By John Ransley, Totally Wired
‘Tiny but Mighty’
…”There’s simply stuff going on in the music that you will have never heard before. And it sounds big – not just the old ‘sound’s bigger than it looks’ thing, but seriously impressive even from the outset.”…
…”At it’s price level, the STA-100 is remarkable and it feels churlish to suggest it could be better when it’s obvious that to make any worthwhile improvements would significantly increase the price. When I first listened to it, the power cable, interconnects and speaker cables all (individually) cost more than the actual amplifier. And it was replacing a considerably more costly unit. Yet it never felt like it was holding the system back. In fact this allowed the STA-100’s character to shine through; vivid and lucid, exciting and yet surprisingly subtle. “..
…”I’m struggling to find a downside. In fact the only one will be for us in that people may be so happy with the entry level to NuPrimes’ range that they choose not to look further up the food chain to the even better models; But more importantly this model is a welcome addition and delivers an authentic NuPrime experience to a whole new audience.”…
Link to the review –> https://totallywired.nz/nuprime-2/nuprime-sta-100/