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Reviewed by:
tkyong1
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
December 22, 2004Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
 4 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
2.00 votes
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Review 1 of 15
Price Paid:
$1100.00
from CMY Malaysia Summary:
This is the follow-up and also a clarification on certain misleading information in my previous posting.
1. The Purchase Price shown in my last post is after the Trade-in (old Marantz Amp) price.
2. The Actual Purchase Price I paid for the I20 is USD1,090 (using exchange rate 1 : 4 Malaysia Currency). I usually round-up the currency for convenience purposes.
Sorry if anyone is mislead and any inconvenience caused by me.
Please read my latest reviews on I20 in the newly created Folder named "I20".
Thanks
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Reviewed by:
Bartas
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
November 7, 2004Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5,
1.00 votes
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Review 2 of 15
Price Paid:
$0.00 Summary:
I just bought the Primare A20 used, and noticed an improvement on overall musical presentation of my system.Strong secure bass, and detailed highs and mids, without fatigue.
Im not sure i have the MKII version, but if someone can tell the exterior diferences between the 2, please email me at pedrobart@hotmail.com .Thanks
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Reviewed by:
tkyong1
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
June 12, 2004Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
3.00 votes
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Review 3 of 15
Price Paid:
$1000.00
from CMY Sound Summary:
Just bought the Primare I20 (trade-in my budget Marantz PM4200) after listening to stuff like Exposure 2010, NAD 372, Holfi 8s, Marantz PM17 SA.
I prefer the I20 which is a more refine then NAD 372 n Exposure 2010. At the same time more muscular than the Marantz PM 17SA.
When demo, the dealer use the I20 to drive a pair of ProAc REsponse 2.5 - amazing sound. the PM17SA can't really drive the ProAc, struggeing sound constrain.
The Primare is a step further than those.
Still running-in the I20, eventhought my other stuffs are still budget gear, i am going to build a good sistem around the amp from time to time. The next to chop will be the speaker.
Excellent Amp, go buy it guys.
My set-up : Marantz CD4000 + Primare I20 + Mordaunt-short 902 + Monitor Interconnect + QED cooper cable. Strengths:
Look amazing, classy no one near her in this region.
Sound : big, open, natural and very refine. Weaknesses:
none. Similar Products Used:
Marantz PM17 SA
NAD 352 + 372.
Exposure 2010.
Holfi 8s.
Some Chinese made Valve Amp.
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Reviewed by:
bart van eesbeeck(Unregistered User)
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
January 15, 2004Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year Visitors rate this review
3.50 of 5,
6.00 votes
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Review 4 of 15
Price Paid:
$928.00
from new music - brussel Summary:
Review for A20MkIII(later the name changed into I20). I got a 20% discount because the make was new in the shop.
After the running-in , it became obvious that this was a very special amp. It rocks even more than the NAD C370(really!)
It has a very three-dimensional sound , which I didn't have with my previous amps. I play everything between Miles Davis and the Boredoms and it sounds great.
The remote is okay for me and works even with my CD-player, except for the absent "pause"-button. The only real problem is the lack of inputs : this is something you know of course when you buy the amp. Strengths:
sound , sound , sound
gorgeous casework
I hate buttons, so does Primare Weaknesses:
Only 4 line inputs. The smaller A10 has 6.
No "pause"-button on the remote Similar Products Used:
NAD C370 - very good , but lacks the refinement of the A20
Arcam A75 (not Plus) : didn't like it at all
Marantz PM66KI : excellent for its price !
Yamaha AX400 : very good in its time at its price, but it wouldn't be fair to compare it with the A20
My other stuff :
Ah! NjoeTjoeb 4000 Cd-player + Tjoupsampler (see my review on that one)
Denon TU1500RD tuner(aery underestimated )
Project RPM6 Turntable + Grado Prestige Gold cartridge (looks good, sounds great)
Sonus Faber Concerto Speakers (
Creek OBH8/OBH2 Phone stage
Cables : Wireworld Equinox III and Oasis III , Monster M550i (duh !) , Qed Qnect 1
NAD T512 DVD-player : you will be surprized what this does in a stereo-setup
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Reviewed by:
Olli (Unregistered User)
(Casual Listener)
Review Date
July 16, 2003Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
1 to 3 months Visitors rate this review
4.44 of 5,
9.00 votes
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Review 5 of 15
Price Paid:
$525.00
from second hand Summary:
This is my first integrated amplifier. I use it with Marantz CD67 and Amphion Argon2 speakers. The sound is superb and accurate.
I was going to buy Marantz 7000/7200, but luckily I noticed an ad where some old, rich guy was selling this amplifier for 525e. A little web browsing and I bought the amplifier without hearing it. I've no regrets! I think I made a very good deal and this definitely is in a totaly different league than Marantz 7000/7200... Strengths:
Everything... Weaknesses:
...except the remote. The original remote sucks.
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