid(오디오/스피커) 2014. 4. 26.

사이러스 1, 2 이렇게 싸보이는 오디오 앰프도 드물 것이다. ^^

일단 어떤 스피커든 연결하면, 중저음의 음장감과 폭탄 터지는 드한 저음.  영국제 스피커와 매칭이 좋다. 구형 JBL 류와는 매칭 안좋음.


특징 요약


1. 사이러스 2 에 psx (전원장치) 는 선택이 아닌 필수다. (안붙이면, 저음이 지저분하고, 고음이 거칠다.)

2. 기본적으로 음장형+타격감이 뛰어난 앰프다. 다만, 저역의 리듬감이랄까...저역 해상도가 떨어진다.

3. 외관이 워낙 못생겼다는 건 따로 얘기할 필요도..

4. 영국제 앰프들은 로하스랑 웬만해선 매칭이 잘 되니 차치하고,  인기 많은 7-80년대 JBL 이나 AR 과 매칭이 안좋은게 아쉽다. 만약에 그랬다면, 훨씬 인기가 많았을텐데... ( 이게 Naim 과 결정적인 가격차이일 듯)


**** 2,3,4번의 이유로 구형 네임 대비 선호도가 많이 떨어진 것 같다.


국내 중고시세로 PSX 붙어있으면, 60~70만원. PSX 없이 단품이면 30~35만원 선인데... 중고시세도 애매하지 않나 싶다.   오디오랩 8000A , 뮤피 A1 시리즈가 30만원 이하에 거래되는걸 생각하면....갸우뚱하기도 하다. 중고시세 60~70만원은 날고기는 앰프가 참으로......많다.  음장감과 때려부수는 듯한 타격감은 탁월하니, 취향에 맞는 사람들에겐 좋겠다.



 




사이러스1,2 에 관심 있는 사람들이라면, 이 시기 입문~중급라인을 재패한 영국제 앰프도 같이 비교해보면 재밌을 것이다.


2014/04/01 - [오디오 입문 관련글/인티 앰프] - 영국제 실용 인티앰프 시대(Aura,뮤피,Creek,Cyrus,Audiolab,A&R캠브리지 등)




1985사이러스 I 70 베스트 상품 수상 

1986 WHAT Hi-Fi 미션 사이러스 II 앰프 이해의 콤포넌트상 수상 

1987 SUMMER CES 이노베이션상 사이러스 II와 PSX 수상, 사이러스 I 과 튜너 DIAPASON 수상 

1988 사이러스 1 Hi-Fi choice 지의 베스트 바이 수상, 영국 FBA 사이러스 I 이해의 앰프상 수상 

1989 사이러스 1 베스트 앰프 베스트 디자인상 


ThCyrus 1 and 2 are the same amp in terms of the circuit. the C2 has a larger transformer and proper MC phono stage. 사이러스 1과 2는 같은 회로를 사용하고 있다. 단지 사이러스 2가 더 큰 트랜스포머와 MC 포노 기능이 있다. ( 사이러스2는 추가전원장치인 PSX 도 추가할 수 있다. )



사이러스 1 출력 30W

사이러스 2 출력 50W


● Description :
사이러스 2는 지금의 사이러스의 명성을 있게 한 앰프이며,1985년에 처음 발표 되자마자 전세계적으로 40개 이상의 상을 휩쓸었다. 일반앰프 보다 작은 구두 상자(shoecase)의 절반 정도인 작은 크기는 사이러스의 트래이드 마크가 되었다.

1993년에 사이러스 3 가 발표 되었지만 개선된 외관을 제외하고는 수준 이하의 음질로 인해 혹평을 받았으며,특히 phono 단은 가장 큰 단점이었다.

출시된지 20여년이 지났지만 1000파운드 이하에서는 경쟁자가 없을정도록 놀라운 제품(Amazing archivement)임에 틀림없다.


제조사 게시판을 보면 아직도 찾는 사람들이 있으나 사이러스 본사 조차도 2nd hand 제품을 어렵지만 구해 보시라고 권하고 있음.



