Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
One great amplifier

Strengths:
Everything

Weaknesses:
Nothing

Price Paid:  $750.00 from 2nd hand

Summary:
This is a great sounding amplifier. Very detailed high en mid range and a very controled bass section. I've used it with a Marantz CD17 KI/CD6000ose, Scan Speak Reference Plus speakers/ B&W Nautilus. After tying a lot of different amps, I decided to stick to this one. What a great amplifier. Although it's a intergrated amplifier, you have to replace it with a heavy pre/end combi to get same results. I bought it very cheap at 750 Euro's. The PM16 is extremely well build, also the finsh is great. It's looks just like the recent PM14 model.

Strengths:
Build quality internal/external,high quality sound!!

Weaknesses:
No WBT terminals, no balanced output.

Similar Products Used:
PM14, PM8200, PM7000. Several Pre/End combi's

Summary:
I brought this for almost one year and found that it is very suitable for jazz, instumental playing, it brings me to music heaven every evening. I enjoy it very much.

Strengths:
Soft, analytical power is high,

Weaknesses:
Power is not enough

Summary:
This Amp doesn't lack anything: power, bass, detail, a perfect placing of instruments and voices, it never sounds stressed or sharp but utterly fantastic with any kind of music I tested (of course Opera, Symphony, Chamber Music, Jazz but also Zouk, Bossa Nova, Salsa …)

I really want to point out that this Amp doesn't lack any bass, and have to say that it is driving perfectly my diabolically good Jean Marie Reynaud Evolution 3 loudspeakers.

To conclude, I give it without hesitation a five star for the price I bought it ($980 by today's exchange rate with two years guarantee), and at this price it's definitively worth for the money however I'd given a four star for the suggested retail.

You can't go wrong with this one, believe it!

Strengths:
Good sound, low price and well built

Weaknesses:
No pre-Amp output

Similar Products Used:
Several Amp tested

Summary:
This is a very,very,good sounding amplifier. After reading several tests , in wich this amplifier always had the
highest possible ranking , i decided to check it out for myself. I could take one at home to try it in my own livingroom , with my own speakers (Magnepan 1.5). I really
was impressed by its performances. Indeed the bass-section is less powerfull then the PM17 , but this isn't a problem if one owns Magnepan speakers. The sound is so clear and detailed , its a lust for my ears. I payed a very acceptable price for it ($ 2500,- for the PM16 and a CD17).
For the lack of bass , special on the older recordings , i decided to buy a active subwoofer. Sound is now heavenly.

Strengths:
Very well builded.Great looks. Great sound.Highest quality.

Weaknesses:
No pre-amp.

Similar Products Used:
Luxman.