Mine is the original Puccini without remote, several years old.
Some say this amp never sounds harsh, that is untrue. With bright speakers like Proac 1SC, I would like to have a much more mellow amp than Puccini is. Despite of that, it is a good buy. I guess it just needs more sensitive and neutral speakers than proacs.
Strengths: Sounds tube-like without it's weeknesses with a comfort of a solid state amp,looks good,well build,value
Weaknesses: None
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My is a Puccini "R".Baught as ex-demo unit(for aprox 700 euro) from dealer who have offered me a home trial.I was little sceptic,because some reviewers recommended it only for classical and jazz music.My musical taste runs from rock of 60's,70's to jazz, and to some "softer" jazzy drum 'n'bass things.(Led Zep.,Jethro,Doors,T.Waits,Miles,Coltrane,Art Ensemble of Chicago,Jarrett,lots of ECM records,LTJ Bukem,Big Bud etc.)
What can I say:I was so impressed that i have baught the demo unit:it serve ALL my music extremly well,it's sounds full blooded open and warm,lush as a tube amp.It does not have that animal drive from others,instead it shows you what's inside the music with an "aura", only to be find at gears which cost you 3-5 times more !With every other amp.which i have tryed,the rock music from 60-70's sounded thin and vague , but not with the puccini R!Jazz sound very involving and "real" with an extemly "rightness", it's very"musical".Detailed ,refined without becoming bright or harsh whatever you throw on it.It will take the "digital edginess" from your cd collection ,and as it's name suggests:it is audio , ANALOGUE !!!!
It's a real amp for a real man's world !
If You are in a hunt for a good int.amp.,with an affordable price,put this "wolf in a sheep cloth" on your shortlist!From me it's a clear 5 star and BEST BUY !
System:Marantz cd6000se
JM Lab Chorus 715
Puccini "R"
Straight Wire Rhapsody int.
Monster Z 1 LS cable
Similar Products Used: cyrus 3/psx-r,magnum ia 120,magnum ia 170,rotel RA 985(my worse ever owned amp.in 30 years!),primare a 20 ,luxman L 410,marantz 6010se,MF X-A1,MF A1,cyrus 1,
cyrus 2 and many more...the list will be too long!
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Submitted by
FatJer
a AudioPhile
from Calabasas, CA
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2003
Strengths: The sound, it makes music you can listen to for hours on end, but still has more than acceptable insight into the source material.
Weaknesses: 40 watts @ 8 ohms may be a problem for some speakers, but my speakers like to be pushed around by tubes so it is not a problem here.
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I'm reviewing the Puccini Remote, which is reputed to have more current than the standard non-remote model. I bought it as a demo. from Alan at Audiowaves, an authorized dealer, (www.audiowaves@aol.com) Alan was a pleasure to deal with. Now on to the business at hand. I have made the journey from solid state to tubes, and the difference in sound was worth the extra "Care & feeding" tubes require. However I used to think it would be so great if I could find the musical sound of tubes in a solid state amp. Well guess what boys & girls, the Audio Analogue Puccini is the answer to my question. I know tubes, and the Puccini comes real close while offering better bass control. It has a remote which I did not have with my tube integrateds, and I love the "Stand by" feature wherein the amp does not shut off but disconnects from the speakers until you turn up the sound, and it is ready to play music w/o a long warm up period. It has a phono section which is a real plus. G-d I really like this amp.
Similar Products Used: I've been in this insane hobby for almost 42 yrs. It would be easier to list what I have not owned.
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Submitted by
Andre Ferreira
a Audio Enthusiast
from Lisbon
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2003
Strengths: Build
Sound
Value
Weaknesses: power cable
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Sure all we work hard for the money, but will it worths?
If you buy this beatifull piece of electronics ,you will say it worths.
I had my cd player for repair a week playing my cd´s from a playstation and the beatifull sound from the puccini still was there.
Allways warm , but perfectly shaped to the source. The perfect slave for the money.
Beatifull to look and to ear.
Try it with a good source , I have the A A Paganini feeding mine.Pump up the volume.You can ear it loud for hours.
Thats not for every kind of amplifier.
To much solid state based electronics creep me shortly when they play loud.
Puccini doesn´t.
Im not a classical music fan.
Massive Attack "Protection",Nightmares On Wax "Smokers delight", Beck´s "Sea Change" , Beatles " Abbey Road" etc..
are beatifull to listen with the Puccini. ,
burn it for 100 hours and listen to it.
Beatifull.
Why not? Buy a pair of Castle Acoustics Conway 3 and enter my world , choose the cables for me.
Buy it
Submitted by
Marco Gadotti
a Audio Enthusiast
from Trento Italy
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2003
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sto a segnalare l'eccellente prodotto AUDIO ANALOGUE PUCCINI: suono caldo, dolce, dettagliato, perfetto su tutti e tre gli spettri audio. Vero BEST BUY, prezzo eccellente per la qualità che ha... un ottimo prodotto Italiano
