I hope you all enjoy the video - one Caveat I forgot to mention is can this be a perfect integrated without VU meters :) Also I am not sure I explained myself as clearly with what I meant here, having a ton of power without you really being aware of it is what is most impressive

@andrewomotosho3417

2 жыл бұрын

Good work once again.

What a monster of an integrated amplifier, very informative as ever and never biased... great review!

Sounds like you really enjoyed it. What a beasts! Nice review 👍

With a product like this, I always wonder how much more I have to spend on speakers, a source, my room, and marital counseling.

@oohtob6685

2 жыл бұрын

A bank robbery would helps 😂🤣

@djzoloft

2 жыл бұрын

A divorce is way cheaper. Loved your comment...hahahahaha

@mab7175

2 жыл бұрын

Focus more emphasis on money spent on loudspeakers not amplifiers. It's the loudspeakers that is the most critical component that delineates an audio system's transparent musical accuracy. This amplifier will give egotistical owners bragging rights. Which to them is more important than sonic accuracy.

@mab7175

2 жыл бұрын

@@djzoloft That's funny. In my days I've seen wives get jealous of their husband's audio systems too. The audio system got more money and time spent than the wife.

@borisbobowski628

2 жыл бұрын

Just buy a Solutions Amp

Great review. Looks like an awesome amp!

Looks incredible. Need to see it compared to Vinnie Rossi, T+A, and Gryphon Integrated amps. Keep up the great work, Terry!!

Audionet Humbolt would be great competition for this amp but very impressive, great video.

OMG a soft start so that you don't Black Out the neighborhood l love it Terry🥴

@shanestephenson8423

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously Terry you've got to get a Michi S5 in there for a listen ID be so interested to hear your thoughts. Not because I own one but really the bass control there is amazing for an amp a fraction of the price of that particular one. If I had one criticism it's the self-advertisement on the top a little cheap looking for me but I'm splitting hairs now.

@mab7175

2 жыл бұрын

@@shanestephenson8423 First focus of any audio system reasonably should be the loudspeakers. No matter if it's a budget or extraordinary expensive audio system. It's the loudspeakers that entails the sonic characteristics of any system. This is particularly the case from an engineering perspective. The loudspeakers must convert an electrical signal that does not have inertia to a device that has mechanical inertial impedance. Taking the ridiculous to the sublime to emphatically express my point. How would these exorbitantly cost electronic components sound with mediocre speakers.

A bit of a beast, reminds me of some Musical Fidelity amps

I’ll keep my Luxman M900u and ARC LS10SE preamp/Ref CD9SE. Saving a fortune and keeping the level of enjoyment… 🤙👍🎶

@stonefree1911

2 жыл бұрын

And just as good performance I bet. Love Luxman.

I wonder do they use a synchronous mosfet rectifier? Cause heat sinks are unbelievable small. Is it good for a sound (obviously)?

I hope you get a chance to try the Audionet Humboldt

That's a huge machine. Does is weld? Now I have to buy a big sock for christmas. Nice review. :)

Great review 👍 But for that kind of money you could buy the Gryphon Essence pre and power pure class A amplifiers.

great vid terry. a bit out of my price range im prepared to pay.

This product.... or the SMSL SA-50..... tough choice!

Can you pls help me how is the ASR emitter amplifier is ???

At its price range there's some serious competition. Its power is quite impressive, which leads me to believe is a class AB amp. The website avoids the classification, probably not to turn off those who prefer pure class A amps. I'm sure it's a fantastic amp. I personally, prefer a tube pre-amp, with a solid state seperate class A amp. Thanks Terry

@rsjaurr

2 жыл бұрын

I have the same taste. My tube preamp is EAR868 and amps are pure class A Threshold SA1 monoblocks.

@TheRealGermanPhysiks

9 ай бұрын

Hello David, When I wrote the text for the Emperor integrated amplifier web site I omitted to mention the output stage classification as it did not occur to me that it was necessary. It was not done in order to try to hoodwink potential customers. Someone who is seeking a class A amplifier will find out what type of output stage the Emperor has at some point prior to making their purchase, so whether earlier on when reading the web page, or later from the dealer, they will not buy it. A class A amplifier is typically around 25% efficient, so if you see an amplifier with a high continuous output rating that does not have large and obvious heatsinks, it is almost certainly not class A. All the best.

hi about lepy lp 2020a i plugged in correctly turning the volume up i heard a buzzing sound in speakers and the volume kept going off then on when i increased the volume from the amp now one of my speakers has stopped working what caused this before i used the amp i could turn the volume up on the speaker all the way and it was clear sound also could it have been the underpowered power supply that it came with some people recommend a 6amp power supply. i also used presonus eris e4.5 studio monitors 75w with the amp also is using a amplifier with studio monitors dangerous because the studio monitor has a built in amplifier. and the amp is 20w and the speakers are 75w could it be because the speakers are more powerful.

