General Asylum: REVIEW: Technics by Panasonic SU-Z780 Integrated Amplifier (SS) by FRG7SWL

Model:	SU-Z780
Category:	Integrated Amplifier (SS)
Suggested Retail Price:	$50-100
Description:	Mid-80s design with clinical & detailed 80 watts-per-channel presentation
Manufacturer URL:	Technics by Panasonic
Manufacturer URL:	Technics by Panasonic

Review by FRG7SWL ( A ) on March 03, 2004 at 10:06:37
IP Address: 198.81.26.75

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Finally, a clinical-n-detailed integrated amplifier which should survive 24/7/365 abuse in KDVS' 14G listening room! Technics' SU-Z780, with its' 80 watts-per-channel of ample reserve power, really opened up 14G's unmodded Bose 201 monitors! It exposed just how congested its' predecessor Fisher CA-78's output really was! Tone controls positioned @ 12 O' Clock High offer flat, neutral response. Adding the loudness contour(dubbed super bass) made the low end a bit bumpy! SU-Z780 could be considered a mid-80s' 'tweener, when straight-ahead vintage amplification was cast aside for computerized hybrids(like Kenwood's KA-127). Finely-etched imagery is evident, bereft of that cold, sonic sterility later topologies would render! Considering the various genre KDVS broadcasts to the Sacramento valley and foothills, djs-n-presenters now have an adroit system for previewing their programming. Technics' SU-Z780 is the proverbial bees knees(or cat's meow)for anyone desiring honest representation of what's inside those digital pits-n-grooves-n-tape formulations in a home enviornment as well!

Product Weakness: Impedance factors limit operation of only one set of speakers at a time
Product Strengths: Industrial-strength musical presentation; cd, phono, tuner, and two vcr inputs

Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier:	Fisher CA-78
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	N/A
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	Technics SP-25 quartz drive
Speakers:	Bose 201s
Cables/Interconnects:	Radio Shack Monster Cables
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	blues, classical, folk, funk, grundge, hip-hop, industrial, metal, musique concrete, punk, reggae, r-n-b, rock, soul, thrash
Room Size (LxWxH):	7 x 7 x 12
Time Period/Length of Audition:	One month plus
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner

Product Weakness:	Impedance factors limit operation of only one set of speakers at a time
Product Strengths:	Industrial-strength musical presentation; cd, phono, tuner, and two vcr inputs