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SPL: Reference level performance, German build quality, and innovative designs

My review just went up on the Stereo Times website on a full loom of SPL (Sound Performance Lab) of the Elector line-stage, s800 single chassis amplifier, and M1000 mono-block amplifiers. This 30 year old German company is mainly known for their professional gear made for recording studios. They started designing and building gear for the audiophile market five years ago. The preamplifiers/amplifiers are raved about by European audiophiles and have received superlative reviews in many German based reviewing mags.

The build quality is what you would expect from a German company and they have developed a technology called VOLTAIR 120V which is incorporated in all their electronics. Of course, the most important factor is performance and all these pieces are "killer" regarding the beautiful music they create. Then, add on that for an imported German piece of gear that's reference level, the asking retail prices here in the US is amazing. For all the details take a look at the review. 
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amorstereo
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Hey jimbones,

I have actually had in-house your Wells Audio piece. The major differences would be:
1) The SPL is much quieter and will give you greater clarity and micro-details.
2) The SPL is much faster with more a sense of aliveness then the Inamorata.
3) The SPL is not an overall warmer amp then yours, but the colors/timbres are richer and denser.
jimbones
223 posts
 
@Amorstereo thank you for your response. It sounds like like you really liked the SPL Performer. I cant wait to get mine.
abolive
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@teajay you reviewed the system as a whole. Did you try the preamp in another system and if so, what did you think of it?

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jaymark
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The SPL Elector preamp has given me killer performance.  Extreme clarity, great spatiality, and tubelike tonal colors.  This is one helluva preamp and, at the asking price for a little over two grand, it's a borderline steal of the new millennium. Highly recommended.

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