Sir Triode Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) http://www.psaudio.com/forum/sprout-forum/lets-welcome-sprout-into-the-world/#p22952 From the son of Paul McGowan of PS audio. 50 watts per channel (4 Ohm) stereo power amp Passive EQ MM phono preamplifier built in Line level analog input Line level analog output Asynchronous 192kHz/24 bit DAC USB and coax inputs for digital aptX Bluetooth streaming No silly wall wart power supply. AC inlet with real IEC connector About the size of a novel $799 Edited May 10, 2014 by Sir Triode 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub Sonic Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Very cool, I like it! I'd love to have a listen to one. SS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damhooligan Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I do like this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joz Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 SPROUT man SPROUT! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Triode Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 SPROUT man SPROUT! Dman my dsylexia.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereophilus Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Unusual name... Nice looking though. Reminds me of Apple Mac gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted May 10, 2014 Volunteer Share Posted May 10, 2014 Class D? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once was an audiophile Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Class D? If the measurements support it who cares what class it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob181 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 If the measurements support it who cares what class it is! WOW...KJ...can I quote you on that...what about the valves man...the force is pulling me to the globe enlightenment...Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhakPak Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 It's being pitched at the 30's-something demographic, but it's not network enabled...I just don't get that, I would have thought iOS compatibility would be mandatory for that market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 If the measurements support it who cares what class it is! You've changed Mario! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhakPak Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 They opted for an Abletec Class D so it should be OK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedog Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Yes, it is ClassD, and acc'd to their forum, clearly aimed at 30 somethings, especially those into Vinyl. Can do some basic remote control over Bluetooth. You can also stream over Bluetooth. The idea is to appeal to 30 somethings with something that is basically plug and play, doesn't need all sorts of cables, and can play digital or vinyl. Designed with small apartments in mind. Basically they hope it will be an entry into the audiophile/high end world for a generation which isn't into the hobby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Sorry to be the discordant wet blanket here but I am trying to figure what the buzz is all about with this amplifier. It looks funky, it is compact ( so is a Rega Brio-R ) and .................................... it's cheap..........in the USA. If it gets here the $799 will morph into $1499 and there is some good hardware around that price point. Oh yeah, it has line level and phono inputs, not enough to make this 30 something person salivate. Another thing, 50 watts p/c into 4ohms and likely to be used with compact stand mount speakers which typically are somewhat inefficient ( 82-86db ). How is that going to quote "blow the roof off " an apartment ? Perhaps by clipping? Gotta love the part where Scotty comes home from a concert and fires up his Sprout to re-create the concert in his apartment :blink: Anyways, the fan club on the PS Audio blog will continue apace so who I am I to say the emperor is naked, even if he is. Plenty will disagree and that's cool too. It's a free country and I'll pass 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Triode Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Sorry to be the discordant wet blanket here but I am trying to figure what the buzz is all about with this amplifier. It looks funky, it is compact ( so is a Rega Brio-R ) and .................................... it's cheap..........in the USA. If it gets here the $799 will morph into $1499 and there is some good hardware around that price point. Oh yeah, it has line level and phono inputs, not enough to make this 30 something person salivate. Another thing, 50 watts p/c into 4ohms and likely to be used with compact stand mount speakers which typically are somewhat inefficient ( 82-86db ). How is that going to quote "blow the roof off " an apartment ? Perhaps by clipping? Gotta love the part where Scotty comes home from a concert and fires up his Sprout to re-create the concert in his apartment :blink: Anyways, the fan club on the PS Audio blog will continue apace so who I am I to say the emperor is naked, even if he is. Plenty will disagree and that's cool too. It's a free country and I'll pass How will it morph to $1499? Unless of course the distributor is the usually scum sucking low lifes they are and double the retail price. But if you get a good one - they might come in less than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereophilus Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 The opinion of Part-Time Audiophile on Sprout... http://parttimeaudiophile.com/2014/06/06/high-end-2014-the-ps-audio-sprout-or-how-to-get-a-new-generation-of-audiophiles/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhakPak Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 How will it morph to $1499? Unless of course the distributor is the usually scum sucking low lifes they are and double the retail price. But if you get a good one - they might come in less than that. Magenta Audio are the Australian PS Audio distributor. I'd be surprised if $799 usd price will morph into $1499 aud local price. Take for example the PS Audio DirectStream DAC: in the US it's $6000 usd, here it's $6695 aud. Basically the price here is the same as US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafad Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 If it's good at what it does it will probably sell a few units. There's bound to be a direct comparo between it and the NAD units at some stage, that should be interesting to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhakPak Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 If anybody is contemplating buying one of these I suggest you sign up for Paul McGowans daily email epistle. First 100 production units offered to readers at heavily discounted price...subscribe to his mailing list for info, but be quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 If anybody is contemplating buying one of these I suggest you sign up for Paul McGowans daily email epistle. First 100 production units offered to readers at heavily discounted price...subscribe to his mailing list for info, but be quick!Link for signing up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhakPak Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 http://www.psaudio.com/community/pauls-posts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrporcelain Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I bought one. Here's hoping it isn't only 120v. Will get it through a freight forwarder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafad Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I bought one. Here's hoping it isn't only 120v. Will get it through a freight forwarder. Even if it is step down transformers are cheap so it isn't that much of an issue really. Be sure to let us know what you think, curious minds are dying to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Guys, please help me out here. I have truly lost the plot ( assuming there actually is one ) Honest question from a hapless sceptic. What exactly is the appeal of this amplifier? I am 100% serious and there really must be so many great things about this product which are totally lost on me. I just cannot find them. I rarely ( if ever ) become so befuddled, but I need your help on this one.... big time. Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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