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Originally Posted by kaarmstrong
Good question. The guts of Constellation gear in my opinion leaves a lot to be desired.
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I don't care what it looks like on the inside. As long as it works and doesn't break, it meets my requirements for durabilty.
For example, here's a Benchmark AHB2 amp that is pretty complicated...
and here's one of Nelson's First Watt F8s on the inside...
I can tell you which one I'd rather have...the First Watt.
Furthermore, it doesn't care if it's warmed up or not; it sounds almost as good completely cold as fully warmed up (which is saying a lot), and will drive virtually any impedance load.
Functionality is functionality. There is almost always more than one way to mediate a transfer function, Y=f(x).
It sounds fantastic...which is what it's designed to do. What's not to like? 
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Last edited by Puma Cat; 12-07-2021 at 02:57 AM.
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