I've had mine a few weeks now, and I'm extremely happy with it - I'm listening to way more music than I was before I upgraded to this amp.

Why VU meters died out is beyond me. They look lovely.

@WeeWeeJumbo

2 жыл бұрын

they've only died out on the lower end, where i live :-(

@milanckonjevic4404

Жыл бұрын

These only work when you have the LED lights on. I wish they were always on.

@tonyt.5771

10 ай бұрын

True

@pistopitpit

3 ай бұрын

@@milanckonjevic4404things like that are never said in reviews. Small imperfections that can ruin the fun for some. Thanks for mentioning this.

I am glad Technics is back on the market

@SirMountainpass

2 ай бұрын

Bought my first Technics SU-V90D amp in 1990 - it is still giving faultless service... Now have to listen (A/ B the SU-R1000 vs SU-G700M2 - if the difference is only "slight" I tend to go for the SU-G700M2...

I have the first version of this one since almost 3 years and I still love it everyday. Great sound and design, so beautiful to watch and listen to!

„gentle like a Brian Eno fan“, that alone made my day. Thank you for the funniest and most entertaining review I can remember. Language is a great thing and this is far above the typical tec-journal lingo.

I've had this amp for about two weeks, sound is so much better than I expected. This review is spot on. The MC phono is really good, way better than it should be at this price. The ONLY thing I would change is the remote has too many buttons.😁😁😁

I have this amp and are super happy with it. Thanks for the review

I also enjoy the VU meters. I owned a SU 8099 by Technics . I loved that integrated Amp.

Nice Review , I am just glad to have Techniques back in the U.S. ole time(GX) Audiophile I Remb for years we only had Panasonic HTR !! Thanks for the review great Job

I just love the design,VU meters are hypnotic gorgeous,TECHNICS kicks ass.Top design and quality.Saving money for it.

I love my mk1 SU-G700! I love the main in feature and I have it integrated into my home theater setup to power my towers. Really surprised how good it sounds with my Rega planar 3, being an all digital amplifier, but I also expected a Technics product to have a solid phono stage.

extremely handsome system, and distinctive too. i love its design

Ty great vid, still use old technics gear 8077K amp, SL-1700 turntable with tannoy 638+ speakers. anyway as soon as I turned this video on I noticed you were wearing the same t-shirt I was wearing at the time lol. I have 2 types of the VU meter prints, 2 tannoy prints and 2 technics turntable prints.

Thank you Paul. Very nice review. Thank you. Best wishes

I have the original SU-G700 and really love the sound. I do wish it had an HDMI port or two. Great review!

@SirMountainpass

2 ай бұрын

Connecting your TV via Toslink sounds even better…

Nice and acurate description, witch mirrors exactly what I hear from my own device👍😁 One thing though..... your comments about the DAC I don't understand..... you always listen through the DAC in this amp.....it's PWM type, and therefore everything gets converted to digital on the input....😕

my first amp i got when i got into hifi seperates when i was 13 in 2001 was my dads old technics suv3 great amp

do 70w only seems to be weak? I'm planning to change my AVR A100 to an integrated, but I want improve sound quality and also power.

I had the Parasound HINT and loved it. The internal DAC and dedicated sub / bass management was excellent. I miss having it for its simplicity. If I went back to the integrated scene, I would probably get this Technics purely for the VU meters and the nostalgia of Technics from the 70’s and 80’s.

How would you rate the Technics against the Yamaha 1200 or 2200? Does anyone have made practical experiences or comparisons?

Thank you Paul. You are my trusted reviewer As usal, a fair, unbiassed review. and I like the new Technics amps. I wonder of you ever get the chance to review the Technics SU-R1000, I would be most interested.

I love the VU meters .. hence I never got rid fo my SA-TX50 ... is beauttifull in dimm light yellow light vu-meters

Thanks for the review. What DAC chip is used by Technics for this integrated amplifer? It isn't listed anywhere, not even in their literature or documentation. Is it an updated Panasonic MASH no-name DAC chip? Would be great to see a review of the Audiolab Omnia and the Marantz PM6007 or PM7000N...

@badgerdms

Жыл бұрын

I think that technically, there isn't one.

