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K.T.N
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K.T.NHonestly you get what you pay for. Cheap products are great, but when cost is cut quality goes down. I would actually recommend people to save up, buy a Yamaha A-S 801, or Parassound Halo Integrated, yes they are both very expensive new, but buy used, and you will be happy for many many years.
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But it had one major flaw that knocked it out of my system - there was a tracking imbalance in the low volume portion of the potentiometer that just made it unusable for my application. I was using it as a stereo sound system for my TV with some Klipsch tower speakers.
While it sounded great, I found that the signal from some streaming services like Pandora played through a Roku were fairly hot. So the potentiometer tracking error made the amp unusable at regular listening levels. By the time I turned it past the imbalance, the volume was too loud. Really unfortunate, and so it's packed up in a box in my closet.
It's too bad that quality control issues like that basically make something that's otherwise great unusable, and will probably turn me off to purchasing another one, original or V2, going forward.
In my opinion, the walnut wood panel on top looks really nice on the silver aluminum model. Being a natural material, the patterns vary, so you may get one that looks fantastic, one that looks fine, or one that doesn't look all that great. But I like the visual warmth it gives to the amp (I agree, though, that the all black amp doesn't look that attractive with wood in the pictures. As a design critique, the wood veneer on the black amp should be some sort of very dark shade of wood in order to look correct with the all black amp, IMO. The lighter walnut just looks out of place there).
Remote control on this one is most welcome, too. I've been keeping my system in a closed wood cabinet and controlling it with one of those Logitech smart hubs, so a remote is a must.
Also, on a strictly design related note, the new vent cutouts on the sides make the new amp look much more cluttered than the original, which didn't have those vents. It bugs me, but might not bother anyone else.