markl
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The agony of waiting for this monster amp to be custom-built by Rudi and delivered across the ocean is finally over.
[size=small]Let the New Toy Strip Tease Ritual begin![/size]
Here we see my faithful assistant inspecting the package:
The box-within-a-box reveals something shiny. What could that be?
"Hic Sunt Leones?"
Rudi sez:
Quote:
Hic Sunt Leones ( hear are the lions) was written on Romans maps to indicate the southern limit of the Empire in Africa. Later the term HSL was used to define the limit of any unknown and unexplored territory. With the RP010-B you will enter into an unexplored music world. |
Ahhhhhhhhhhh.... There she is!
Check out the big shiny volume knob and dual Low and High gain headphone jacks:
My other faithful assistant inspects the rear:
A closer look reveals one set of beefy RCA inputs (which really give a nice snug fit for my heavy Virtual Dynamics ICs-- me like!) and a pass-through ouput so you can by-pass the amp for speaker listening:
Here we see the IEC receptacle, fuse, and ground switch:
And finally we see the RP010 badge with serial number:
Well, let's open her up and peek at her innards:
Not much too see as all the individual modules are housed in separate boxes to shield them and prevent them from "talking" to one another, so no nasty EMI/RFI pollution can affect the sound.
A couple close-ups:
Oh, and did I happen to mention it comes with a REMOTE VOLUME CONTROL? Heaven-on-a-stick! No more having to get up and manually adjust the knob for each CD. It works via a motor that physically twists the volume knob to adjust level when you press the up or down button.
Finally, for scale, here's a shot of my stack with the Rudistor RPX-33 on top. As you can see, the RP010 is HUGE, and I'd guess weighs close to 30 pounds.
[size=small]Initial Listening Ipressions[/size]
-----------------coming soon!------------------