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Reviewed by:
Stephen Mehew
(Audiophile)

Review Date
November 7, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

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Summary:
Im running it on my computer (Diamond Monster Sound MX300 sound card with Aureal 2048 drivers) and have a set of JBL800 "bookshelf" speakers hooked up to it. I dont think bookshelf speakers are supposed to rattle the walls AND maintain this level of clarity.. 8-) I was running it on a pair of Philip PS 310's, but they wouldn't handle the bottom end as good. Ill fix that with some new woofers though, as they're very old 8-)

Attach a powered subwoofer and you have a "giant killer" 8-)
(was running a Paradgym 100 watt RMS 10".. BOOM! 8-)

Strengths:
Will output high db's as long as you dont use oversized speakers
Very clear even at high db's
Small

Weaknesses:
Not quite enough wattage.
Eats fuses like crazy if you dont up the fuze size 8-)


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