In his monthly column, Doug Schneider of SoundStage! Network, recently published an editorial piece called:
Original thinking: Five of the Best Affordable, Hi-Tech, Hi-Fi Products on the Market Today.
Inspired by affordable hi-tech hi-fi -- products that push the technical envelope but
don’t cost more than the common man or woman can afford.... and of those five products, our M1 amplifier was one of them.
"I can understand people having trouble making sense of the
Anthem Statement M1
-- it’s a completely different type of power-amp animal... a whopping 1000W into 8
ohms -- or a
continuous 2000W into 4 ohms if fed 240V AC --
which makes it the most powerful high-end amplifier I know of anywhere
near its price."
"The M1’s case, which is only 2.25” high, is home to
quite a few technical innovations, but probably the most important thing
to highlight here is the circuitry’s class-D architecture. Not an
off-the-shelf module... it’s Anthem’s own design. Because it runs in
cool class-D and has an innovative ventilation pipe, it generates little
heat."
"Bascom King, of BHK Labs, measured a review sample for
us, and it not only met its power specs, it exceeded them by a good
margin. As for the sound, or lack thereof, Jeff Fritz had this to say in
his February 1
Ultra Audio review:
“The sound was clean and
clear, but not scrubbed to the point that it ever sounded threadbare or
lacking in tonal density. In that sense, the Anthem Statement M1
approached the theoretical ideal of the straight wire with
gain. . . . [The pair of them] played it straight by simply amplifying
the signal.”
-- Jeff Fritz, Ultra Audio
"More power than any audiophile will ever need, neutrality that rivals
the best amps out there, a low profile, putting out so little heat that
it can be discreetly placed anywhere, and a price that makes sense, all
combine to make the radical M1 a true
statement in modern amplifier design."
Click here! to read about all five products in Doug's column.
Click here! for more information on the Anthem Statement M1.
