Κώστας Φ.
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- Μηνύματα
- 8.978
- Reaction score
- 895
Το Stereophile δοκιμάζει το νέο ολοκληρωμένο της PS Audio o oποίος καταφέρνει να αποσπάσει κολακευτικά σχόλια.
Specs:
Solid-state, variable-gain, integrated amplifier with class-D output stage.
Maximum output power: 100Wpc into 8 ohms (20dBW), 200Wpc into 4 ohms (20dBW).
Frequency response: 10Hz–20kHz, ±0.1dB.
THD: <0.02% at 1W, <0.03% at 100W.
Input sensitivity: 1.25V.
Input impedance: 47.5k ohms.
Adjustable gain: 31–41dB (RCA), 37–47dB (XLR).
Power consumption at idle: <40W.
Dimensions: 17.25" (440mm) W by 4" (100mm) H by 14" (360mm) D.
Weight: 26 lbs (11.8kg).
Price: $2795.
Warranty: 3 years, limited.
"Functionally, the GCC-100 can be classified as an integrated amplifier: it has several line-level inputs (single-ended and balanced), controls for volume, balance, and polarity, and binding posts for speaker cables. However, the GCC-100's owner's manual states that it and other models in the GCC series "are not integrated amplifiers." Instead, PS Audio calls the GCC-100 and its sisters, the GCC-250 and the GCC-500, Control Amplifiers or Variable Gain Power Amplifiers. Unlike a standard integrated amplifier, the GCC-100 has no volume control in the traditional sense; ie, no potentiometer or resistor ladder that shunts part of the signal through ground. Instead, the gain is varied directly by a proprietary analog gain stage called the Gain Cell.
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It must have been nearly 20 years ago—definitely before I started writing for Stereophile—that I almost bought a PS Audio preamplifier. It was recommended to me by a dealer who said that it had no real competition at the price. I had one at home for a weekend, but in the end I went for a tube preamp, which seemed to provide a better match to the rest of my system. Over the years, I have often thought of that preamp (its model number may have been 5.5) and wondered if I made a mistake. Twenty years is a long time for an auditory or any other type of memory, but I still remember the pristine clarity of that preamp's sound.
The GCC-100 kept reminding me of that. Putting aside feelings of nostalgia—which, as we all know, is not what it used to be—the GCC-100 is a superb-sounding product that features the latest technology and a great deal of original thinking, at a price that represents an even greater bargain than that PS Audio preamp of yore."
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