AM Audio Excellence A-300X

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Look at he reviewer's gear. It is no joke.

For sure...i have also had the pleasure of communicating with Marc off-line on a number of occassions, and he has always been extremely helpful, responsive and forthright. He also has a wealth of experience, and is able to provide insights when seeking guidance on different pieces of equipment.
 

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AM Audio's first reference mono amplifier - A200M from 1993.

A200M was tested vs Gryphon Reference 1, and A200M sounded better.

A200M used 12 15000 uF ROE caps and 32 round metal Hitachi mosfets pr channel.
Power output in 8/4/2 ohm - 200/370/600 watt at 0,15% THD.

Size and weight - 54x28x77cm - 70kg each.

A new version A200M II came out in 1997.
 
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Wizard comes through again!^
 

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A review of the first version of the B-80 monos, which came out in 2002 - it's now in version 4.
 
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B-80 version 2 or S2 came out in 2004.
Now the big print is separated into 4 smaller prints.

B-80 S2 has 44 mosfets pr channel, and 382,000 uF of capacitors.
 
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This is the latest version of A200; Reference S2.
It has 450,000 uF with capacitors and power output is 200 watt class A in 8 ohms.

Weight is 82kg each.

---- Man wizard, you always come up with the best pictures of the best audio gear and with the best audio specs! :cool:
 

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-- Sir (wizard), do you listen to most of the beautiful pieces of audio equipment that you post?

Most (all) of them are true beauties and with specs to die for.

EDIT: I kind of knew it that it was risky to ask a question, but I had to try anyway. :b
 
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-- Sir (wizard), do you listen to most of the beautiful pieces of audio equipment that you post?

Most (all) of them are true beauties and with specs to die for.

EDIT: I kind of knew it that it was risky to ask a question, but I had to try anyway. :b

Yes I've listened to almost all brands on the market, but not B-80 and A-300X yet.
But I've heard AM ref preamp and B-130 amps, and they are close up to the sound of FMA 268 and 1811 at a fraction of their price.
The Excellence products I think will beat all the FMA products.

AM, Trinity and two handfuls of other brands are part of the new generation of products that sounds better than the very overpriced older brands.
Yes Trinity known as GTE - their new cheaper products sounds better than the old tri-shaped products, and the new Trinity Phono sounds better than FMA 222 and 223.

Before I just bought the most expensive products on the market, and I thought I was getting the best sound there is, but I don't need that anymore.
 

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My Magnus MA-300 looks almost exactly like the interior of the B-80. I wonder how the 2 sound against each other. The MA-300 is 160lbs and 600 wpc 4ohm.
 

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My Magnus MA-300 looks almost exactly like the interior of the B-80. I wonder how the 2 sound against each other. The MA-300 is 160lbs and 600 wpc 4ohm.

How much current in A can it deliver?
Any class A power output?
Power output in 2 ohms?


B-80 is a monoblock that deliver 80 watt in class A.

The stereo B-60 at 62kg is a better comparison to the MA-300 than the mono B-80.
 
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Yes I've listened to almost all brands on the market, but not B-80 and A-300X yet.
But I've heard AM ref preamp and B-130 amps, and they are close up to the sound of FMA 268 and 1811 at a fraction of their price.
The Excellence products I think will beat all the FMA products.

AM, Trinity and two handfuls of other brands are part of the new generation of products that sounds better than the very overpriced older brands.
Yes Trinity known as GTE - their new cheaper products sounds better than the old tri-shaped products, and the new Trinity Phono sounds better than FMA 222 and 223.

Before I just bought the most expensive products on the market, and I thought I was getting the best sound there is, but I don't need that anymore.

Hi Wizard

Do you have any further details on the Trinity phono stage, besides the alternate riaa equalisation. What does it do better than the FM acoustic phono stages or others like Pass xp-25, ARC ref2 ss?

Regards
 

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Hi Wizard

Do you have any further details on the Trinity phono stage, besides the alternate riaa equalisation. What does it do better than the FM acoustic phono stages or others like Pass xp-25, ARC ref2 ss?

Regards

I will write about Tripoint in a different thread.

More AM updates - B-60 and B-80 will be updated in May/June.
And in April all the Excellence products will be released - including the phono stage.
 

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