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GRAAF GM 200 OTL
GRAAF GM 200 OTL
MSRP: $ 12500.00

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Rating
Reviewed by:

sams

(AudioPhile)

Review Date
April 7, 2005

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

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5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

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Review 1 of 2

Price Paid:  $0.00 from alephtec

Summary:
This is the best amp I have ever heard. The emotional immediacy with the music is intense. Incredible speediness and amazing transparency. Also dead quiet, this quality makes a tremondous difference when comparing to other amps ss or tube, its astonishing. The bass is layered. Brass is wonderful, you feel the strings. Instruments are truly 3d. Vocals are mesmorising. Plenty of power. Very romantic smooth seductive sounding amp. This amp replaced the Graaf gm20 amp in my system and has made a huge difference, mostly with overall control and much more detailed. (the gm20 is very good but my speakers needed more power) Cyrus cd + tuner Graaf 13.5b preamp Graaf gm200 Sonus Faber Guarneri's Kimber select 1021 black pearl silver

Strengths:
Musical, transparent, quiet, emotional, intelligent (I agree with previous reviewer "nothing sounds like this otl")

Weaknesses:
keep away from children (8 visible tubes on front + 32 protected tubes on sides) runs hot

Similar Products Used:
This is a Ferrari, nothing is in this league.


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Rating
Reviewed by:

Sam

(AudioPhile)

Review Date
August 12, 2004

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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4.00 of 5, 4.00 votes

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Review 2 of 2

Price Paid:  $6500.00 from used

Summary:
Emotional, intelligent, sensible... most of all amazingly musical amp. beautiful OTL design.

Strengths:
3D sound stage, transparency, dynamics... everything look and finish quality of Ferrari V12 good customer support from GRAAF

Weaknesses:
very hot

Similar Products Used:
No comparison at all. Nothing sounds like this OTL.


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