Amp/Preamp Asylum

Posted by Bob Wilcox (A) on January 03, 2004 at 14:37:30

In Reply to: Panasonic sa xr 45, how does it work, sound, vs PS Audio posted by Tom C on January 03, 2004 at 13:01:18:

Utility: The Panasonic is not intended to accept audiophile speaker cables or power cords. You will need to make it accept them. The PS Audio unit is conventional in this regard.

Sound: I think the answer lies in what you will be using for input devices. The Panasonic unit sounds better through its digital inputs than analog. Some digital amps do not offer digital inputs. If you have an SACD or DVD-A player, you would need to use the analog inputs since their is no digital output available from the players.

I find the Panasonic unit quite viable in a 5.1 system where the digital inputs are used to connect a DVD player and Tivo.

I had a PS Audio amp on 30 day evaluation and sent it back. I generally like their products but the amp was bettered by the Acoustic-Reality eAR Two amp. The eAR Two amp was about a third more expensive then but sounded a lot better to my ears. Neither of these amps have digital inputs.