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Why No Love For Peachtree Audio?

I am running a Peachtree Audio Grand Integrated X-1 (Class D 440W at 8 ohms) amp through Joseph Audio Profile floorstanding speakers.  I realize that this is not "high end" but it sounds pretty darn good and the connectivity of this amp can't be beat.  It has inputs for usb, toslink optical, coax digital and rca plugs. There is a home theater by-pass (though I only run it as a two-channel set up) and other common goodies. The DAC, while maybe not state of the art, is as good as many others touted on this forum.  I use this set up in the living room as our all-around stereo for music and tv (not a dedicated listening room) and it suits that purpose quite well. The original MAP at over $4k was optimistic, but a good used one can be picked up for well under $2k. At that price it is a bargain.

Why are there no good words for Peachtree Audio products on this forum.  It almost seems like that brand is held in disdain here.  What's up with that?
larstusor
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jbuhl
902 posts
 
what @simao said. I had the iDAC, great little piece. I sold it to one of my buddies and he still tells me how much he likes it. Some great deals on their amps on the used market.
james633
917 posts
 
I bought a Decco when they first started coming out off of crutchfield. The right to left balance changed by 1-1.5 db as I changed the volume. I returned it and never looked at them again. Maybe they have improved their volume control, maybe they have not. 
output555
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I've been a big fan of Peachtree for more than a decade. Dollar for dollar their stuff is among the best value for audiophiles on a budget. In fact, some of their gear, like the DeepBlue Sky bluetooth speaker beats anything comparable on the market, at any price. I owned three of their headphone amps/DACs and loved them. The only knock I have against them in terms of quality control was a really annoying bluetooth connectivity issue with the DeepBlue Gen 1 speaker. Most of their stuff is made in Canada nowadays and is superbly built and designed. Their customer service is top notch, too.
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mapman
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Good to hear! On paper, their stuff seems hard to beat for overall performance and value.
braccio69
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I have my Nova300 ( Core Power Valiant Gold power cord) paired with  B&W N803s  ( Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cable) and it sounds very very good. I use this set up strictly for streaming Qobuz from a Node2i (Morrow Audio MA4 IC's). Definitely sounds much better than using pre outs to the DR2 @550wpc. 
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