Just got a used PMA-915R and to my surprise it doesn't sound bright. To me the amp sounds neutral with a good bass, (Mission QX-2) good design,finish without any buttons,functions you don't need, no subsonic filter,personally i don't have bass problems. I wouldn't have an amp with less power than a PMA-915R with 88db speakers that go down to 3.6ohm as the lowest. Good sound and it doesn't have any functions,buttons you don't need,fair amount of power.

Can't be used with banana speaker plugs, no subsonic filter (for some it may be a problem, not for me), no preout so you can't connect a subwoofer (not a problem for me) or a more powerfull amp (not a problem for me), not super super clean power as you get with a 2x200watt + amp (im up,downgraded from a 2x300 watt 1khz 8ohm pa amp).

Power, Clarity, Reliabilty

In my personal unit, if you turn off from the remote,
and later try to switch it back on,
sometimes it won't be turned on until you actually switch it off and on from the main unit
this fault is probably only with my unit

Very good sound, robust.
I know about a comparison to a same-level Yamaha amp where the PMA won by far - the bass actually sounded better and
the whole sound was clearer.
Needless to say the comparison took place using the same speakers.
I use it more than 4 years, and have absolutely no complains at all.

Clarity, Deep bass

None at this price range

I use this amp to drive B&W CDM1, I was impressed by this 80W amp. The bass is deep and focus. Truely outstanding midrange. Maybe lots of guys don't think 915R belongs to HiFi catalog. But I think its performence is better than AudioLab8000 and Roksan Capsian.

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Denon2000R, AudioLab8000s, Roksan Capsian