This looks like a throwback to the eighties when i wanted something like this thank goodness i bought a Arcam A60 instead the start of true hifi road

@deantaylor1512

2 жыл бұрын

I had a A60 back in the day .. bloody loved it …

I own this amp and it is killer dead silent, great dynamics and highly revealing. A-Man's review is spot on.

Amazing reviews

Hello; I have one and you can hear "click" in right speaker when turning off. Does yours SU-G700M2 also have this disadvantage? Another disadvantage is that the SU-G700M2 does not work as PI 4 B DietPi USB sound card (whereas older Technic amp SU-C700 works ...)

This thing is a real music maker. You don’t think about the hi-fi side of things much at all when listening to it. It should be one of those products that defines it’s time - like the NAD 3020, Pioneer A400 etc. I quite like the looks even though it seems very large and the case is a huge expanse of grey - it could have done with an old school block circuit diagram on the top like the Technics of old!

You didn't really give any negatives, especially on sound, minus usb-A and more inputs sounds like splitting hairs and nitpicking. Sounds like a 9/10 to me. I'm sold, thanks for the excellent review and descriptions of what you heard. I will be patiently waiting for a sale price, OR upgraded model with this then being discounted. Excellent review Paul. I would consider this end game for 95% of the audio enthusiasts out there. Cheers.

@allenwilliams8962

Жыл бұрын

@hagenhays maybe not at only 70 wpc

I had the version 1 and it failed me few days ago, exactly a year and a half after I bought it. Used it occasionally and never at high volume. Let's see how good that goes.

I bought mine 1 month a go! Great sound🎉

@WeeWeeJumbo

2 жыл бұрын

what are you driving with it?

@daninowood-home1005

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeeWeeJumbo focal Ária 948

If rated Sound quality wise this or Yamaha as 1200 ??

... vs Yamaha AS2200? I wonder 🤔

Good god, Snow & Rock! I've not seem or heard that for 35 years.

Perhaps I missed this in the review, but are the control knobs metal and feel solidly attached? It isn't that big a concern given I usually use the remote, but I was looking at another amp in this price range the other day and it felt like the plastic volume control was going to fall off.

@TheAudiophileMan

Жыл бұрын

Everything feels solid on this one.

The star of this review is definitely your shirt! Any chance you’ll share where you found that,Paul?

@TheAudiophileMan

Жыл бұрын

Try here: www.redbubble.com/shop/analog+vu+meter+t-shirts?gclid=CjwKCAjwq5-WBhB7EiwAl-HEkqK_GXUMUsuFkJJYaUS3IGm7fPOs6_TwMVyx3rO8zBtlsd50r17qDRoC2JIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thanks for the review. Did you try it with an external phono amplifier? As the line ins are also digitised…I’m intrigued 🤔

@TheAudiophileMan

Жыл бұрын

Yes I did. External is best.

@basilandrigsby

Жыл бұрын

@@TheAudiophileMan Thank you so much for that!

man all that sound stuff , ur very fine descriptions , almost all of them can be adjusted with a good eq .

@TheAudiophileMan

Жыл бұрын

There's no such thing as a good EQ (unless the original sound is poor, then why you buying the box in the first place?) OK I exaggerate, EQs can be useful in certain circumstances, I'll give you that but not as the foundation for your entire HiFi sound.

@tolgadabbagh1877

Жыл бұрын

"but not as the foundation for your entire HiFi sound" of course not , not even close but what i said is about the many characteristics of the sound you described in the video . eq can change those .

Hmm what is the intro tune ? I like that extremely mellow !!

In this price range what amplifier could be a better choice?

This amplifier drives me nuts with it's up side down design. It looks so much better when you flip it over.

@epi2045

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t see it being upside down till you mentioned it. Now It’s bothering me too!

@DJ_BROBOT

2 жыл бұрын

Yes..its a damn lazy design

@markvelber8664

2 жыл бұрын

I had same thing in my mind, if anything would stop me buying it it would be this , what a wasted.

@joaquinbarreto9398

2 жыл бұрын

It's not that bad. I like it because it's different. I prefer my AS1200 look more thpugh.

@markvelber8664

2 жыл бұрын

@@joaquinbarreto9398 Yamaha AS-1200 got the high ends components has been used at the rear of the the Amplifier such as RCA terminals and speakers connectors etc where’s in Technics used the cheep ones .

