Pani,
Thanks for the link to the S-L specs. Looks like you certainly quoted what was written on that website. What bothers me is that his German website does not give even half of these specs:
http://www.symphonic-line.de/preise_endverstaerker.html#RG1
why are his English & German websites so out-of-whack? Of course, this is not for you to answer. I might have to call RG himself.
2ndly, we connected the RG1 Mk3 to a B&W 802D & it basically stunk! Yes, we got music out of the speaker but that is all I can say.
The RG1 Mk3 are Sanken output transistor based & the Mk4 is Toshiba transistor based. I have looked at the specs of both these transistors & the Sankens can run higher current by about 10-20%.
So, between the RG1 Mk3 & Mk4, I would expect the RG1 Mk3 to do a better job on a tough load like the B&W 802D but it did not!
I know that you quoted what is written on the English S-L website but I can tell you that the amp did not live up to those specs when put to the test in practical situation. I am very familiar with the RG1, RG4 & Kraft amps from both the hardware & sonics perspectives.
Hence, if I were you, I would take those specs with a huge grain of salt (even tho' you spoke to RG himself). I.E. do not totally count the amp out of the equation if you feel that something does not sound correct to you.
Thanks for the link to the S-L specs. Looks like you certainly quoted what was written on that website. What bothers me is that his German website does not give even half of these specs:
http://www.symphonic-line.de/preise_endverstaerker.html#RG1
why are his English & German websites so out-of-whack? Of course, this is not for you to answer. I might have to call RG himself.
2ndly, we connected the RG1 Mk3 to a B&W 802D & it basically stunk! Yes, we got music out of the speaker but that is all I can say.
The RG1 Mk3 are Sanken output transistor based & the Mk4 is Toshiba transistor based. I have looked at the specs of both these transistors & the Sankens can run higher current by about 10-20%.
So, between the RG1 Mk3 & Mk4, I would expect the RG1 Mk3 to do a better job on a tough load like the B&W 802D but it did not!
I know that you quoted what is written on the English S-L website but I can tell you that the amp did not live up to those specs when put to the test in practical situation. I am very familiar with the RG1, RG4 & Kraft amps from both the hardware & sonics perspectives.
Hence, if I were you, I would take those specs with a huge grain of salt (even tho' you spoke to RG himself). I.E. do not totally count the amp out of the equation if you feel that something does not sound correct to you.