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 Saturday  |  04.20.2024
Press - 2007 - HES-2007 

... As usual, Joe is right. The amp in this room was the Behold It is no coincidence that Behold amps were used in five different systems in five different rooms. It is also no coincidence that all of those rooms had very impressive sound. Part of the silicon I mentioned is present because Behold amps have their own "circuit cleaning" technology. We are seeing this more and more as amp makers learn the dirty juice is very detrimental to their sound. Behold goes as far to say that no line conditioners are needed with their products. The amps also include their own D/A converters, but they do more than just simple conversion. They "talk" to the final analog stage and control the full symmetrical transimpedance amplifiers they use instead of difference amplifiers or tubes. Therefore, they say, there is no analog regulation or protection circuits needed,
keeping the sound clean. They also talk in a very high pitch voice as the conversion takes place at 786,000 Hz. Bats can't hear that.If they could, they would be very confused, because there are 16 conversations (conversions) going on simultaneously. Yes. 16 Analog Devices D/As are used for a stereo signal. ... Behold amps are very digital in design, even though the output is pure analog, and yet many would say they do not sound "digital" at all. Perhaps the digital universe is still one "where no man has gone before" and needs much more exploring - this from a vinyl lover. A very open minded vinyl lover. ...

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stereomojo BESTOFHOMEENTERTAINMENT2007


Ah Behold! No, this stuff ain't cheap + not even remotely affordable, but it is some of the nicest looking, perfectly finished, most resolved physically, technically ingenious and absolutely musical collections of gear on the market today. This room was put together by Laufer Teknik out of Brooklyn - go Brooklyn! Pictured above is the highly modular Behold APU768 preamp on top of their CD player.

Above are the Behold BPA768-484-B Bi-amping power amps, which received digital signals from their pre. The amps were driving the Ascendo M-S’s gloriously, making for my favorite room of the show. This is stuff to lust after!

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SonicFlare HES2007


"2007 Home Entertainment Show"

Clement Perry

Notice the amplifiers? Yes, we both chose the same Behold BPA768 stereo amplifiers ($45k ea) from the Germany. Expensive as hell but the best amplifiers I've heard to date period, no exceptions (don't give yourself a wedgie, I've not heard everything). The DALIs must be bi-amplified which requires two of these behemoths (oh, I'm NOT complaining). Behold uses proprietary cables to link to from the amps to the Behold preamplifier makes it a mandatory purchase as well so add another $30k to your total (if you want ultra-sophisticated room correction software and a digital crossover capabilities right from the preamp toss in another $10k. C'mon, I know you got it!).or my favorite room of the show. This is stuff to lust after!



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