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from Montreal, Canada on 3/15/2011
Comments about HTD MA-1265 Multi-Channel Amplifier:
Where can you get a 12 channel amp with 65W/channel? Few places. Where can you get one with great sound? Honestly I have not really found any other at any price that sound this good. I am using this amp along with the HTD MA-1235 to power a 12 zone, 34 speaker setup in my new home.
My ultimate test was using 10 channels bridged to 5 in my Home Theater setup. It was compaerd to my HK Signature 5 channel amp. It was almost as powerful and the sound quality was as good on voices and highs, but not quite as realistic on the bass. The HK was tighter than the HTD amp. However a HK Signature series amp costs 3 times the price of this amp.
All this with a great customer service. I would recommend HTD to anyone who wants to buy the system. I am waiting for my Lync 12 controller and will review once I receive it.
from Cave Creek AZ on 3/6/2010
Comments about HTD MA-1265 Multi-Channel Amplifier:
Works great
from Cary, NC on 1/30/2010
Comments about HTD MA-1265 Multi-Channel Amplifier:
Purchased a Whole House Audio system using the MA-1265 Amplifier, MC-286 Multi Zone Controller with keypads and 8" ceiling speakers. Our new house was prewired. I set up 5 zones, the whole installation from start to finish was less than 8 hours. The process was simple and the support was tremendous. Best of all the sound quality is great!!
I ordered the system on a Monday and it was delivered completely with in one week.
Comments about HTD MA-1265 Multi-Channel Amplifier:
I needed a multi-channel amp for all of the rooms in my house and did not want thin sound so typical in these systems. This htd model completely fit the bill- the sound is clean and powerful - way too good for this price. I paired this amp with some of my existing high-end speakers as well as 8" in-ceiling models from the HD line. The speakers sound nice and full at all volumes and don't distort at even very high levels. Love this amp. Fair warning- it is quite heavy.
from Maryland on 8/6/2009
Comments about HTD MA-1265 Multi-Channel Amplifier:
I use this amp to power several rooms of audio in my home. It works fine; does what it's supposed to do. I would say it runs a bit hot, which is a mild concern of mine, having had other components start to fail from heat in the past. I had not noticed this before yesterday, but then I hadn't really checked.
The tiny trimpots on the back, used for setting volume levels on a per-channel basis, do not give me the feeling that I am setting those levels with any great accuracy . . . but of course whole-house audio is not really about serious listening, either. At least not for me.
Setup is (very) mildly odd; it takes a moment to understand how to combine channels, and which set of connectors is in control once you do so, but it works fine.
And you truly cannot beat the price.
You'll probably want a little help getting this into a rack. I don't remember at this point how I did it, but I do have the memory of a rather heavy device.
Overall I would definitely recommend this product. I don't know what the market is like now, but when I bought this amp a couple of years ago it was much, much less expensive than its competitors, and it has worked fine.