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https://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/0926/AGD_Forte_Dual_Mono_GaN_Amplifier_Review.htm

The first album, Our Great National Parks, is a soundtrack with music written by David Schweitzer for Netflix’s series with the same name. It is a study in beauty and majesty not dissimilar from our nation’s parks themselves. It is also full of the same mind-boggling experiences they contain, as the tracks are appropriately named. So, it felt right to use.

Firstly, this amplifier is powerful. It lacks for nothing. The most difficult of passages are child’s play for this amplifier, and it doesn’t even get warm. The more complex the passage, the more it seems to excel. In fact, while this album is somewhat newer to my repertoire, it drew me further into its depths the more complex things became. This is usually the opposite of the way complex music works on playback systems. The reason is that, without the fatigue normally associated with trying to fill in the blanks, it was simply easier to relax and enjoy the material.

Secondly, the amplifier accurately reproduced bass without struggle or coloration. This made things very lifelike and enjoyable again. The simple fact is that without enough bass, everything sounds too thin; with too much, it is overpowering and overwhelming. The Forte did everything correctly. There was plenty of extension and depth. There was no omission or commission; it was simply perfect. It also did not roll off at low frequencies, so the full-range Gershman Acoustics Symphonia loudspeakers were able to achieve their full potential as well. It was an impressive showing for the amplifier.

Lastly, the dynamics were spectacular. There was such a difference between highs and lows that it was a callout on its own. Typically, I don’t call attention to it in a review, but this was different. Here, the symphony was more alive and fuller of life than I’d heard before. There was less compression, and it seemed to breathe better. This again aligned with the theme of the album and lent itself to its use in the review.

The second album for this review was Frank Sinatra’s Platinum. Ok, even if you don’t love Frank Sinatra. You must admit that his voice has a certain vim and vigor. This is exactly what made it my choice for this review. It might be easy to reproduce, but it’s hard to get right. The first album showed the power, but this one, well.