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I just picked up the M-1 and man its heavy.
I will get it hooked up over the weekend and try to post photos and first out of the box impressions.
Amps this heavy are not easy to move around or even get into your car. Its a good thing this box fits perfectly in my Touareg .

NICE! My dealer had to hire movers to come and carry the M-1 up the stairs to our second floor listening room. It’s a beast! One word of advice from my own experience is that the amp will sound it’s best when it reaches a temp of greater than 48 deg C. Good luck and let us know your thoughts.
 

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NICE! My dealer had to hire movers to come and carry the M-1 up the stairs to our second floor listening room. It’s a beast! One word of advice from my own experience is that the amp will sound it’s best when it reaches a temp of greater than 48 deg C. Good luck and let us know your thoughts.

I am going to get help to get it back in my car and then we will wrestle it up the stairs tomorrow afternoon when we hook it up and start breaking it in.
I hope my back can handle it LOL
 

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I am going to get help to get it back in my car and then we will wrestle it up the stairs tomorrow afternoon when we hook it up and start breaking it in.
I hope my back can handle it LOL
 

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Elliot G.

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Hi Elliot,
in mono and in biamp are amazing

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That's a serious looking system!!

What speakers are those I don't know them?
Enjoy, my back and shoulder are hurting this morning from moving the beast!!
 

Elliot G.

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Thank you Mike,
We got the beast upstairs into Howie's listening room yesterday and hooked it up to burn in. He got to listen yesterday and I am going tonight to see what it does with the Gobel Cables in his system. I took my son to the Hockey game so tonight we "dance".
I must say it is a very very heavy amplifier reminiscent of the MLAS ML-3 days but smaller and heavier at the same time and of course much better finished.
 
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It’s a 3 way 99 db with all built in the company including driver,all with magnet in Maxalco that is Alnico V with oriented crystal
 

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it's a beauty Elliot; congrats!

Mike,

After only 12 hours of burn in this is a very special amp, especially in combination with the Gobel cables and Select II pre driving it. It's customizable gain works perfectly, easily controlled via an app.

I have never had the pleasure of hearing your monoblocks, but this is the best amp I have ever heard in my system, PERIOD! AND I expect it to get better. I have taken my meds and now, my delusional thinking about tubes have been rectified. I thought the S250 was extremely good, but to me, this is a different level.

This M1 is amazing. What synergy with the Gobel cables and MSB. This just after 12 hours. More to come

Howie
 

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Thank you Mike,
We got the best upstairs into Howie's listening room yesterday and hooked it up to burn in. He got to listen yesterday and I am going tonight to see what it does with the Gobel Cables in his system. I took my son to the Hockey game so tonight we "dance".
I must say it is a very very heavy amplifier reminiscent of the MLAS ML-3 days but smaller and heavier at the same time and of course much better finished.

I'm assuming you meant "beast" not "best" but when you come over tonight to hear this "beast" you may just leave saying that is indeed the "best" you have ever heard in my system.
 

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I'm assuming you meant "beast" not "best" but when you come over tonight to hear this "beast" you may just leave saying that is indeed the "best" you have ever heard in my system.

I meant the beast since my shoulder was on fire all last night and this morning.
 

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Thank you I have not seen them before.
 

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