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Old Uncle Thingy
Hello,
I just wanted to share my impressions of my recently acquired AU-9900. It has arrived in my hands via Hyperion, who gave it a full re-working and got it well up to spec whilst it was in his possession.
I am absolutely enamoured with the sound of this thing - I'm hearing new things in every record I play. It seems to present any and all music very openly and effortlessly, with all instruments and vocals given plenty of room to breathe. Tom Waits sounded like he was sat in my front room with me - unnerving, bu amazing!
It has displaced my AU-517, which although an amazing amplifier in its' own right, just doesn't sound as refined *to my ears*. Whilst it is powerful and direct, it just doesn't seem to have the same level of control over its' output. Of course, this may well simply be a matter of taste / hearing damage
I did a lot of research on the '9900 before deciding to take the plunge, and read many peoples' posts on here.
At the risk of dragging up an old subject, I'd very much welcome any further thoughts anyone here has on these amps.
Out of interest, this particular '9900 is the original version, not the 'A'.
Also, the 'honest' volume control has not proven to be a problem at all for me - I have found it to be very reassuring that as it creeps towards 12 o'clock the sound just gets bigger and bigger without becoming fatigueing or harsh
Oh, and the green power lamp is very appealing!
Thanks John, and cheers for any comments!
Dan
I just wanted to share my impressions of my recently acquired AU-9900. It has arrived in my hands via Hyperion, who gave it a full re-working and got it well up to spec whilst it was in his possession.
I am absolutely enamoured with the sound of this thing - I'm hearing new things in every record I play. It seems to present any and all music very openly and effortlessly, with all instruments and vocals given plenty of room to breathe. Tom Waits sounded like he was sat in my front room with me - unnerving, bu amazing!
It has displaced my AU-517, which although an amazing amplifier in its' own right, just doesn't sound as refined *to my ears*. Whilst it is powerful and direct, it just doesn't seem to have the same level of control over its' output. Of course, this may well simply be a matter of taste / hearing damage
I did a lot of research on the '9900 before deciding to take the plunge, and read many peoples' posts on here.
At the risk of dragging up an old subject, I'd very much welcome any further thoughts anyone here has on these amps.
Out of interest, this particular '9900 is the original version, not the 'A'.
Also, the 'honest' volume control has not proven to be a problem at all for me - I have found it to be very reassuring that as it creeps towards 12 o'clock the sound just gets bigger and bigger without becoming fatigueing or harsh
Oh, and the green power lamp is very appealing!
Thanks John, and cheers for any comments!
Dan
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