SPECIFICATIONS
Description Hybrid (tubeBJT-MOSFET) stereo integrated amplifier with no global feedback, output switchable between class-A and class-AB. Analog inputs: 1 pair balanced (XLR), 4 pair unbalanced (RCA). Outputs: 1 pair 3-way loud speaker binding posts; one 1/4 (6.3mm) unbalanced headphone output. Output power: 30Wpc into 8 ohms (14.8dBW) in class-A, 120Wpc into 8 ohms (20.8dBW) in class-AB, 200Wpc into 4 ohms (20dBW).
Dimensions 17.3 (440mm) W × 5.1 (195mm) H × 19.3 (490mm) D. Weight: 66lb (30kg).
Finish Metallic Sand Gloss/Gold or Dark Titanium/Silver.
Serial number of unit reviewed LEV DM0109. “Made in Italy.”
Price $16,500. Approximate number of US dealers: 10. Warranty: 3 years, parts and labor.
Manufacturer Riviera Audio Laboratories s.r.l. Web: rivieralabs.com US distributor: Tone Imports Tel: (646) 425-7800 Web: toneimports.com
I remember, around the time I started at Stereophile, telling Art Dudley that I wanted to review “a lot of power amplifiers” because amplifiers are the “blood-pumping heart machines” that “reanimate the artistry” of musicians: Horowitz, Björk, Bill Monroe. Whereupon he looked over his glasses and spied me with bare eyes like a stern parent and said, “Just be sure to not review any amplifiers that weigh more than 65 pounds.”
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 2022 من Stereophile.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 2022 من Stereophile.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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