Good morning, I just purchased an AA-1600 in Brazil, assembled by Heathkit itself, in excellent condition. I was very impressed with the sonic quality, the canine fidelity and the low cost of this device. It delivers nonsense! When, reading some forums, compared to MAC's I was incredulous, but now I understand and agree. MACS engineers have already spoken very favorably about it. If you come across one, don't think, buy and enjoy this wonder!
Any love for the Heathkit AA-1600 power amp?
I just picked up a 1981-era Heathkit AA-1600 power amp from my local audio store. I decided to give it a try against my 1986 VSP Labs TransMOS 150, hoping to get a little more detail and clarity without sacrificing liquidity and body.
A few hours of warmup is showing this to be a stupid smart buy at $219! I've heard a lot of more costly amps that don't TOUCH this thing. Images float in space, it's very linear and uncolored, and musically it fleshes things out very well.
I'm keeping this one; gonna replace the wimpy captive cord with an IEC socket. Anyone out there have any experience with the AA-1600 or its big brother AA-1800? If you encounter a working one, BUY IT!
A few hours of warmup is showing this to be a stupid smart buy at $219! I've heard a lot of more costly amps that don't TOUCH this thing. Images float in space, it's very linear and uncolored, and musically it fleshes things out very well.
I'm keeping this one; gonna replace the wimpy captive cord with an IEC socket. Anyone out there have any experience with the AA-1600 or its big brother AA-1800? If you encounter a working one, BUY IT!