On the online platform fairaudio you can find a review about our stereo power amplifier SPL Performer s1200. You can read the complete review (in German) online – here we present some highlights (in English).
Design and connection:
“I think the SPL Performer s1200 looks really cool.”
“A special ‘design feature’ is the changeable decorative panels for the front. SPL offers the fronts of the Professional Fidelity devices in black, silver or red anodized aluminum. And each SPL Performer s1200 comes with decorative panels in all three colors, regardless of the basic color of the front. The decorative panels adhere magnetically, so you can redesign your SPL Performer s1200 as you wish – monochrome or bicolor.”
“The power amplifier offers connections for RCA and XLR jacks, so it can be driven unbalanced as well as balanced.”
Sound:
“Normally, I don’t like it when you can hear the power of a power amplifier. Unless the power is as noticeable as with the SPL Performer s1200: through superior control. You can hear that especially in the low frequencies.”
“As far as contours and separation of following or overlapping low frequency impulses are concerned, the SPL actually surpasses itself and sounds even more accentuated, clearer and at the same time more substantial. Thus, it manages to become my new personal reference in terms of low frequencies.”
“To my ears, the SPL Performer s1200 also sets standards in the midranges with regard to some aspects.”
“Its ability to reproduce dynamic nuances clearly and accentuated is above average – what is heard feels extremely fast, but not rushed. This is very well perceptible in the discharge of energy and precision of the piano sounds.”
“The SPL power amp also makes very clear, crisp statements in the high frequencies. It does not sound sharp, but also does not show (false) restraint. It can shine in the high frequencies – and suitably does so with the brass instruments, for example.”
“Let’s move on to the spatiality. Here the SPL Performer s1200 reproduces very concretely what is happening on stage (or what the sound engineer wants us to hear).”
“There’s a lot of ‘atmosphere’ here, you quickly feel like you’re in the middle of the audience, or rather in the front row.”
“This is one of the magical moments you can experience with high-quality hi-fi.”
Conclusion:
“The SPL Performer s1200 is an unconditional recommendation for all those who are looking for a tonally incorruptibly transparent, powerful power amplifier and who value an open, crisp, controlled and dynamically accentuated performance. The extremely contoured bass is worth an extra mention.”
“I myself have rarely heard a power amplifier that performs so informatively and neutrally on the one hand and on the other hand spreads so much fun for music. Which is exactly the declared goal of SPL electronics.”
