Pros
- + connects to everything (from vinyl to iPhone, and not only through a blue tooth, but also through a wire) + own good DAC on board + support for APTX Bluetooth of any format + headroom is excellent for a moderately sized speaker + quite functional, you can even adjust the sound through the menu + Separately, I note a fairly powerful headphone output. They do not explicitly indicate in the instructions in the performance characteristics what power is at the ear output socket. They only write "Level / impedance of the preamplifier output 1 V / 470 ohms". If they bring it to the headphone jack, then this confirms my feeling about a good power reserve, because. the volume is not less, if not more, than my separate ear amp (it claims 1700 mW at 16 ohms, 1500 mW at 32 ohms, 150 mW at 300 ohms), which is very good in the market and in my experience. + the design is strict and fits a lot of things + outputs to TWO sets of speakers (two stereo pairs), each stereo pair is turned off by a separate button on the panel + you can adjust the volume level in the menu when you turn it on (an endless knob without a scale), then you don’t have to twist it every time (I adjust it from the keyboard in Windows, and the amp is set to one volume) + for placebo lovers there is support (Hz) 44.1k, 48k, 88.2k, 96k, 176.4k, 192k, 384k (16 bit, 24 bit and 32 bit) via usb
Cons
- - Shutdown either by daily clicking a powerful large mechanical button, or from the remote control. - the use of electro-mechanical relays, they make loud sounds when switching modes or turning on the amplifier - not solid)) And by the way, I noticed that the appearance of problems (lack of sound at the output) is directly related to relays. Those. you will hear either not turning on or turning off suddenly. Below I will describe the main problem in stability and its solution. But there were a couple of times even without using the DAC, when I heard a relay click and the sound disappeared. Let's say, in two years a couple of times, and immediately returned to its place when I turned off the amp - forgivably against the background of omnivorousness, functionality and a fairly reasonable price for all these benefits. - headphone output 3.5 jack, not solid. And it adds inconvenience that the sound of the speakers cannot be turned off when the jack is plugged in, i. E. if you plugged in the headphones, wanting to listen only in them, without sound from the speakers, you also need to press a button on the panel / remote control (or two, if a second pair of speakers or a subwoofer is connected) speakers. In general, this is all nonsense, but it is worth noting. This solution has a plus: when you compare the sound of the headphones by plugging into different connectors, the sound from the speakers will not break out when the jack is pulled out, thus the residual memory of the sound (in your head) will not be distorted by the sudden appearance of a completely different nature of the sound, because speakers always sound different.