Please how does it compare to Griffin amplifiers

Bold title, I'm gona relish this video 😊

This video reaches .0000000005% of your audience...

Would be very curious to know how this compares to the Gryphon Diablo 300, granted they come in at significantly different price points.

@PursuitPerfectSystem

2 жыл бұрын

Gryphon more about muscle the emoperor bit more about finesse and sound stage

@henriksrensen3220

2 жыл бұрын

Gryphon Essence pre and power pure class A amplifiers in same price range. I suspect the Gryphon is Even better

@jamesgilgannon4164

2 жыл бұрын

I was also thinking of this comparison.🤔

This makes The Denafrip's Apollo seem SMALL!..oh….but that is just a "simple" power amp! 😀 (You can "lift the ground" on the Emperor, but you can’t lift the amp!) Thanks for this big-boy fantasy, Terry!

Great review. This amplifier looks very nice a strong industrial design. Looking at the internal pics it appears to be a duel mono design however it only has one single large power transformer so not quite a duel mono design on the power supply. Rated at 300watts into 8 Ohms is more than enough power and it doubles down nicely to 600Watts into 4 Ohms this should be enough power to get a firm grip on any large base driver, however the Gryphon Diablo 300 is also rated at 300watts into 8 Ohms and can handle a 2 Ohm load pulling a massive 950watts (unsure how long for) so may have even more grip and may work better with more difficult to drive speakers? Its unclear what the power supply capacity is of the Emperor? The Gryphon Diablo has 2 banks of 68000 uF capacitance so huge reserves to handle large dynamic shifts in the music with ease. It would be interesting to listen to them side by side.........

@zorhis1996

Жыл бұрын

I have heard it in person and I know the owner of the German physiks amp very well, he has tried a good amount of speakers on it and ran it through difficult loads but he said it never lost composure no matter what he put it through , its a beast of an amplifier.

3:46 cool button wonder if it's for sale at Farnell... ;0

id take 2 diablos and save quite abit of money

I'll take 2 please.

Beat Pass Labs, Audio Research, McIntosh, Luxman, Hegel?

@JingoLoBa57

2 жыл бұрын

Unlikely though these brands apart from McIntosh don’t really have competitive integrateds… monos and separates sure.

Imagine if it sounded crap. How many of its customers would even know?

@mab7175

2 жыл бұрын

Most of them are probably pretentious electronic gadget lovers not audiophiles.

Try pilium Leonids Which is a 100kg integrated amp

@PursuitPerfectSystem

2 жыл бұрын

Haha oh wow would love to can you drop it off :)

It doesn't matter how superlative astounding a preamplifier and/or power amplifiers are vaunted. Without an exceedingly transparent neutral musically accurate loudspeaker what difference does it make how fabulous the amplifier. Give me the YG Acoustics Anat III Signature with comparable components. Such as the Veloce preamp, Krell 402 amplifier. And yes Kubala Sosna Elation cables to drive the YG Acoustics Anat III Signature with the precise electric signal from the power amp. Keep your money from spending on outer galactic astronomical cost amplifiers. Place your focus and relish the world's most accurate loudspeakers available.

Inefficient speakers need lots of power.

Woooot!

at this price, you can get a lot of great separates, also the slogan "High End Technologies" can come off as tacky (to me, putting the words "high end" on the units themselves is just a bad move all around). Also the trend in high end integrated amplifiers seems to be an "all-in-one" package giving you DSP integration as well like the Technics SU-R1000 which has been praised significantly for it's sound stage and superior DSP capabilities. Integration is all about convenience so it's important that everything integrate properly with as few "steps" as possible. Another big issue with this, it has no subwoofer outputs. Serious Audiophiles are finally realizing no matter how big and mean your speakers are, 1 or 2 good "low to the ground" subwoofer(s) will always expand the base response of your stereo imaging more then just having a single set of speakers, even if the speakers can move down to 20hz.

