Ok then here goes,
I set it up at 75db on the old sound meter which meant I had to lower the TAG by about -3 to -5db (is 75db the correct reference level ??).
Played a few tunes I know quite well and wow was I impressed.
The amp is very punchy, bass seems lower than it was before with more power and quicker as well, seperation was very impressive with even my g/f admitting that it sounded very good.
Highs are clearly defined without being hard on the ears, mids seem more musical and noticable than before.
All in all this is a very good power amp with a punchy performance so I think it suits the TAG very well, no problem at all powering my speakers (Tannoy reolutions R3's R1'3 and RC which are very easy on amps anyway).
I'm very happy with it and a bit of a steal at the price I paid for it.
Sorry if this ain't too technical of a review but I just like listening to my music and not analysing it too much, I think this'll keep me happy for quite a while with maybe the next upgrade being the 192 DAC's for the TAG.
I'm off to listen to some music now, I'll maybe watch a film later tonight and let you know how it performs with that.
One question, do you guys think it's worth getting the PLII upgrade for my TAG or is it quite close to the TM5 surround format.
I seem to remember from my Marantz that PLII was a lot better than PL but the PL on the TAG is very impressive, is the main difference between the 2 that PLII uses the 5 speakers ?.
Cheers,
Richard.