“This amp has the best sense of pace and rhythm that I have heard. I found myself tapping my foot almost as often as I do at live music. If you want to know if this amp has as wide or as deep a soundstage as others I have used, or if it’s as detailed, or if the images float in space, or other audiophile questions, then you miss the point of this amp. It has a great soundstage that does not draw attention to itself. It doesn’t sound overly etched or detailed, but I hear delicacies with strings and guitars that I have never heard with recorded music. It sails through music with grace and rhythm and a sense of timing that is uncanny. What I’m trying to say is that it lets me listen to my stereo and think about the music and the performance and not the equipment. For a seasoned audiophile like me, this is really something. Let me end the review by sharing the two things this amp does that are very important to me. 1.Voices. I have always known that how an audio component does voices is the deciding factor for me. This amp lets you hear small nuances in voices. It lets voices swell into big moments without loosing those nuances or straining. With the Audio Note M5 pre-amp, there is a natural weight to voices that lets them just sound real. 2.Quiet Passages. As much as I’ve always known how important voices were to me, I never even thought of quiet passages as part of the audiophile experience; but we all know that they are a big part of live music. As easy as this amp sails through big passages, it has a magic with quiet passages that I had never before imagined. I guess it’s because of the quietness of the amp; but when the music gets soft and quite there is no desire to turn it up, because you can still hear all of the delicacies and nuances that are there without having to crank the amps so that loud passages are too loud.” Highly Recommended!! DAGOGO Jack Roberts April 2006 | EC 300B Stereo Integrated Stereo Power/Passive Line Amplifier Full Technical details link: www.wavac-audio.jp/md300b_e.html Price List: Click here The Verdict “The WAVAC MD-300B is a great single ended amplifier possessing a level of detail and accuracy that should keep most listeners happy for a lifetime (unless you get the itch to buy an EC-300B). “ “If you are already a fan of the SET sound and it’s associated requirements, or if you are in search of a different grail than the one you are currently pursuing, I urge you to give the MD-300B a listen. Highly recommended.” Tone Audio 10/05 Jeff Dorgay -Editor |