사이러스2 

Specification
● 크기(W x H x D/mm) : 210 x 90 x 340
● 무게 : 4~5 Kg (버전에 따라 다름)
● 출력 : 
 50W + 50W(8Ω)
 70W + 70W(8Ω) - PSX added 
 80W + 80W(4Ω)
 125W + 125W(4Ω) - PSX added 



● 버전
1차 :1983년 출시.플라스틱 케이스. LED 내장의 푸쉬 버튼 파워 스위치
2차 :1985년. 사이러스 로고뒤의 백 라이트.메탈 케이스. 볼륨/밸런스 통합.스위치 형태의 Mute.이어잭의 위치가 다른 버전이 있다.(왼쪽 옆면 앞쪽 혹은 전면 우측)
3차 :1990년(1991년 단종).향상된 음질.플립 업 파워 스위치.하단의 Mission 로고 없음.

● PSX 연결 방법
사진의 내부 퓨즈 2개를 제거 한 후 PSX 를 연결 하여 사용 하면된다.
이후에는 PSX 없이는 사용 할 수 없다.



국내외를 봐도 사이러스 1,2 와 3에 대한 차이는 자주 언급되는데 비해 1 과 2 의 차이는 별로 찾아볼 수 없어서 궁금했는데 직접 들어보니 2 와는 소리가 좀 틀립니다. 기본적으로 전체적인 사운드의 골격은 같지만 1 모델이 조금더 자연스럽고 윤기있는 소리가 나고 2 모델은 음장이 꽤 커지면서 소리가 포워드해지고 출력이 조금 더 상승합니다. 


그리고 사이러스 원 모델도 2 처럼 전,중,후기 모델로 나뉜다고 알고 있었고,초기형에만 그리폰 문양 트랜스가 들어간다고 알고 있었는데,이건 외형은 분명히 최 후기형 글로스 블랙 똑딱이 전원 버튼인데 특이하게 그리폰 트랜스가 들어갑니다. 그 이후에 스코틀랜드산 트랜스(검은천마감)에서 아일랜드산 트랜스(투명비닐마감)으로 바꼈다고 하죠 

그리고 글로스 블랙 제품 시절에 생산국이 영국에서 타이완으로 넘어갔다고 합니다. 이 제품도 글로스 블랙이라 뒷면을 봤는데 메이드 인 타이완 스티커가 떨어진 상태인듯 합니다. 아 그렇다고 글로스 블랙이 모두 대만산은 아닙니다. 

 


사이러스 1 VS 네이트 2

네임과 비교하면 일단 소리가 좀 두텁게 나오고 고음부에 사이러스의 착색이 있으며 그 소리가 기분을 좋게 해주는데 네임에 비해서 그리 섬세한 편은 아닙니다. 오히려 고음부를 살짝 뭉게고 음장감을 가미해서 듣기 좋은 소리. 사이러스의 저음부는 네임에 비해서 양감이 살짝 많고 조금 더 폭발적으로 나오는 느낌인데 계속 듣다 보면 네임의 그것 보다는 명징함이 조금 떨어져 보입니다.


Cyrus 2 and the Nait were very, very similar - just different flavours of small amps, but totally liveable-with if both sounded slightly soft-centred.




미션 사이러스 1 은 1985년에 첫 모델이 발매되었는데, 미션에서 지속적으로 업그레이드를 하여 같은 사이러스 1 중에도 여러 가지 모델이 존재합니다. 

처음 모델은 노브가 크고 숫자가 적혀 있었으며 샤시 디자인도 좀 달랐는데, 사이러스 1 뿐 아니라 파워 서플라이를 장착할 수 있는 사이러스 2 사진 중에도 같은 형태의 노브에 초기 샤시를 가진 초기 모델이 있더군요. 


미션은 1990년에 사이러스 1과 사이러스 2를 모두 업그레이드하여 다시 내놓았고, 동호인들의 의견은 대체적으로 이때 나온 모델이 이전보다 성능이 향상되었다고 보는 것 같습니다. 

사이러스 1 중에는 사이러스 2와 거의 같은 형태의 모델이 있는데 그것이 아마도 90년부터 생산된 후기 모델로 생각됩니다. 

사이러스 1과 2의 성능에 대해서는 1이 출력이 낮으나 더 음악적이라는 것이 중론인것 같고 대신에 사이러스 2의 포노단이 뛰어나다라는 의견이 있구요, 

(그런데 사이러스 2는 파워 서플라이로 성능을 높일 수 있으므로 단순 비교는 어려울 것 같기도 합니다.

