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Originally Posted by ADTech
The CM7778 was similarly re-designed. The only thing the "old" and the "new" versions have in common is their name and their metal case. They are COMPLETELY different products now as compared to the "old" versions.
There is no such flaw in the design, but in the marketing of the products if there is any "flaw" present, IMHO. The amps are completely competent for what they now are but they are not what their predecessors were. "FUD" has been and still is now in control.
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If you don't mind my asking ---- 'different' doesn't always mean inferior. What is different between the old versions of the Channel Master series of Pre-Amps and the newer redesigned version of their Pre-Amp products than raises eyebrows ? Are the interior solid-state components of inferior quality than that of the former products ? Are the output specs more than marginally different between the old line of Channel Master products and the newer, redesigned products ? Is it merely issues with the exterior components being of inferior quality (ex : Waterproofing, mast-mounting longevity, etc) ?
I must admit, I am drawn to the Channel Master line of products because of their reputation -- but not so much that I would accept a product that might fail a few years down the road when there are other products out there of comparable quality.
Karl