Amazing build quality. Transparent, musical and just plain palpable for a multi-channel amp.

Tiffany style RCAs would be nice...but that's a real stretch..

I've had the unit for over a year now and the unit is simply incredible. I've owned gear from SF, Mark Levinson, Mc Cormack, Theta, Acurus, Adcom, Parasound, Sunfire, Krell, Cary and numerous other companies, but the Powermaster is the one that I have yet to find fault with. This thing is incredible. The unit is dead quiet. Amazingly transparent and musical. I'm really surprised that EAD does not charge more for the unit. One look at the faceplate and you'll see what I mean... If you find one, jump on it. You won't be sorry.

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Too much to list. More than some dealers...

Plays loud and without coloration.

None

After fighting going from 2 channel to HT I decided to make the plunge and decided on the EAD. Let me tell you, this amp is all it's cracked up to be. In 2 channel it is sweet. Loud and uncolored. In HT it does what it's supposed to do. I would highly recommend this amp to anyone who can still find one.

Similar Products Used:

Threshold 2 Channel

Sheer power, build quality, clarity, soundstage. It even makes silences deeper.

The only thing I can think of is no auto shutoff, but I'm reaching here.

This is my fourth 5-channel amp, and unless they start giving away Dreadnaughts for free, also my last. Simply put, I can't imagine what could possibly be better than this. This amp, in conjunction with my EAD Ovation Plus, offers me gorgeous two-channel, with plenty of air, delicacy and punch. (When used in two-channel, it pools all available power and offers it the active channels. This effectively makes it into a 2X500 stero amp.) When it comes time for a DVD, it rises to that challenge as well, pouring forth gobs of clean power to make voices clear and distinct, soundtracks especially moving, and special effects that startle. It's dead quiet, runs lukewarm, and the connections and fit/finish are superb. If you can find one (bring lots of cash), pounce on it and never let it go. That's my plan.

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Marantz MM-9000, Outlaw Audio 750, Sherbourn 5/1500A (a terrific performer, BTW).

Separation, transparency, smoothness, command of the bottom end

None

I recently purchased the PSB Stratus Gold i's, and felt that the Marantz Ma-700's, though solid amps, were not able to fully realize the PSB's potential. The problem was solved when the EAD PM 1000 showed up at my door. This amp is all you need in a two-channel or home theater setup, unless you watch movies or listen to music in an arena. I'm sure the PM 2000 is a superior amp, but I'm not sure that the extra 3-4K expenditure difference is justified. If you can get the PM 1000 in the 2K range, jump on it. It's a steal!

200x5 into 8
375x5 into 4
Two-channel stereo: AWESOME!!

power, bass, transparent, very dynamic, headroom, removeable power cord, has a 12v trigger, sound, sound, sound, that glowing blue power light against the black face plate looks like the moon hanging in the night sky, electric relay power swicth, build

no xlr inputs, heavy!

I recently purchased a pair of PSB Goldi's and a proceed avp for my home theater setup. My amp at the time was a 100 x 6 mcintosh 7106. I really didn't feel I was getting enough bass. I tried a classe 150 and it didn't do any better so I hooked up my sub to run with the golds. I really wanted to have the golds do the bottom end work, not the sub.
One day I decided to check audioreview to see what other owners had to say about the 7106. The reviews really weren't that great. The more I thought about it (new speakers, new preamp/processor, new cable) the more I decided to purchase a new amp. I called different dealers to ask for opinions. I checked audioreview to see what others were putting with their golds. I considerd using the 7106 for the center, rears, and zone and buying just a 2 channel for the golds. I checked stereophile guide to home theater and stereophile magazine's recommended components for 2001. I considered the bryston 4b, but one dealer told me that the bryston had a feed back loop that helped it produce the bass it gave. (??). Others told me it was great with bass, but weak everywhere else. I considered perreaux and plinius, but didn't feel right ordering out of the country.
I considerd krell and primare. Way too expensive. I checked out audioreview again and noticed ead in a lot of systems. I also remembered one of those dealers said something about how great the ead powermaster was so I checked reviews on them and was impressed. Got on audiogon.com and found one for sell for the right price and ordered.
The ead powermaster 1000 gave a shot of adreneline to the system. The bottom end came alive and the midrange opened up. I almost broke my back taking it off the ups truck, but it was totally worth it. The amp sounds incredible. I was forunate enough to get one in black. It looks so cool with the little blue light. My girlfriend even likes the way it looks. It took a little time to get use to the electric relay power switch. I'm use to pushing a button and it locking, not this one. You push it and you make a relay contact and if fires up.
The golds have more air and body than they did with the mcintosh. Imaging, seperation, soundstage, and detail have greatly improved. I can't wait to try it with the rears and the center hooked up. I decided to keep the sub hooked up just to add a little more oomph. Man it sounds good! It's funny because I told dealer Bob at Avalon: "I want it so that if YOU were to walk in and hear my system YOU would say "damn that sounds good!" I smiled upon my first home listen. I love my ead powermaster 1000 with it's 200 x 5, 12v trigger,dynami and removeable power cord. The mcintosh lacked the latter. Now I feel like I have a REAL amplifier. The mcintosh is getting retired!
Looking for a great sounding amp with clean power and dashing good looks? Try the powermaster 1000. Caution: LIFT WITH THE LEGS!