With what you read hires files if not with a laptop?

Thanks for your review. Would have liked to know which amps this one competes against at this price point at +/- €500... From the likes of Exposure? ATOLL? Naim? Etc. Thanks!

@RubenV33

Жыл бұрын

Does someone have a compression?

Thank you paul I've been waiting for a review of this unit and now it's just a difficult choice between this and the Lyngdoft Tdai 1120.. Decisions Decisions 🤔

@Sporting1210

2 жыл бұрын

hum..rough choice to make. If i had to boil it down to one (essential - because the Technics is so much pretttier^^) criteria: Depends on your speakers aka do you actually need the room corection of the Lyndoft or not.

@lyndonbosworth7606

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sporting1210 Yeah the Technics looks really smart but I have an awkward room to deal with and the Lyngdoft software might just tip the balance.

is there a lot of difference between the SU-G700 and the MK 11

I really like the look to be honest. It is on the extreme of I don’t give a f-/:; about why I would purchase an amp, but, there is something appealing to its look.

Neutral as Switzerland

do you prefer the technics or the yamaha as-1200 in sound and power quality? regards!

@TheAudiophileMan

6 ай бұрын

Tough question - both are great and I'm sure you won't be disappointed no matter which you choose. I'd probably lean to the Technics though.

Would have loved a comparison with the Yamaha AS1200. They are similararly priced.

@allenwilliams8962

Жыл бұрын

a lot of folks are asking this of reviewers, but I think they are scared to answer for some reason.

And the Yamaha as1200 is at a woooooping 22Kgs . A comparison would be intresting ?!

where is it build ? Sir...

I love the VU’s. Do they measure the input signal or the power?

@TheAudiophileMan

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it's the power.

What is the music? Very nice.

At this price point, or slightly more, I would seriously consider this amp if it had a pair of XLR inputs. Are these missing because Technics wants owners of their SACD player to use the optical?

@Astro-ck6mh

2 ай бұрын

Because it's a "digital" amp

I would almost get rid of most of my current hifi kit to buy this.

If the V.U. needle on your tee flickered in response to your voice that would be cool.

@TheAudiophileMan

Жыл бұрын

That *would* be a thing.

Which Streamer would you advice in order to read hires files saved on a Nas with this amp ?

@TheAudiophileMan

Жыл бұрын

Depends on your budget, iFi for budget, Bluesound for more cash, etc.

@tekmevlut8600

Жыл бұрын

@@TheAudiophileMan thanks. Which solution would you advice in order to not lose audio quality when connecting it to my Technics amp? Around 1200 eur

What do you think of this vs the audiolab 9000a?

@TheAudiophileMan

4 ай бұрын

I can't answer with any certainty because I wasn't able to compare the two but - from memory, so take my comments with a pinch of salt - both sounded excellent. I don't think you'd be disapointed with either. Pricewise though, you're looking at what, £500 less for the 9000? In that ball park is it? So that might be a significant pointer if your budget is important.

Mr. Rigby, where can I buy that cool t shirt you are wearing?

@TheAudiophileMan

Жыл бұрын

Knock yourself out :) www.redbubble.com/shop/analog+vu+meter+t-shirts?gclid=CjwKCAjwq5-WBhB7EiwAl-HEkqK_GXUMUsuFkJJYaUS3IGm7fPOs6_TwMVyx3rO8zBtlsd50r17qDRoC2JIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Danke!

@TheAudiophileMan

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's very nice of you, techmedrr.

With the vu meters sitting bottom, it give the impression that it is upside down.

@TheAudiophileMan

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's certainly different.

Has anyone experienced an f76 fault and subsequent shutdown with this unit? Is so, how did you solve it?

Anybody know what would be a good CD player to pair with this amp ? For around £400-800 range. The SL-G700mk2 is a stretch too far.

It does not have a DAC module. Every signal is converted to digital and sent to the speakers in digital.

I wanted to look at this intergated amplifier better but was afraid it wouldn't have the power to justify the price

May i know what music is that on the 10:00 min mark?

