Pioneer A-607R Amplifier

In this amplifier, the company has returned to a recognizable design: unlike the previous model of the 600 series, there is again no decorative cover, and the full indication display of the amplifier state, traditional for the company, has been restored. The connected input, recording source and speakers, loudness, volume control position and, of course, standby mode are marked with LEDs. When the DIRECT mode is turned on, the corresponding diode lights up, and the timbres and loudness (with their own indication) are turned off. Note that the record selector only works for the output to the first tape recorder - you should rather connect an MD or CD recorder to the second output. Technically, the amplifier is made very modern. Among the technical solutions used are the output stages on field-effect transistors, a symmetrical design, in which the circuits of the left and right channels are completely identical. The creators took care of the owners of "vinyl" and those buyers who do not have a record player. Since the sensitive open inputs of the corrector for the MM head can (if the selector is accidentally turned on) be a source of noise that is dangerous for acoustics, the amplifier is supplied with short circuits, which are removed when using these inputs.

The Pioneer A-607R feels like the calm surface of a clear lake. Its effect is somewhat soothing and pacifying, the same as when looking at the water surface for a long time. Here, as in a mirror, the shortcomings of other components of the audio path and the flaws of the sound engineer who edited the recording are clearly reflected, and the amplifier's own "I" quietly fades into the background. Refined, but without excessive emphasis, the sound of Pioneer freely and quite clearly conveys the smallest nuances of the musical flow, like individual droplets against the background of the seething elements in the photographs of seascapes. Effortless bass, like a receding wave, quickly subsides, giving the lows a clear frame. Maybe, compared to others, the sound has less airiness (the sea air is thick and humid), but the feeling of being involved in the music does not suffer. This is facilitated by the openness of the stage, which allows you to examine in detail every corner of it and selectively listen to a separate instrument at almost any volume level, however, within the plan provided by the sound engineer.