Audiomat Prelude Amplifiers
Audiomat Prelude Amplifiers
USER REVIEWS
[Oct 04, 2000]
Francis
Audiophile
Strength:
Nice build quality, honest sound.
Weakness:
Close to ZERO reale value...underserved but nevertheless a reality. I have owned my Audiomat for 2 years now, and switched to the Sim. I put the Prelude for sale for a full year on various audio sites, with no success (audiocentre.com, canuckaudiomart, Audiogon). As far as the amp goes, it's a good performer with nice midrange and highs...but sory folks, as far as power and low end, even the thin sounding Krell 300i walks all over it. The previous reviewer must be a dealer? Why the low resale value? In my humble opinion, Audiomat's independant and slightly arrogant distributor, with his "full retail price philosophy at all times" (wake up this is america!)has managed to build a confidential network of dealers at best. I live in Montreal, which should be Audiomat's kingdom for any French manufactured audio good. BUT THERE IS NO DEALER HERE, EVEN THOUGH THE NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR RESIDES HERE! So here we have it. If the Prelude or any other Audiomat product sound good to you (and they are good machines)AND you intend to keep the unit for a long, long time, it's a good buy. In any other case, it's just another good sounding product with zero notoriety and zero resale value that will frighten people away looking for a better investment. 3 stars for overall qualities, 1 star for value. As good as it is, I just cannot recommend this unit. There are better ones out there for less money, and you can still dream about upgrading one day and not lose your shirt for it. Similar Products Used: Sim Audio I-5 |
[Nov 12, 2000]
backer jean-claude
Audiophile
Strength:
neutre,musicale,puissant
Weakness:
encombrant je suis tres satisfait de cet ampli il est capable d'alimenter beaucoup d'enceintes.Il est tres ouvert avec un grave profond et ferme,un beau medium et un aigu parfais Similar Products Used: aucun |