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IPA-140

Integrated Amplifier

 

2011 Review Excerpts (translated)

 

 

AudioReview

January,2011

IPA-140

The tone appears very neutral and with a range mediobassa rather that shuns away from dry, hot tonal shades.

 

The detail remains high over the entire range and the acoustic scene, being generally rebuilt in a credible way, helps create a sense of realism. I left intentionally for latest annotations the behavior works to high dynamics, to give further highlighting to a performance that proved to be truly excellent.

 

At times the sound level became almost excessive, but the sound quality did not even hint to deteriorate and then simply not induced in raise the volume. How to say that it seems really hard to find a speaker that could embarrass the Revo IPA-140.

 

 

 

AUDIOPHILE SOUND

#105

IPA-140

I know that is fashionable in the magazines to write "I was surprised of the component quality X ", but unfortunately I'm forced to use the same expression regarding the Revo IPA-140.

 

Also from cold, the sound is balanced, detailed result for some characteristics, very controlled bass. Lacked only a little speed in attacks. Twenty hours of running and this problem has resolved itself.

 

The Revo produces a rich sound, highlighting the harmonic without emphasis and does not suffer low-inflated.

 

I heard several discs of violin and piano and in the register acute violin performance was always not only sweet but also alive, not thin/slender but fluid; ideal for tenors and sopranos both on CD and tape.

 

The scene with the kids in La Bohème, for example, not suffering cries terrifying but could transmit, thanks to a detailed and especially good focus on medium-low db sound level, the joy of the moment, the liveliness of free young singers.

 

Turning to the impressions of listening, after a short running-in a few hours, the high quality level appears very soon;It denotes a large coherence and effectiveness in all valuation parameters providing the listener with exciting and pleasurable sensations.

 

Specifically when listening to changes Goldberg played in the recording the 1981 by Glenn Gould, piano on all its nuances is amazing, the sound quality is exceptional sound without added colors - a high rise effortlessly superior spectrum precision frequency and soft fluidity;each note is separated with surgical precision and sewn in a sound harmonious and well balanced & precisely placed in the environment.

 

The speed was a big factor surprise in listening Live in Dresden by Jan Garbarek; high consistency of tone in a wide scene that envelops the listener, the optimally positioned instruments in space; the articulated and controlled, low range dynamic media, high refined.

 

Further testing with a great classic jazz as a Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis I further surprises, the remastered cd Edition on Columbia to 20 bit is precise and flows nicely into the reader. The detail it is surprising, especially in instruments such as drums and bass, the trumpet of Davis and sax ' Cannonball ' Adderley and John Coltrane have full-bodied and simultaneously retain a good dose of airiness; the Bill Evans' piano is concrete; This fluidity on engravings is abundant, smoothly savouring all the best of this masterpiece.

 

Turning to the song Three of a perfect pair the self-titled album by the band King Krimson in remastered in HDCD. I have raised hair on my head (the few that I have left).

 

The presence of Tony Levin's bass was awesome and since I am a bassist I was really impressed by the accuracy of timbre in slaprock sound.

 

This is substantial and progressive; scrolling traces the Norma IPA-140 gives a three-dimensionality and richness of detail that enhances the character of each individual instrument!

 

 

IPA-60 Integrated

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 (translated excerpts)

This sound is really first quality. The bottom end is perfectly extended, very full, round, perfectly controlled and clean. If you have currently have an amp with not such a roundness in the bottom, you might find yourself in the need to move the loudspeakers out of the wall, to recover the balance you are used to.

 

It is however, at stated, a perfectly controlled bass, full but detailed and with really good articulation.

 

Mid band is detailed, precise, never unpleasant, very natural and neutral.

 

Voices are a real pleasure to listen to.

 

High frequencies are extended, brilliant, but never edgy, never tiring at all. Women voices are polite, correct, detailed.


Overall a perfect neutrality, a perfect balance of the different areas, all concurring in supplying a very realistic musical message.


Very realistic indeed, and never dull, boring. In fact the very good dynamics, the speed is perfectly evident, clear, even though never overstated.

 

The amp is really fast, but never in a hurry: speed does not make the message less clear. Rhythm gets through in a really natural way.

 

Imaging is first class. Any instrument is sculptured in its own place, perfectly defined, without any strange movements as the notes go through the scales. Even bass is always perfectly positioned.

 

The sound philosophy is clear: highest fidelity and neutrality in order to reproduce the recorded sound, with no added coloration or invention, but just the highest speed and transparency to offer a sound as involving and punching as it was recorded.

 

Do not look for an exceptionally airy amp, or an exceptionally dynamic one, or an exceptionally brilliant one or an exceptionally anything amp: this amp does not add anything to the recorded sound, is perfectly honest, just shows what is recorded in the best possible way.

 

You'll really find out what is on the recording and what is not.

 

If the recording is airy, then it will sound airy, if it is dynamic it will sound dynamic, and so on. It is not yet unforgiving: you'll never find one of your CD sounding badly worse than you're used to.

 

The sound character by the way does not change at all with system sound level.

 

Conclusion

A very interesting, sound amplifier. A very neutral, detailed, precise unit.


The sound is really high level, a perfect example of understatement that in the medium term proves to be exclusively neutrality, transparence, speed and fidelity at the highest level.

 

 

 

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