@collierjohnson6781

Жыл бұрын

Yung Logos | Intellect

Hi Paul. Seems a good all round performer , as others have mentioned it does look visually unbalanced but looks are secondary to performance. The other beef I have with many of these none budget amps is the inclusion of a phone stage , surely someone at this price point will use an equally priced deck with a separate phono amp yet we’re having to pay for their inclusion. As you also rightly stated there should have been more RCA outlets so that we who have say two record decks and a peace’s of retro equipment can use them. Best wishes and kind regards. 😀👍👍👍

@ralex3697

Жыл бұрын

Looks more like a Tuner than a fully integrated

techinc belt drives >love em DDs ? hype.. class A amps , superb

Hi there classy as usual😎 What ever the divise about this amp 😮 Technics should only produce a Silver model: so extra sexy. The best visual aesthetic in the amp section 🌹 ✌🏿

Now, where did You got that sexy T-shirt? How can I order one for Beach 2023? BR// Leif in Sweden 🤗

I think it's a beautiful piece. Perhaps some of what you heard can be attributable to the Class D amp? Apparently well done, but all types of amps do have character. I have a CD player into my amp as well as the analog inputs from my DAC which is fed a steamer. So, not viable for me with on input, but if you like their DAC, not an issue. One analog input seem like a stroke of hubris. It's like the mystery as to why, except for it's entry integrated amplifier, that Dennon does not include pre or sub out on any of it's more expensive integrated amplifiers. Finally, Made in Malaysia. and for once not mad in China. Manufacturers take note. You can lower cost and make things in a country other than one with serious human rights issues that is striving for world domination.

While I'm in favor of VU meters on EVERYTHING, I loathe the current design trend of gray on white (instead of the more functional/visible black on white). LET US SEE THEM, TECHNICS!

Form across the room the amp looks like it's up side down. I think Technics got it right with the Technics SE-A5 especially if you love large VU meters.

Good amp. But in Relation to the advance Paris a little bit too expensive. 😏😏

To be honest I’ve got all sorts of amplifiers here (apart from a pure valve amplifier). I like the sound of all the classes produce in terms of sound. Some maybe better than others with certain tracks. In a second System i prefer a pioneer streamer, outboard dac into a vintage Yamaha pre amp c-50 into a linn lk280 power amp. It’s a nice balance. I’ve yet to own a proper valve amp but that’s another ball game altogether. All the amplifiers I’ve had in only about 3-4 of them sounded absolute garbage. Still many, many great sounding amplifiers out there new and old. I respect the hifi gear folks own as it’s yours and it’s your ears that have to be pleased and no one else’s.

Im a big fan of Techs, but i really need to go listen to this in person, the clips on KZread are awful, (yeah i know) also as an observation it seems comments start with VU metres, kind of worrying..

I have been wondering if this amp was real groovy or just the ordinary kind of groovy.

@TheAudiophileMan

Жыл бұрын

Well, if it gained a 9/10 *that* would be a Deeply Groovy. So no, just a Groovy :)

no XLR input :(

Can you feel bass though

Wow, you really take your time with this review don't you...

Does this integrated amp accept banana plugs?

Is it plastic or metal , and no control dials question mark

but the low power at 8 ohm ! unbelive his cost so expensive

I think VU meters look better on t shirts than amplifiers.

@TheAudiophileMan

2 жыл бұрын

Hehe

How many watts RMS per channel, or isn’t that important to audiophiles?

@TheAudiophileMan

8 ай бұрын

Hi Joe - hang on, just let me put my wellies on here so I can wade through your sarcasm. Let's see... Here's an in depth report for you: 70W + 70W ( 1kHz, T.H.D. 0.5 %, 8Ω, 20kHz LPF ) or 140W + 140W ( 1kHz, T.H.D. 0.5 %, 4Ω, 20kHz LPF ).

@JoeCamel-fn7dl

8 ай бұрын

@@TheAudiophileMan Sorry, my comment wasn’t meant to be sarcastic, however, I heard you say you rarely review high power receivers or amplifiers because your choice of speakers don’t require high wattage. So my apology, as I own speakers that can easily handle 300-400 watts rms per channel to sound amazing. Guess I asked the wrong guy.

@TheAudiophileMan

8 ай бұрын

@JoeCamel-fn7dl Hi Joe, can you point me in the direction of that comment please? I don’t recall stating that. It’s not how I work on this channel. I don’t review kit based on selfish reasons or only how the review sample might affect my system. I review hardware for you and everyone else. So I wonder if there’s been a misunderstanding here?