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mcintosh 7106, classe 150

Power, Looks, Performance

None (had a hard time finding a rack that was big enough to hold it)

I can't add too much more, but this amp makes my Goldi's sing! Great HT 5 channel amp.

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Parasound, Harmon Kardon

Power, Dynamics, Sound, Looks

None

After spending time with the PM1000, I still find it to be the perfect amp for me. I finally got to use it in a ht setup and all I can say is WOW! My center channel sounds more open and detailed than before. The rears are more dynamic and present than before. There is something to having an amp with more power and dynamics. And the way the PM1000 takes control of the mains is still amazing. I just can't stop listening. I did replace the original stock cable with a PS Audio Lab Cable. There is better bass and a little bit more detail. If you can find a Powermaster 1000 you should get one.

My Components:

EAD Powermaster 1000 w PS Audio Lab Cable
Proceed AVP
Sony SCD C333ES w Modwright Upgrade and Harm Tech Pro AC11
Toshiba 3109 DVD
PSB Goldi (mains)
PSB C6i (center)
PSB Bronze (rears)
PSB 3i subs (2)
PSB Subsonic 5 sub (coupled with C6i)
Sony JE520 Minidisc Recorder
Phillips CD Burner
PS Audio 300
TMC Yellow, White, Gold Truly Bi-wire

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McIntosh 7106

unlimited, transparent-as-crystal power; magnificent as a 2-ch MUSIC amp; imaging; soundstaging; tank-like build quality; gorgeous polished silver face plate; whisper quiet operation; top-to-bottom coherence

heavy as a small tank

I have an all-Magnepan 5.1 channel musci/HT setup, with a heavy emphasis on audiophile-grade 2-ch music. I have a 2-ch music chain, with a Denon 4800 receiver used as a surround-sound processor only; that way, the 2-ch signal stream is untouched. So I spent many months trying to figure out if a 5-ch amp existed that was every bit as good as an audiophile-grade 2-ch amp. After reading the glowing review of the PowerMaster2000 in Stereophile Guide to Home Theater--where that amp was declared to be among the finest 2-channel MUSIC amps the reviewer had ever heard at any price and directly compared to his reference $15,000/pr monoblocks--I decided to give the 1000 an audition in my own system...as a MUSIC amp first.

The sound of this amp is simple to describe. It's as close to nothing as I've yet heard. The Proceed is an excellent amp, but my revealing Maggie 1.6's show it to be somewhat opaque in character; that is, it's not quite as transparent as the EAD, nor is it as airy on top. The Bryston 9B-ST is also excellent and is better in both regards versus the Proceed, but is slightly less good at soundstage depth and imaging. The EAD has it all in spades...and is massively more powerful to boot. It matches the Bryston in every area, but where the Bryston runs out of dynamic steam the EAD is just gettin' warmed up. Due to innovative power supply design, the EAD puts out a stunning 400 wpc into all 5 channels driven simultaneously with my 4-ohm Maggies. But that's not all. With 2-channel music, this thing is putting out a staggering 700 wpc without strain [see the Stereophile review and the EAD website for details]! A listen to the Mercury Living Presence edition on Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture (with live cannon fire) made quite clear the importance of clean dynamic power in an amp. The Proceed ($5000), the Bryston ($3700) and the 2-channel Audio Research 100.2($3000, or $1500/ch) just couldn't compete. The EAD bettered or matched the best attributes of all the above amps and gave bettered musical bass, dynamics, transients, and headroom than any of the above.

At $2,950 you're only paying $590/channel. There isn't a $1,200 2-channel amp on the planet that is as wonderfully musical or powerful as this one--you'd have to go to the big-money amps to match this one to find its match. The fact that you get 5 channels of absolutely state-of-the-art audiophile sound for this price is a @#$%! bargain...and that silver face plate is just a marvelous work of art. Yes, I know that has nothing to do with the sound, but even your wife/girlfriend will be impressed with the workmanship. BTW, need I say that movies are reproduced with stunning clarity, delicacy and power? Even with all 5 channels driven, you'll go deaf before this thing begins to break a sweat.

My system:
Maggie 1.6/10.1/MGCC
Rel Storm III
Toshiba TW40X81
Adcom GFP-750 preamp (Stereophile Class A)
Bel Canto Design DAC 1
Denon DVM-3700 DVD/CD changer
Denon AVR 4800 receiver (surround sound only)
Goertz Alpha Core wire

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bryston, audio research (2-ch); proceed