Amplifier Raysonic SP-120 MKII

Year of birth Corporation Raysonic - 2000th. Place of birth - Toronto, settled its headquarters. But production capacity, and does so today the vast majority of producers who are able to count money, located in China. One of the features of the company - the use of high-precision machine tools with numerical control of its own design. Assembled and decorated Raysonic SP-120 MKII flawlessly. Charisma and charm add rounded corners chassis of massive aluminum sheets and strips. Metal processing - milling with jewelry quality. On the front panel there are only two knobs - volume control and a four-position input selector, power indicator and receiving signals from the remote control infrared sensor. Remote, incidentally, also made of polished metal - it is massive and weighty, but not too easy to handle. With it, you can switch inputs, adjust the volume or mute the sound at all. The power switch is a bit unusual - on the right side wall of the housing. At the rear of the top panel lined up three massive plastic cap cubical covered in metal tone light beige lacquer. They hide large power transformers with an extended frequency range. At the forefront, as on a chessboard, are different in size shape - amplifying lamp: four (a pair per channel) is very popular in the radio ray triode KT88 and three "pawns" - two small twin triode 12AU7 and triode 6922EN and serving pre-amplification stages. This is a classic design ultralinear class AB. At the output circuit provides a total of 100 watts, and can be used as an acoustic resistance 4 and 8 ohms. Raysonic SP-120 MKII is equipped with a variable resistor and cathode ports (holes on the top cover) to adjust the bias current of lamps KT88. All resistors and capacitors are carefully selected. Connect to the device speaker cables from the speaker, you need according to the markings on the back, because for each channel is set by three screw terminals for speakers with different impedance (4 or 8 ohms). Before the first audition is better to warm power for half an hour, and before each subsequent time will be sufficient to five to ten minutes. Adjust the bias current to the KT88 with a voltmeter (not included) is necessary once a year - at the control points on the top of the unit should be set using the variable resistor to 0.45 V.

Now the main thing about the sound. If the purchase Raysonic SP-120 MKII exclusively for playback of digital records, whether a CD or SACD or files in various formats and quality, then pay the same amount for the lamp model is likely not worth it. By the sound of, however, have no complaints, but it bears little resemblance to clean "analog" - on the subjective, of course, feel. Of course, the device is slightly animates phonogram, emphasizing emotions, but no more. It is possible that some people are accustomed to the uncompromising sixteen bits, but "light" in their system is a bit pricey jewelry - although why not? But with vinyl, this amplifier is extremely competently. Then you and the pure audiophile dish of good meat, and highlight a charm, and spices in the form of emotions. Add the chain tube phono stage, experiment with the types of cartridges, and Raysonic SP-120 MKII might reach to your favorites and conquer you with its excellent analog sound. In addition, he is friends with all genres and styles.