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Is Plinius 9200 bright sounding?

In a couple of reviews of the Plinius 9200 - What HiFi and TAS - the authors seemed to imply that this amp is bright sounding, but they don't come right out and say it. I am interested in purchasing one of these amps, but since I don't have a local dealer, I can’t audition first.

So, what say you Plinius 9200 owners? Does this amp sound bright in your system?

My speakers are Martin Logan Vantage and CD player is Esoteric X-03SE.

Bob R.
rmrobinson1957
ngjockey
1,042 posts
 
It has been mentioned, but not confirmed, that some Plinius products can be sensitive to higher capacitance speaker cables in some setups.
mlsstl
1,375 posts
 
I've never owned a Plinius, but have heard them more than once and consider them an excellent amp; they seem quite neutral and smooth in the highs to me.
rmrobinson1957 OP
57 posts
 
Thanks everyone. Seems the consensus is not bright, but neutral and very transparent to the source.
theunderlyingtheme
90 posts
 
I only have the 8200 MKII, but one would have to reasonably assume that the 9200 shares the "Plinius house sound".

Mine drives Vandersteen 2Ce Signatures...and I never get any kind of sound that I'd describe as overly bright.

I'd be pretty shocked if you were disappointed with the 9200.

I've used it in a listening room with McIntosh separates, and it sounded just as good as the Mac stuff costing around 3X as much. The Mac owner felt the same way. He was a little surprised.

And strangely enough - that test drive was done with Martin Logan Odysseys!

Hope that helps...
macd
103 posts
 
agree with the above statements, neutral and smooth.
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