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The SPL Performer s900 power amplifier will fit well in many systems. It is designed to drive almost any speaker, with a firm grip and authority. Its sound isn’t completely “neutral,” but it’s close—close enough to show a recording for what it is. No shade cast on great recordings, no lipstick painted on pigs.We’ll see what John Atkinson’s measurements reveal, but to me the s900 sounded like it met its specs: low distortion, high output power across a wide frequency range, plenty of headroom, the two channels superbly matched.At its price, the s900 competes in a crowded market, though it’s not overbuilt. Its engineers fit a lot of amplifier into a compact package with what seemed to be sensible heat management and layout that allows it to run dead-silent. Its looks are agreeable to my aesthetics: not fancy, not clunky—in fact it looks like what I think a power amp should be: a device which lets itself shine by what it’s not doing. It’s not acting as a sound effect, it’s not drawing attention through flakey behavior, it’s not crapping out when the music gets complex and loud. In my systems, the s900 was a solid force for musical good.

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