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But none of them can match Qinpu's bang for the bucks - watt for watt, dollar for dollar. Low-budget solid-state integrated amps have always been the turf of good old Brit brands like Arcam, Cambridge, Creek, Myriad, Rega, and Roksan, with keen competition from Rotel, NAD, Marantz and Onkyo. That explains why both Qinpu models are delivering exactly 100 watts x 2 into 8 ohms and no more. According to Bernard Li of Charisma Audio, Qinpu's Canadian distributor, the designer of Qinpu has an obsessive perseverance for amplifiers not exceeding 100wpc despite market demand because once exceeding that, he believes sonic quality begins to compromise. However, for the rest of the world, Qinpu is mainly represented by two integrated amps: the A-8000 Mk II and A-1.0X.Īlthough having only two integrated amplifiers on its North American portfolio, Qinpu has received a lot of critical acclaim, including the 2005 Positive Feedback Online's Writers' Choice Award for its flagship model A-8000 Mk II. Established in 1998, the company manufactures and markets a wide number of electronic products in China for home theatre, karaoke, desktop HiFi and 2-channel audio including amplifiers, loudspeakers and loudspeaker drivers. Ltd, Guang Zhou being the most important industrial commercial city in Southern China just north of Hong Kong.
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Speaking of which, the full name of the parent company is Guang Zhou CHPO Electronic Co. One way or the other, the name is symbolic of the musical inclination of the company. For easy understanding and modern day's sake, let's call it piano score, since from my understanding of my mother tongue, qinpu in today's common usage does refer to a piano score. That's what most reviewers would tell you after consulting Wikipedia. The name Qinpu, pronounced as tsin-poo, means tablature or instrumental notation for the guqin, which is an ancient Chinese stringed instrument like the zither and plucked by long fingernails. The amp in question is the Qinpu A-1.0X solid-state integrated amp. The bang in this case is 100 watts x 2 (8 ohms) and the buck is all of $799 Canadian. That's what makes this bang for the buck from Qinpu an attention grabber. While the recent influx of tube amps from China pushes the bang to ever higher decibels, the bang in the solid-state arena seems to be relatively muted. Like any superlative claim, the most bang, especially in this highly debatable and subjective context called audio, should be prudently scrutinized in relative terms. "Getting the most bang for the buck" has always been the catch phrase among budget-conscious audiophiles. Reevaluating good value, refashioning old fashion Review component Retail: US$749 | CAD $799 Room Size: A: 12' x 24' x 9' opens to 12' x 17' x 9' L-shape, short wall setup / B: 15' x 15' x 8' / C: 13' x 28' 8" x 9' with openings on one side to hallway and staircase, short wall setup
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Power Cords: Aural Symphonic Missing Link, Ensemble Powerflux, Unity Audio Link/Precision Link Speakers: Apogee Centaur Minor Klipsch Synergy F2 Mark & Daniel Maximus-Monitor, Omni-Harmonizer and Maximus-RubyĬables: Symphonic Line Reference interconnect, Clearaudio Silver Line interconnect, Deltec Black Slink interconnect, Luscombe LBR-35 interconnect, Unity Audio Solid Link interconnect (on loan), Symphonic Line The Fast speaker cables, OCOS speaker cables by Dynaudio, Unity Audio Solid Link single-wire/Shotgun bi-wire speaker cables, Orphee Audio digital cable, Aural Symphonic Digital Standard digital cable Power Amp: Symphonic Line RG4 Mk III, Sim Audio Celeste W-4070 SE, Nu Force Reference 9 Preamp: Symphonic Line RG3 Mk III, Restek Vector, Micromega Variodac as preamp Digital Source: Restek Radiant, Assemblage D2D-1/DAC-3.1 Platinum, Micromega Microdrive, Deltec PDM Two DAC