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Usher R1.5 should I buy?

Hello all, I thought this is one forum where I should ask and take the approval of all the experienced souls here before I pull the trigger today or next week satday. The Question is should I buy the Usher R1.5 , is it as good as the press says or the reviews here or around the web suggests.As for speakers I have a Mission MX5 for now with Denon PMA1500AE /DCD1500AE/TU1500AE as amp CD and tuner with Chord cables. This is the cheapest power amp I can afford at the moment , that too class A till some watts. If anyone has any encounter with this amp please advise me. I listen to only RocknRoll and very little Jazz ( read Norah Jones , Diana Krall) buy it's always Queen and Ledzep , Floyd GnR, CCR,GFR,Lamb of God Korn , Blue Man Group, etc etc. I'm a SACD enthusiast,s o no vinyl in the mix. Love warm rich lush and not forward sounding gear. Please advise if the Usher is good enough as a power amp.
vvvinashhh

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Pretty cold in here.... nothing? Where's everyone eh....
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AUDIOGONE!
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Thanks George, that was a great piece of information . It just reinstated my faith in the R1.5 and this forum. Im definitely buying it now.
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Can you provide the correct Bias settings for the Usher R1.5 and the schematics? How wise will it be to increase the filtering capacitors from 10k microfarads Nichicons to 20k same specs ? Will there be any benefit at all? 
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Thanks so much George ! My email id is vvvinashhh@yahoo.co.in .

One more thing is there a Usher Version 1 and Version 2 ? I gathered this while talking to US based Usher dealer. Will that make a difference? If there's a difference then what is it and how do I differentiate cosmetically or internally between the v1 and v2?
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Thanks George got you mail. Thanks very much indeed. Heard the amp extensively today and I can vouch that this amp will blow amps costing $6000 straight outta water. People looking for power amps should really check this Amp first before blowing money on Big Brands which are unnecessarily expensive for other reasons than the main reason ... The Sound.

I’m getting the R1.5 with a ss preamp later but a good preowned Shindo Auriges now .
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My mail id is right there and I have the schematics as George mentioned. What pre are you using desalvo55? I'm using a Cary Audio SLP03 and the results are pretty darn good. I have got to know that the factory Bias of the R1.5 is 500mA. So keep that as a reference point. These amps are simply fantastic and can be easily repaired by anyone who is experienced enough. Usher is going through a restructuring hence the delay.
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Mail sent.
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This amp is fabulous once mated to a proper Tube Pre Amplifier. Will uproot a $6000  McIntosh in Dynamics and Heft.
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I have the schematics .... please provide your email id.
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