@mab7175

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree. Don't write your assertion in stone....."always expand the bass response of your stereo imaging"??? You overlooked the significance for seamless sonically integrating multiple speakers. Furthermore, the long wave length in the lower frequencies results in imagery less critical than the upper bass to the lower midrange. Doubling and tripling harmonic resonances from low end loudspeakers is the proverbial villain. If you don't believe me ask accomplished bass fiddlers. That peculiarly unique heavenly "air" sound emanating throughout a room from a bass fiddle places intricate demands on loudspeakers to reproduce that sonic affect with musical accuracies.

Try not to love it too much Terry. You've got to give it back.

@bobb.9917

2 жыл бұрын

He will need a forklift! 😀

@a.c.1474

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobb.9917 Lol. This hi - fi lark is never ending. I sometimes think it's a mental illness of always searching and wondering if the one you didn't buy was the one you should have. 😂🤣

17 KG lid! lol. How did you move this whole thing around?

@PursuitPerfectSystem

2 жыл бұрын

2 people

I think for that money I'd want another set of switchable speaker taps. Huge debit here.

i will check my lottery numbers.

Fascinating but not really anything most British hi fi enthusiasts need, unless your super high end and can therefore afford to heat a room large enough to warrant these power levels. I'm pretty sure most people looking at over 30K for amplification would expect to be buying a preamp and at least a pair of power amps - I doubt the market for an integrated amp at this price is more than a handful of rich elites? Thanks for the insight into a world I'll never know. I personally prefer to hear about equipment I might at least aspire to own one day, but the odd peer into this rarefied insanity is at least entertaining.

@aegisofhonor

2 жыл бұрын

To be worth while, it would have to have very good integrated DSP like a higher end version of the Technics SU-R1000 (what I'd consider to be the best all around Integrated Amplifier on the market right now); a high-quality all-in-one package that does everything someone needs to get good sound in one box without needing more "links in the chain".

Yeah, no. If this was 1/10th the price I'd still look at competition due to the display alone. An integrated like this should/would last your lifetime so it should pull on your heartstrings everytime you look at it.

@WeeWeeJumbo

2 жыл бұрын

i am not fond of its looks

@mab7175

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeeWeeJumbo Focusing on looks is superficial and has no reference to audio reproduction accuracy.

Dude !! You make it look Easy but , too far fetched ....Someday maybe

To much caveats, 65 Kg, Nice for your back! For little select people. Go with separates I say This is already a Dinosaur.

@mab7175

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. It's superfluous. Spend more money allocated to loudspeakers. This expensive behemoth is perfect for egotistical braggadocios bragging rights.

Hmm but it still comes with one of those horrible washed out blue displays you find on cheap clock radios? Surely they could put a nice orange display with a dark background!

@titntin5178

2 жыл бұрын

yeah its hideous, but there's no accounting for tastes!

I would take other brands over this, Soulution, Luxman, Boulder, T+A, Gryphon, Audionet

@PursuitPerfectSystem

2 жыл бұрын

why?

@ga12f12o

2 жыл бұрын

@@PursuitPerfectSystem It's overpriced, my opinion though

@ga12f12o

2 жыл бұрын

@@PursuitPerfectSystem You can get a CH Precision I1 for that money.

@PursuitPerfectSystem

2 жыл бұрын

@@ga12f12o to be fair unless you heard them all your picking brand names based on the badge name alone purely because they are more familiar which is crazy when you think about it

@mab7175

2 жыл бұрын

You're right. The point you're making is well taken. For example, I have a Soulution amplifier paired with YG Accoutics Anat III Signature loudspeakers. This monstrosity is perfect for egotistical pretentious electronic gadget lovers not audiophiles. Buying this thing will enhance their bragging rights considerably to the none initiated audiophile.

This is not an amp for audiophiles, it's an amp for audio - exhibitionists. Should I ever be so fortunate, I'll take McIntosh every time. Still, thanks for showing us what's out there.

@PursuitPerfectSystem

2 жыл бұрын

Huge blue VU Meters are not for HiFi exhibitionists then? I think they are

@stevenholt5484

2 жыл бұрын

@@PursuitPerfectSystem At least the McIntosh HAS VU meters. McIntosh is better. Prove me wrong.

@zorhis1996

Жыл бұрын

Mcintosh is trash next to German physiks , I wouldn't even use Mcintosh if someone gave it to me for free , coloured terrible sound

Well, it definitely looks German.

DIABLO 300 FOR ME. EMPEROR IS LEAN ON BASS, SIMPLE, AND SHAME!!!

Too expensive

Talking about an amp without a demo is a waste of time.

looks like a big tacky piece of junk.