Another review that tells us very little. He liked it, that is for sure. However, he did not compare the $10K Technics to his $26K Pass mono amps or any other amp or integrated amp. So, what do we know?: It sounds better via digital in than analog in using a Manhattan II that uses an ESS dac chip and ordinary op amps. Whoopie! I could have told you that it would sound better than a decent DAC and interconnect via analog before even listening. However, how does the analog input sound driven by a serious DAC.....say the MSB select or the big DCS Vivaldi? How does the analog input compare with a Pass or other $10K+ amp? We will have to wait and see. For sure, there is a lot of cool technology here in this digital integrated amp. The LAPC feature cannot be done without it being a digital integrated amp. The future looks good. This really cannot be compared to a normal class D amp as there is so much more going on here. We will have to wait for someone else to more fully review this product. Some serious A/Bs are necessary.
Technics SU-R1000 a new Class-D GaN Technology integrated
Maybe one to look out for.
There’s a new approx $10K integrated Class-D from Technics called the SU-R1000 Integrated Amplifier around 22 kg, 150w-8ohm and 300w-4ohms, would have been nice to see what it could do into 2ohms
.
Said to have many of the GaN Class-D features of the far bigger SE-R1. But nowhere yet can I find if it uses the 1.5mhZ switching frequency that "makes" the SE-R1 what it is.
Also it uses smp power supplies, even though it’s 22kg, Unlike the SE-R1 at some 60Kg because of it linear supplies.
No reviews or measurement tests as yet for this one from Technics
Cheers George
- ...
- 63 posts total
- 63 posts total