There is not much out on this amp. I picked mine up from the dealer on Friday and thought I would post my thoughts.
My old amp was a 5 channel Nakamichi PA1 100-watt/channel amp. I was very satisfied with the sound and quality of this amp. Unfortunately a lighting strike rendered it a paper weight so a new amp was needed.
In a nutshell. The P1000, great soundstage, lots of power when needed. Music and movies have a very good presence, meaning sound is large with lots of bass, midrange and highs.
Amplifiers are tough to describe so I'll try and write a few words that can help out others looking at this amp since it is so new. Music sounds very natural. Good overall sound across the whole frequency, no area sounded strained or lacking. Soundstage was very large and dynamics are very good. To me this is a very musical sounding amp.
Home theater. Here is where I noticed the largest difference. The overall presence was just so much more expansive than I was used to. I was really impresspresed and happy with the sound put out by this amp. It seemed that with the few demo materials I threw at it, SW1, Matrix, LOTR that the P1000 was able to drive all channels to really high levels without straining or sounding harsh at all. Material sounded just as good at -10db (that's as high as I had it) from reference as it did at lower levels. IMO this amp does an amazing job with home theater.
I know it's hard to quantify how good an amplifier is, but my overall impression is this a very good quality and solid amplifier. I am very happy with this purchase and would recommend it if you are looking for a multi-channel amp in the $2000 price range.
Associated equipment.
Amp. Arcam P1000
Pre-amp/processor: B&K Ref30
CD: Arcam CD72
DVD: IO-Data LinkPlayer2
Sat receiver: DirecTV R10
Display: Mitsubishi : VS-60703 (older RPTV, need to fix that
)
Sub: SVS SB12-Ultra
Main Speakers: Von Schweikert VR4.5
Center Channel: Von Schweikert LCR-15
Rear channels: DefTech UIW
Interconnect and cables: Audioquest
-Joe
My old amp was a 5 channel Nakamichi PA1 100-watt/channel amp. I was very satisfied with the sound and quality of this amp. Unfortunately a lighting strike rendered it a paper weight so a new amp was needed.
In a nutshell. The P1000, great soundstage, lots of power when needed. Music and movies have a very good presence, meaning sound is large with lots of bass, midrange and highs.
Amplifiers are tough to describe so I'll try and write a few words that can help out others looking at this amp since it is so new. Music sounds very natural. Good overall sound across the whole frequency, no area sounded strained or lacking. Soundstage was very large and dynamics are very good. To me this is a very musical sounding amp.
Home theater. Here is where I noticed the largest difference. The overall presence was just so much more expansive than I was used to. I was really impresspresed and happy with the sound put out by this amp. It seemed that with the few demo materials I threw at it, SW1, Matrix, LOTR that the P1000 was able to drive all channels to really high levels without straining or sounding harsh at all. Material sounded just as good at -10db (that's as high as I had it) from reference as it did at lower levels. IMO this amp does an amazing job with home theater.
I know it's hard to quantify how good an amplifier is, but my overall impression is this a very good quality and solid amplifier. I am very happy with this purchase and would recommend it if you are looking for a multi-channel amp in the $2000 price range.
Associated equipment.
Amp. Arcam P1000
Pre-amp/processor: B&K Ref30
CD: Arcam CD72
DVD: IO-Data LinkPlayer2
Sat receiver: DirecTV R10
Display: Mitsubishi : VS-60703 (older RPTV, need to fix that
Sub: SVS SB12-Ultra
Main Speakers: Von Schweikert VR4.5
Center Channel: Von Schweikert LCR-15
Rear channels: DefTech UIW
Interconnect and cables: Audioquest
-Joe