Italiensk legende. Audio Analogue Maestro

Audio Analogue Maestro meget kraftig integrert forsterker.

Skal man ha noe som lyder bedre enn denne med samme evne til og spille musikk og dra frem bass fra selv små høyttalere, så blir det dyrt, veldig dyrt.

Kommer i orginal tre kasse så kan sendes etter egen avtale eller hentes i Asker eller Tønsberg

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Max Output

(from 20 to 100khz, both channels)

150W (8 Ohm load)

300W (4 Ohm load)

600W (2 Ohm load)

Max Output

(at 1kHz, resistive load)

169 W (8/8 load )

330 W (4 / 4 load )

625 W (2 / 2 load )

Input impedance

Linear 21 k

MM 47 k / 220 pF; MC 100

Preamp. gain

Gain 12 dB

Power stage gain

Stage Gain 33dB

Phono input sensibility

MM 10mVrms - MC 1mVrms

Signal/noise ratio (linear)

>90dB

Signal/noise ratio (‘A’ weighted)

>98dB

Signal/noise ratio phono input (linear)

MM >70dB; MC >60dB

Signal/noise ratio phono input (‘A’ weighted)

MM >80dB; MC >70dB

Total harmonic distortion

<0.01% @ 1 Vrms / 47 k / 1 kHz

Bandwidth (3dB)

1Hz-250kHz

Separation (at 1kHz)

RL >100dB; LR >100dB

Inputs

MM/MC Phono (PH1), Line 2/6 (Line 5 balanced)

Outputs

Tape Out, Pre Out

Tension

115VAC / 230VAC 50/60Hz

(UK only) 240VAC 50/60Hz

Max power use

1500 VA

Size

17.52" (W); 18.7" (D); 7.7" (H)

445 mm (W); 475 mm (D); 195 mm (H)

Weight

52 Kg. / 115 lbs

How it sounds

The Maestro is a modern solid-state amplifier which has a huge power reserve. It is well balanced in all frequency regions and produces a well-focused soundstage in all three dimensions. Because of its power and speed it has impressive dynamics and I was never able to get it into trouble. I have to recognize that I do not to listen to music at extremely high levels and therefore it is possible that other people will achieve different results if they like to hear Music above airplane taking-off sound levels.

The manufacturer has tried to reproduce an elegant and well articulated midrange without emphasis. I consider this to be a feature of a modern solid-state amplifier. The Maestro has no problems to give heavy kicks, but only if necessary.

Dynamics

One of the very nice features about the Maestro is that it can play good music even at low volume. Bass is there and the tonal balance is outstanding. Background music can be reproduced very well. If you like to hear music at low volumes then you'll be very happy about the results. By raising the volume just a bit you can achieve impressive results with the appropriate musialc genre, that is with chamber music and the like.

You can increase the sound pressure just as much you want. The Maestro can play hard, it doesn’t get tired and listeners do not get fatigued. This is a feature of high-end equipment. There is no emphasis at either end of the frequency range. All musical styles are reproduced in an honest way and never exaggerated. Voices are natural and without emphasis. You get the feeling that the Maestro has everything under control according to the needs of the moments and to the requirements of the music.

3D and stage reconstruction

The stage reproduction is very convincing in all three dimensions but it is never exaggerated. You never get the feeling that the Maestro is trying to overstretch one dimension over the others. With the appropriate high-quality music the speakers disappear. The different instruments and voices are well placed in space and the stage develops itself very well in length, width and height (which is not always very easy to achieve).

The phono section

The Maestro phono section can work with MM and MC systems. To switch from MM to MC one has to open the unit - not difficult but possibly tricky when the machine is placed on a rack with other components on top. I personally tried it with two MC cartridges and one MM.