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Classe Cap-101 vs. Plinius 8100

Hello everyone,
I have my second Portal Panache coming in the mail tomorrow. The first unit I had made a loud buzzing noise through the speakers and headphones, even when there was not one thing connected to it. I tried it at another house that just put new dedicated power lines to each room and it still made the buzz. I have had four other amps (NAD, Yamaha, Kenwood, Creek) in this house with no buzz, so I am fairly sure it is the Panache. So if it does it again...I will be looking at the Classe Cap-101 or the Plinius 8100. I have listened to Classe components before, and have heard the cap-151 a few times. But I have never heard the plinius, and wont be able to listen to one.

So if anyone has any comments on these two units I would much appreciate it.
rtilbury

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rtilbury OP
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I recieved my second Panache and the buzzing is about 100 times better than before, but still there. I can't hear it from my listening seat though, and the buzz can only be heard from about 1-1.5 feet from the speakers. It can be heard slightly through the headphones too. I will be keeping it this time though as it does not annoy me as the other one did. I tried a monster power conditioning unit and it did not help one bit.

I tried a cheater plug on my last unit with no fix, but I will try it again on this unit to see what happens.

As for the sound of the amp, I really love it. Smooth detailed and powerful, the seperation is really amazing. It is a pleasure to listen to.
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