이후 사이러스 3부터는 지금의 사이러스 앰프 디자인으로 바뀌었고 소리도 좀 달라졌다고 보는 것 같습니다. 리모콘도 적용되었구요. 


제가 갖고 있는 모델은 사이러스 1의 후기형으로 일반적인 사이러스 2의 디자인과 거의 유사합니다. 전원 온 오프가 업 다운이 아닌 버튼식으로 되어 있는데 이것이 소리 좋다는 '사이러스 1 똑딱이' 버전이 아닌가 싶습니다.


빈티지 영국제 북셀프에는 딱입니다.  스펜더 bc1, sp1/2, atc scm 7 등 좋더군요.  네임 분리형과 비교해 보면 약간의 성향 차가 나지만 가격을 생각하면 ㅎ ㅎ 사이러스 2는 출력향상이 되어 트랜스와 커패시터 등이 얼급 됬다고 합니다.


사이러스 분리형까지 써봤는데 오히려 이 구형이 더 좋더군요. 중역이 너무 강해서 스피커를 가리는게 좀 흠인데 영국제 로하스들이랑 너무 잘 맞아서 저도 쓰지는 않지만 나중을 위해서 가지고 있어요.. 참고로 2 포노단은 기대보다 별로였습니다..



● 사이러스 2 버전
1차 :1983년 출시.플라스틱 케이스. LED 내장의 푸쉬 버튼 파워 스위치

2차 :1985년. 사이러스 로고뒤의 백 라이트.메탈 케이스. 볼륨/밸런스 통합.스위치 형태의 Mute.
입력단이 하나 추가됨.헤드폰 단자가 전면에 있는 모델과 좌측면에 있는 모델이 있음.

3차 :1990년(1991년 단종).향상된 음질.플립 업 파워 스위치.하단의 Mission 로고 없음.

Mission Cyrus One & Two Amplifiers  © Hi-Fi Choice, Awards Issue 2003


Retro


Back in the early eighties, when Mission was a young, thrusting company specialising in speakers, a decision was made to launch the Cyrus range of amps, with the imaginatively named One and Two. They first appeared in 1984/5, and went through a number of iterations. During the period they were on sale, they had a real impact, transforming the shape of the amplifier market for good. 


Prior to Cyrus, the high ground in low-cost amplification was filled by the then ubiquitous NAD 3020, essentially an ordinary amplifier which just happened to sound rather nice, but there was a more direct precursor to the two Cyrus amps in a virtually forgotten design called the Mission 778. Among the first amps to take a rigorously minimalist design approach, the Cyruses had short signal paths, specialised components in critical areas, no tone controls or filters and no speaker switching. Both models were equipped with phono stages capable of handling moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) cartridges, but most famously of all, they were both built into compact, ?shoebox? format boxes, like modern Cyrus components (but a little less pretty). 


The Cyrus Two had an additional trick up its sleeve too, in the form of a socket which allowed an extra power supply called the PSX, and later the PSX-R to be piggy-backed onto the internal supply. The intention was never to increase power output per se. The internal Cyrus power supply took charge of the preamplifier, leaving the external heavily regulated PSX, which was packaged in a box the same size and finish as the amp, to cope with the power amp. The PSX increased current delivery and improved the ability of the amplifier to cope with adverse loads. The beauty of the PSX was that it could be bought at any time as an upgrade, but it was not essential. It was, if you like, the icing on the cake. 


In the UK, the two Cyrus models were affectionately known as ?audiophile shoeboxes? (or sometimes as ?singing bricks?), which captures their essence pretty well. They were commercially very successful, and their achievement here was matched in most of Mission?s export markets. The exception was the US where Mission had a hard time gaining acceptance, not due to any perceived shortcomings, but simply because they were too small. Then and now, two Cyrus components side by side used the same space as a single standard-width component. But Mission . stuck to its guns, and the US market is now much more receptive to Cyrus - sadly too late for the heroes of our tale. 


The Cyrus bricks had a reputation for being true budget esoterica. In retrospect, and viewed in the context of a digital age, sound quality would now probably rank as rather bright, : thin and shiny, but the Cyrus was a product of the era of analogue source components, which often benefited from this kind of balance. In addition to the Cyrus Two?s fairly refined MC step-up, this model also boasted extra power ? 50 watts to the Cyrus One?s 25 ? and the light, clear and detailed sound of both amps proved an excellent antidote to the limitations of source components of the day. They were not particularly powerful, but their consistency within their operating ceilings meant they could be driven quite hard without the sound deteriorating. 


