Hi Everyone,
I've just got the new AMG PRA's in and have one set up in a nice little all analogue system. We'll be doing a full write up over the next few weeks, but for the moment feel free to ask any questions. We've posted some initial pics on our insta page. Soundwise it's silky smooth straight out of the box and is warming up nicely - very transparent, relaxed and detailed. I've sussed out the front panel controls (the manual needs some additions) and the remote is almost a component in itself. Build quality is excellent. There's something pretty special going on with the power supply that NuPrime aren't saying anything about as yet - I've been inside and had a look and it's unusual to say the least. More soon.
John at www.totallywired.nz
This review in totallywired is very intriguing. It reflects my own experience with nuprime products. So I am thinking about the AMG preamp and amp, and have a few questions;
1) Why is the AMA preamp only have 1 balanced input? I have been thinking about purchasing a preamp, since I have gotten back into records. So I need 2 balanced inputs, one for my DAC and one for phono. I just about decided on getting the Schiit Freya +, but then started reading about this preamp. The only thing holding me back right now is the single balanced input, It seems shortsighted. Will the next version have 2 balanced inputs? You can always combine a balanced input into single ended, but not vice versa.
2) Having gone thru the amp circle (IDA-8, ST10, STA9, and finally MCX-2), I found the MCX-2 having the sound of the IDA-8 but much more dynamic because of the power reserves, and not the edginess of the ST10 on rock and hot recorded pop. When I think of how to improve the MCX-2, I could only think that more transparency without the ST10 edginess. Note that the ST10 is not really edgy, its more faithful to the recording than the others, but that isnt always what is needed, since I dont only want to listen to perfectly recorded music. The MCX-2 takes a sandpaper and smooths out the edges. So my question about the AMA amp - does it still sound like the MCX-2 but more transparent? Is it as dynamic as the ST10? Or is it a different sound more like the STA9, which to me was too candy coated.