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Amplificateur à tube hybride stéréo de 25 watts avec entrée Bluetooth, optique, coaxi - PrimeCables®

5/5

I purchased this little glowing gem to replace an old 90s Pioneer AV Receiver as part of my computer desk audio system. It had plenty of power and features, but due to sheer size, I had to keep it under my desk on a slightly recessed shelf, where it was difficult to reach unless I pushed back my chair and used a flashlight to change inputs, surround settings, tone, etc. It barely fit on the shelf and was a pain to pull-out to add or alter cable connections on the back. I saw the low price and positive reviews for this unit, and really liked the blue glow and whole retro gestalt. I am feeding it from a DAC/HP Amp on the CD/DVD jacks, and a ATS-25 radio receiver through the (line level) phono RCA inputs. This requires reaching in behind my monitor to flip the little switch on the back panel. When I saw this unit had a digital coax connection, I thought I could connect it to my DAC using the coax input and keep the CD/DVD RCA input for the tuner, and thus not have to deal with that little switch in the back that controls which RCA jacks are active. Problem is the digital coax on my DAC is an INPUT not an output - I didn't pay close enough attention. I have ordered a simple 2-into-1 RCA switchbox with passive volume knob. Even adding that $40 to the sale price of this amp, it's still a bargain. Now the illuminated controls are within easy reach and that cool aura is a blue cherry on top. It has plenty of power with any decent line-level source, a DAC or soundcard, FM tuner, and even a MP3 player connected to the USB input (allowing full control and visual feedback from the DAP). I haven't tried connecting a Flash-drive with loose files, but it would be a simple option for MP3 tunes, if used away from a desktop PC or laptop. I also tried the Bluetooth input from the same DAP and it worked just fine, so the USB cable isn't a necessity if you have a smartphone or BT DAP, laptop, etc. As for the sound, it is cleaner and warmer than the old Pioneer receiver ever was. I am feeding Klipsch RB-10 bookshelf speakers with the speaker outputs and a Klipsch R-100SW powered subwoofer from the sub-out jack. It can drive those little 4" Klipsch cerametallic woofers to deafening levels, and the active sub fills out the lowest octave with authority. The Klipsch horn tweeters can be a bit aggressive sounding with many low to mid-fi solid state amps, but with the tube preamp stage on this amp, they produce sweet sounds throughout the mid and audible high range (source allowing, of course). I was most impressed by the realistic and expansive soundstage - completely outclassing the synthesized room EQs on the Pioneer (it's 30 years old). Feeding it Dolby ATMOS tracks from my DAC added some extra space and sonic bloom, but not required for a good impression of the sound field on a good recording. The delivery was quick and reliable, at a price that embarrasses Ali Express's alternately branded versions of the same amp. Can't ask for much more than that! My only quibble is that little input switch on the back panel - it should be on the front. Let's make it so on the next iteration. Once my RCA switchbox arrives it won't matter anymore, but it just makes sense - even if the switch or selector knob replaced the MP3 control knob on the front panel. Or put it on top with the other 3-way selector switch. Don't let that minor shortcoming keep you from enjoying this little marvel of retro-chiq style and Chi-Fi engineering.

21 oct. 2023

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