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B&K Components AVP1030
B&K Components  AVP1030
9 reviews
 4.56 of 5
MSRP: $ 1998.00

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Reviewed by:

superryankatie

(AudioPhile)

Review Date
September 9, 2006

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

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Review 1 of 9

Price Paid:  $1850.00

Summary:
what can i say about this great pre-amp. First its built like a tank. sounds crsip, warm, and accurte from cds to movies. I love the ways it looks, You can programmed anything on the front display to say 'My hide out" or something like that. B&k used very high quility parts including working with motorola and ADA devices. The best thing is the price on the used market is less than 1/3 of what other pay for orginal ($1800) ouch. I would buy this again in a heartbeart.

Strengths:
Beside anything ..is the sound is like your there live in a concert.

Weaknesses:
HUh?


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Reviewed by:
Don Mei
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
December 1, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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Review 2 of 9

Price Paid:  $140.00 from ebay

Summary:
I purchased the 1030 for $140 on ebay!!! I listen mainly to music with some casual movie watching. I've got an ATI 1506 (bridged front chanels) and they sound wonderful together. Fantastic vocal reproduction. Solid bass(very solid, and tight), could use a little more high extension, but I blame that on the ATI. I think I got a great find.

Strengths:
Simple to use. I set up presets and used my brother p-touch to make lables for the remote. Now when my wife wants to set it up to watch a movie she hits 1 - enter. To listen to cd she hits 2 -enter. Very simple to use, although a little cryptic to set up.

Weaknesses:
No S jack, so I don't use it for video switching.


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Reviewed by:
audiophreak
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
April 3, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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Review 3 of 9

Price Paid:  $575.00 from Ebay

Summary:
I bought this unit several years ago to replace my Acurus Act-3 that give me too much hiss and humming. Lots of AV inputs and outputs. Where the AVP1030 really shines is in 2-channel playback. "Direct" mode gives the best unadulterated audio playback. Minimal DSP functions. But then that''s a positive in my opinion.

Strengths:
Low/No noise floor. Clean look. Quite decent amount of connections. Detacheable power cord.

Weaknesses:
Remote

Similar Products Used:
Marantz, Acurus, Denon


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Reviewed by:
Doug
(Audiophile)

Review Date
October 25, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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Review 4 of 9

Price Paid:  $425.00 from ebay

Summary:
This is a superbly built A/V preamp/tuner from a first class manufacturer. A number of these have surfaced on the used market and if Digital Dolby and stereo reproduction are all that is needed, look no further. The original list price was nearly $200 and mine was had for only about 25% of that! The preamp is far superior to receivers anywhere near the price and it is relatively easy to use even though it lacks an on-screen display. Give it a try if one turns up - it really performs well.

Strengths:
Very clean and low-noise reproduction.

Weaknesses:
No 5.1 analog inputs or DYS decoding

Similar Products Used:
Various


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Reviewed by:
Sidney Sison
( an Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
September 2, 1999

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

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Review 5 of 9

Summary:
Overall this piece is very good. I found the tuner reception a little on the weak side compared to my Sony tuner(ES series separate component). Also, I felt the price was a little steep. Compared to other high end (and higher priced) pre-amps, I think it's a good value for the money.


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