It' been over ten years that I have been using this amp. It now has KT-77 tubes and Mundorf Silver & Oil capacitors. The preamp is a Parasound P-5. Speakers are Monitor Audio Silver 8's. Speaker cable is Kimber Kable 8TC. Laptop provides HD music through an Audioquest Dragon Fly. The sound is very open and smooth. The bass is tight and the highs open up well. The midrange is almost to die for. But, I want a little more power now. The Rouge Atlas Titan will replace the AQ1004 soon. The AQ-1004 has given me many years of very good sound. I can't decide if I want to sell it or not. It has served its purpose well, but it's time to move on. The Mundorf caps did improve its sound, as did the KT-77's. A great little amp. The May 17, 2006 review is mine also.

Excellent for the price. Easy to to electrical component upgrades (caps etc).

Not enough power for larger areas. A minor complaint.

Purchased from a friend along with a Dynaco Pas-3. I am somewhat new to tubes (4 years). I am impressed with this amp. I am driving PSB speakers and the sound is very good. I changed the signal path caps to auricaps, and the resistors to Vishay-Dale. This made a noticable improvement. It is low power, but fills my medium size listening room with rich, warm, and very detailed sound. For the price I paid, I have no complaints. If you can get one cheaply, and want to experience tube sound, I recommend this amp. Be warned, once you experience tube sound you may become addicted. I was inspired to purchase a Marantz 8260 to go with this amp, and listening to Sinatra on this setup is nothing short of amazing.

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Very clear mid-ranges, and very powerfull for the rated output 2x35watts. Also have very clear sonic audio.

none, since the price paid and since it is a tube amplifier you cannot ask more

well, it is a very good amplifier for who wants to start himself in tube amplifiers, and i really recommend it. very good audio output

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