@JoeCamel-fn7dl

8 ай бұрын

@@TheAudiophileMan It’s probably a misunderstanding on both ends, however, I’ll take the blame. I only wanted to know if it had enough power to efficiently drive my speakers.

@JoeCamel-fn7dl

8 ай бұрын

@@TheAudiophileMan Thank you sir. It’s definitely not going to work for me.

Be careful here. I'm now on my second SU-G700M2 unit. Both produced "F76" errors, followed by protection shutdowns, when the dimmer button on the remote control was pressed. I've reported this issue to Technics, and will await the response.

@TheAudiophileMan

Жыл бұрын

Please post that response, when you get it, Jon.

@jondavidgordon

Жыл бұрын

@@TheAudiophileMan Technics, whose technical support staff apparently cannot be reached by phone but only by email, has not responded to my inquiry. Disappointing. Since my original comment, the problem with shutoffs expanded. I could not keep it on more than an hour. I worked with Crutchfield, from which I purchased the unit, to see if there was a problem with attached gear. Crutchfield was understandably suspicious that there might be a problem with the Technics, given that the same faults showed up in two different machines. Gotta be a user issue, right? They had me stick a multimeter on my Heco Aurora 700 speakers to check ohms reading, both at the binding post and with cables attached. No problem there. Just in case, I swapped speakers to a pair of JBL 530s and still got the shutoffs. I swapped out speaker cables and interconnects. The Technics shutoffs continued. During this period the Technics remote control also became unresponsive, which rendered the unit even less operable. I have now shipped the SU-G700M2 back to Crutchfield for a refund. Such a bummer -- I enjoyed the sound when it was on, and am now back to square one in my process of a choosing a new integrated.

@normanleach5427

Жыл бұрын

@@jondavidgordon Quite the indictment. If I owned stock, I'd sell. (Let me know if they apologized) ...an 8 out of ten seems generous.

@jondavidgordon

Жыл бұрын

@@normanleach5427 Several people on Andrew Robinson's channel are reporting the same problems with the Technics that I experienced.

@StefanIllichEdlinger

Жыл бұрын

Had the identical problem. Sent back to technics and fixed for free. Amp is superb and sounds terrific.

3:04 12.6 kg? SU-VX 920 here, 16.5 kg!😆

@georgescookie

Жыл бұрын

The topology of this amplifier is completely different to yours hence the difference in weight

I've listened to this review about 13 minutes and I still don't know how it sounds.

@TheAudiophileMan

9 күн бұрын

Then seek a home demo, dear Liza, dear Liza, dear Liza. Seek a home demo, dear Liza, dear Liza go seek…

I have the sl-g700 and thinking about getting this int amp.... is the dac on this better than sl-g700?

Mate your Amplifier is upside down 🤣

Price is $2,700 on line. Too rich for me.

@davidairapetian7848

2 жыл бұрын

In US price $2.699 + 10% tax = $2.969 ☝ No anyone buying 😠

usb on the front is a no no, looks horrible

everything this thing has looks just like Onkyo stuff even the printing on the case and the knobs and led text.....maybe the Onkyo guys went to technics before Onkyo went under... bankrupt 😮

I could do without the music

Hard pass.

@roofpizza1250

2 жыл бұрын

@Taco Pretty much nothing that I want and everything that I don't want.

@georgescookie

2 жыл бұрын

@@roofpizza1250 helpful..

@roofpizza1250

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgescookie If you can't come up with one thing my list of ~10 wouldn't help you.

@georgescookie

2 жыл бұрын

@@roofpizza1250 why would I or anybody else in the world care whats in your 'list of 10'

I've had mine for a couple of months now and got the matching SL-G700 SACD player later on and the music they make is sublime. Using Pure Direct Playback is a noticeable step up in performance and it's the only way I listen to it. I don't stream.

@tekmevlut8600

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, is it possible to acces hires files on your nas with the sl-g700 sacs ?

@666chew

2 жыл бұрын

@@tekmevlut8600 Since I don't stream, I've never read the manual beyond operating the SACD player portion. I believe there are reviews out there that talk about it. Good luck.