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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.
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desalvo55
Thanks George, I’ve got an electronic savvy buddy of mine who designs amps. He’ll do it for me. Wish I had a roadmap to give him still.
I gave the circuit diagram to vvvinashhh above, on the condition he passes it on, email him and he’ll forward it to you.
Or send me your email,, and I'll send it, with the bias pot circled in red and the emitter resistors in red, which need to be monitored with a dmm when adjusting the bias pot
Cheers George
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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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vvvinashhh OP
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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.
marlingator
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Thoughts on pairing this amp with a Modwright pre-amp ?  I'm thinking of going that route as i currently have a Modwright pre.
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