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Have you heard the Acoustic Reality digital amps?

Just when I thought that the Spectron was the amp for me, I hear some whispers of another really good sounding digital amp, the Acoustic Reality. They have two actually, a stereo amp and a mono block pair. They use "ICE" technology, developed by B&O. If you've heard either of these, I'd like to know how they compare to the Spectron, or even some of the other digital amps. Thanks.
iseekheils
sean
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The amp and preamp were demo'd at a Chicago Audio Society meeting for us. While these were under less than ideal conditions, they were measurably better than another digital amp ( don't remember make & model ) and a Stan Warren modified Adcom amp. Not familiar with them enough to really make any other further comments. Sean
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chams_uk
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I haven't heard them, but Ric Shultz at Electronic Visionary Systems (EVS: www.tweakaudio.com) liked them enough to be a dealer. I believe he may even have a demo for sale.

I respect Ric trremendously, have had 3 of his products (2 mod's, one DAC).

My 2 cents.
all_ears
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Sean, I don't know what you mean by 'measurably better' as there was no test equipment in sight, but I accept your favorable opinion. One criticism I have is that connections are recessed into a small triangular well in the bottom of the amp, making use of many cables impossible - the mono amps were demonstrated upside down, which may serve to illustrate. I hope they will address this issue in the future. The amps run cool.

Brian Walsh
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