The original Cyrus amps were housed in chassis made from Nyrol, a synthetic material that was a spin-off from the space programme, capable of holding very fine detail from the mould, and which avoided becoming brittle with age. Slit foil reservoir capacitors were added to the Cyrus Two in 1987, and faster output bipolars were specified at the same time, eventually to be replaced by even faster custom-designed output devices. The case design was switched in this period to magnesium alloy, which gave the amps a much more sophisticated appearance. For a short period, the main PC boards were built in Taiwan, but this experiment was abandoned following reliability problems. In 1989, the final version of the Cyrus designs was launched, identified by the toggle power switch. The plug was finally pulled on the final production run of Cyrus Twos in 1992.

http://www.cyrusunofficial.co.uk


Cyrus 2 £299

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Hi-fi World December 2000


MISSION POSITION


David Price spies one of the greatest second-hand amplifier bargains of all time - the Mission Cyrus Two.


When NAD's 3020 first appeared at the beginning of the eighties, it swept all other budget integrateds aside, along with countless amps selling for well over twice its price. For the next few years, the hi-fi market cried out for something with a similarly remarkable combination of price and performance, but at a higher level. Then in 1985 Mission finally gave the world what it was waiting for with the new Cyrus Two.

 

One of the Huntingdon company's greatest ever successes, here was a small (210x 90x 340mm) amplifier packing a far more powerful punch than it had a right to, at a far lower price than you'd expect. As such, it was both the natural next step up from a NAD and a fantastic bridge to the high end. Selling for most of its life at £299, the Two cost twice as much as its smaller Cyrus One brother. 


Although visually identical - fascia legend aside - it was a heavily reworked version of its capable sibling. The 50W RMS per channel design boasted an extra 20W, along with double the output current driving capability. The disc stage was also extensively tweaked with far superior sounding circuitry and no less than 11dB of extra signal to noise ratio.

 

Like the Cyrus One, internal construction comprised a single printed circuit board and large toroidal mains transformer. Fast complementary power transistors were run in class A/B mode with direct coupled output. In NAD 3020 style, the rear connections were all RCA phonos facing upwards on a horizontal ledge - great for access but a ticking timebomb of a dust trap!

 

Two separate pairs of phono sockets were provided for MM and MC (a la Audiolab's 8000a), plus a toggle to switch between the two. Inputs were comprehensive by mid eighties standards, with no less than five available. The Two also brought an innovative new feature to the party - a socket for the £200 external PSX power supply which considerably improved the amplifier's sonics.

 

The big Cyrus is an extremely charismatic performer that's both obviously flawed and spectacularly gifted. Essentially it takes any music you care to feed it and forcibly ejects it through your speakers like there's no tomorrow. A fast and furious listen, it's a tremendously engaging performer that grabs rhythms and dynamics by the short and curlies, and grips like nothing this side of a Naim NAP250.


With smooth ancillaries it's a fantastically enjoyable listen that seems to turbocharge everything it touches, making it sound bigger, brighter, bolder and larger than life. So great is its grip that even slow, unresponsive speakers are beaten into submission and start to boogie. Bass isn't fantastically strong, but is delightfully supple.

 

The downside is that it has a naturally bright, almost chrome plated sound that needs careful matching and tuning to assuage. With a smooth vinyl source, for instance, its superb phono stage lets the amp's natural talents shine through with a fast, detailed and well balanced sound. 


With a cheap CD player however, it's Paracetemols all round and an early bed. The trick is to use good mains cable and smooth silver speaker wires and interconnects. Match it to even handed loudspeakers (like Mission's own 752s) and it really sings.


Both Cyrus amps got regular minor component changes and upgrades, but can be broadly divided into three series. The first 1985 incarnation had a plastic case and featured a push-button power switch beneath a pilot LED. The second series which followed a couple of years later can be identified by a backlit Cyrus logo instead of an LED indicator, along with the use of a metal case.  


