Tangent Power Amster II
… is a device that should not be here at all in accordance with the original convention. Transistor, small boxes the size of a Chinese DAC.
He came to me by accident – I invented interesting ELTAX loudspeakers and listened to Tangent was suggested by its distributor – by the way.
I just had a visit to Czesław (grandinote shinai) from which I broughtSun Audio SV-2A3, a colleague has acquiredAudio Note Vindicator 2A3and they came to meFL9, so objectively only delicacies.
Why the hell do I need some funny transistor power amplifiers for PLN 3000 new ?!
A bit tired of flipping with heavyAudiophase FlowI agreed to listen to them – only encouraged by the small size.
Tangent – what does it sound like?
Subconsciously, somewhere I wanted to fasten Flowy with something stronger and give them a little to the stove. Spendory also felt good withquad 405-2, so I guess that made itpowerampsterI plugged it in front of the eltaxes.To get it over with.
Meanwhile
The Powerampster II connected to my favorite Pre-Ear 834L smashed my system. And it’s not that it’s some great revelation and sound that I’ve never heard.
I just came back from the rally where we played with toys after 20-30k in the aftermarket – Halcro, Tenor, Living Voice, Denon PMA-S1, legendary and mega rare JBL Everest, Aiola + System for nearly PLN 200,000 from GrandNote …
and after all this I plug in monoblocks for PLN 3000 new, I fire up the music from the rally …
And it’s fun! You listen, your foot is walking and thoughts are swirling in your head – why do we need such expensive toys as such quality can be for such ridiculous money.
In one post I wrote earlier – cotton wool is cheap today.But I didn’t think that such quality watts can be bought for so little money.
Tangent plugged into a good track with loudspeakers that do not need masking dynamic shortcomings, bass or rounding at the top … He just played shockingly well.
Summation
Don’t get me wrong.
Lamps in a single end, all these expensive audiophile toys are great, they have 5-10% more, they are a bit different for music, etc. But music is not only emotions, but also energy.
The one at the rally was different, also the one that Tangent easily recreated 95% of what we listened to there. When we drank the second day of Whiskacz, the repertoire lost a lot in sophistication. It was loud and little‘ą, ę.’And in such music, Tangent works perfectly.
What do I like Tangent for?
This product is extremely transparent in the sense of you know what you get from the first plugging in the set.It is what it is.
2 ‘Eights’ power cables –It does not darken that it can be better if you buy chain stores for 5k. It does not try to pretend to be a lamp, it does not divide the hair into 4 too much. It provides a very nice dynamic presentation, very good resolution, nice punch on the bass.
By connecting a pre-tube, you can perfectly insulate it and do something like a dual mono hybrid.
Plug-and Play monoblocks.They simplify a lot – you just throw them on the track and when you hit and fold with the loudspeakers – you win a lottery ticket,Because I dare say that for 3,000 or even PLN 5,000 on the secondary market it will be difficult to get such quality.
And here is a guarantee, there is no fun with cables, just give him a signal / some pre and there is fire, and if there is no, you send it back and the distributor gives you the money.
Tangent can work as monoblocks, a power amplifier, there is also a pre z DAC dedicated to that I didn’t have time to listen to, but if it’s as good as the ends themselves …
I recommend it to everyone:
- an audiophile who has a lot of stuff and wants something light and fast and quite strong, but also neutral for testing
- A music lover who is looking for a dynamic, resolving, powerful amplifier
- Who has a slightly muddy / glued speakers – Powerampster should really move them
- who is looking for cheap solutions to listen to music
- who has a good separate linear – for pennies it makes a great set
- Anyone who has a stove in the AB class of about 100-200W from any budget – so that he can stick and think if spending such money really makes sense.
Promotion
I really liked the product and there is a deal with the distributor on PL: You have a discount on the slogan ‘Wieczrzanalog’15%, which is the maximum you can get in the store. So for PLN 2550 you can have such monos at home or 3400 with a preamp and a DAC.
You have a week to test, if you don’t like it, you have the right to return it. And I will have server fees per year.
Honestly? It would be foolish not to listen.