The third series arrived in 1990 and featured the new, non-backlit Cyrus logo (with no mention of Mission to be seen), flip up power switch and tiny round LED pilot lamp, plus a dual-ganged volume/ balance control and switchable muting. The later the model, the better the sound. Particular sonic advances were made in the final years of production, making the last of the line the most desirable.

 

The final £399 Cyrus Two was replaced by the £499 Cyrus Three, a better packaged yet sonically inferior product. The biggest disappointment was the phono stage, which seemed miles behind the accomplished standards of its predecessor. 


These days you can pick up Cyrus Twos for anything from £100 to £200 depending on age and condition, making them great value for money. Fifteen years since they were first introduced, they still whip most of today's sub-£1000 integrateds if it's thrills you seek, which is an amazing achievement.



사이러스 1

Cyrus One  © HiFi & Record Review November 1986


Mission Cyrus One (1986) [revision 3]


This model has been with us for some years now and is the junior, slightly lower powered version of the Cyrus Two. But Mission have not let the grass grow under their feet, and like its big brother, the Cyrus One has been the subject of a number of detail improvements which have helped to keep its performance up to scratch. Our review model was drawn from current production intended for the Autumn 1986 season, and was built late in August. 


A casual observer might see little difference between the old and new models, and only an audition could establish what if any changes had been made. Externally, the distinctive finish is in black and dark silver grey. The rating for the original Cyrus One was 25W 14dBW, and the latest version is now officially specified at 40W 16dBW channel. However tests showed that in practice no real change has occurred with respect to this parameter. 


The Cyrus One is a neat plastic-cased model, which belongs to the ?straight line? design school, being devoid of balance, filter, or tone controls. Facilities do include comprehensive dual selector switches, which allow independent recording and listening from all sources, including pickup, Compact Disc, tuner, auxiliary and tape. These are cryptically labelled P, O, D, T and T, which I find unhelpful. This model offers both moving-magnet and moving-coil input facilities, selected by via a switch on the rear; the rear panel itself is unusual in that its horizontal arrangement allows easy connection of the cables. In the event, this is just as well considering that the headphone socket is also fitted to this panel and moreover, if loudspeaker muting is required, the speaker cables must be manually disconnected. The input and low-level terminals are in phono, while the speaker outlets are now plain 4mm sockets, as opposed to the earlier use of rather cramped binding posts. 


Technical details 


To help keep the overall size compact, the design employs a high-performance toroidal transformer. A high gain power amp section allows the deletion of the usual line stage and provides a line/CD path direct to the volume control, with no additional amplification. The output section is executed in discrete circuitry with high-speed output transistors in Class A/B direct coupled complementary mode. 


Subsidiary unregulated supplies feed the RIAA amplifier equaliser stage, this based on 5534 integrated circuit chips. Gain switching provides for moving-coil cartridges, at a modest noise performance, though the input characteristics remain constant (at the moving-magnet figures) for both settings. Care has been taken over the selection of passive and active audio components on sound quality grounds, and Morecroft-specified reservoir electrolytics have been used, these providing a superior high frequency performance. These capacitors should not be regarded as a universal cure-all but they certainly appear to have helped the latest Cyrus One. Other improvements relate to the circuit layout and the grounding paths. 


Sound quality 


In the auditioning, the latest Cyrus One immediately distinguished itself by clearly exceeding the performance of the previous version and reaching a standard which meant that the already improved competition was once again under threat! This was clearly not the loudest of the group, but it still sounded fairly pleasant when driven into mild clipping, and achieved fine listening test scores; for example, 70% via CD, 68% via moving-magnet and 65% via the moving-coil cartridge input. Taking the m-c input, here some mild treble ?grain? was evident, together with a touch of mid harshness and compression. Despite a slightly ?filtered? band-limited sound the standard of stereo in terms of both depth and focus was quite high - in fact, the best of this set. 


Moving-magnet showed an improvement, sufficient for the ?One? to take the lead here as well. A little more ?life? and ?energy? was noted, while the overall quality was most impressive for the price, if touch ?lean? in tonal balance terms. Via the built-in short path CD input, this amplifier properly showed off its attributes of clear, clean stereo focus together with surprising depth. The bass was fine, and the mid a touch ?lean?, but not seriously so, while the treble demonstrated considerable detail for the price. A strong, dynamic character supported this rendition, this a more ?interesting? performance than usual. 


Conclusion 


In terms of outright auditioning scores, this model was the clear group leader, though it has to be admitted, only by a slim margin. Its loudness capability was less than most of the others but taken overall, value for money is high, and the combination of a good lab performance with a fine sound ensures a strong recommendation. 


Group Conclusions 


The competition is really fierce in this sector with these new generation and revised models turning in a sound quality level, and in some cases, a load driving level and tolerance, that only 2 or 3 years ago, was more usually associated with models costing twice the price. 


It has to be said that the Yamaha proved a disappointment, and its sound did not match up to the rest. The Cyrus One holds the prime position as regards sound alone, but if you add in the extra loudness available from the Rotel RA82OBX2, then the position is no longer clear. In fact, if driven to the power limit, the Rotel would win that match. The QED A420 on CD matches the CD sound on Rotel, but it falls behind a little on analogue disc, despite the cost and refinements of the SA option. On CD, the NAD 3130 and Marantz ?45 fight it out at the next sound quality level, both offering a healthy power delivery and versatile facilities. However on analogue, the Marantz is perhaps the surprise winner over the NAD, and this by a significant margin. 


The latest Arcam Alpha returns a worthy performance (note that it has no m-c option), while the Trio KA-550 puts in a creditable performance that almost matches the Alpha on CD, and even marginally beating it on analogue disc. To the Trio?s advantage are its extra facilities, as well as more power, and a significantly lower price. Yamaha?s A420 is powerful and well equipped, but it appears to possess an older generation sound quality, and was placed too far below the Trio for any approval. 


In general, though, the standard is surprisingly high. Good music may be obtained from these models at really sensible prices. Others worth considering include the NAD 3120, the Creek 4040, the AR amplifier and the Sansui AUG 30X.





Date Reviewed: September 19, 2007


Bottom Line:   

I bought my Cyrus one 6 years ago together witch a huge Harman Kardon-50pound-100W amp, just because the cheap shoe-box made me curious - expecting nothing new. At home I could hardly trust my ears, there was so much soundstage, precise and powerfull sound and an exellent stereo image. Compared to my other amps including the Harman Kardon I felt like removing a curtain from the soundstage

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5

Submitted by Jo a AudioPhile


Date Reviewed: September 19, 2007


Bottom Line:   

I bought my Cyrus one 6 years ago together witch a huge Harman Kardon-50pound-100W amp, just because the cheap shoe-box made me curious - expecting nothing new. At home I could hardly trust my ears, there was so much soundstage, precise and powerfull sound and an exellent stereo image. Compared to my other amps including the Harman Kardon I felt like removing a curtain from the soundstage

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OVERALL RATING:

5

VALUE RATING:

5

Submitted by melissa a AudioPhile


Date Reviewed: July 18, 2007


Bottom Line:   

Finally, an amazing little amp that produce an amazing sound. I was a bit skeptical about the amp since it's old but after reading all the good stuff about this gem, I went ahead and gave it a try. It doesn't hurt since it cost a fraction to my system. 


The sound...It's to good to be true. I tried all the integrated amp in it's price range and nothing even come close. It's produce a very natural and open sound in my system. Music is fast , the bass is tight and involving. I guess this is the british sound characteristic. 


I am glad that I give this little amp a try. So if you are looking for an affordable true class amp, give this a try. You will not regret it. 


Thanks 

Melissa 

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OVERALL RATING:

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Submitted by AH786 a Audio Enthusiast


Date Reviewed: January 23, 2004


Bottom Line:   

Beautiful little amp, headhphone jack is at front on my model. 


Build quality is very good and the amp is quite heavy considering its size. 


Sound quality is excellent, no added distortion or coloring of the sound. I found bass to be very good on mine, maybe its cus my speakers are close to the wall. 


overall, I love the sound produced and I cant fault its design.

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Submitted by Harry Kaitis a Audio Enthusiast


Date Reviewed: January 13, 2004


Bottom Line:   

What can i say about this Amp! 

I bought mine in 1987 and since then i have yet to hear a more transparent amp at any price. 

Clarity, Speed, Resolution and Imaging are all simply amazing and if you are nutpicking you could say that bass is a bit lightweight (although amazingly fast, controlled and tuneful). Dont forget that this amp is rated at just 2x25W RMS! 

Overall this is a Classic amp which is still a giant killer after so many years.



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