Technical Brain - Zero Int

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bobwah

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Just had this delivered today. Only listened for about 1.5 hours from brand new in the box. No rack space as of yet.
Too early to make a judgement but what I initially noticed is it's so powerful. Th specs state 100w into 8ohm but it feels a lot more powerful than my darTZeel integrated. It really has a iron grip on the speakers.
Also it's like a veil has been lifted and the music is so crystal clear, Cleary a big notch up in transparency.
Very impressed so far.

Fun times ahead

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Wow! Looks like an amazing piece. Can't wait for more updates. Thanks for sharing.
 
Congrats. Have never had a chance to see or hear tech brain gear. Interested to hear your impressions.


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Wow. Beautiful integrated. Is there a remote control? What speakers are you using? Waiting to hear your impressions.
Tim
 
4music said:
Wow. Beautiful integrated. Is there a remote control? What speakers are you using? Waiting to hear your impressions.
Tim
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No remote control. It's a very purist design.
I'm using it on Wilson Benesch Act One Evolution..

Unfortunately I've got 2 weeks of non stop work so not much time to listen ATM.

I think it's the type of amp that would appeal to people who enjoy a warts n all sound with gobs of detail and a very clear window into your recordings. So realistic!


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Also the TB Int has a captive power cord that's fed straight into the power supply. A nice saving $$


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About a year ago I went to my dealer's place to collect a power cord, I knew he was a Technical Brain dealer. He has two rooms with different gear, in one room he had Wilson speakers matted to Technical Brain Mono amps (I can’t remember if he was using a Technical Brain Pre amp – I strongly suspect he was), he had the top of the range Zensati cabling. I was quite keen to hear his system and TB gear in particular.

I have heard Wilson speakers only once before, but with the TB amps, the system/sound was so clear and transparent I was quite taken back (Wilson's were sounding more like Magico), you could ‘see’ right though, I never would have guessed Wilson speakers could sound like that. My system is transparent but not to this level. I spent a good hour listening to music in his home and came away very impressed with TB amps (and most likely the Pre-amp as well).

Enjoy !
 
Is the volume control stepped or continuously variable? If the former, what are the increments?
 
The technical Brain ZERO Integrated amp:

100W into 8Ohms
200W into 4Ohms
400W into 2Ohms
Stable to down to 1(one) Ohm

Captive 3.5meter Power cord directly into the 1200VA Hand-wound transformer.

Weight 29Kg.

Transparent, powerful with incredible control over any speaker system.

Linear, manual rotary volume control. Optimised for 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock volume setting (ie non exponential).

Enjoy listening Bob!
 
bobwah said:
Also the TB Int has a captive power cord that's fed straight into the power supply. A nice saving $$
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Maybe, but I would consider that a negative, unless the cord was sourced from a specialist power cord manufacturer. I do love the name Technical Brain. Working in Silicon Valley I know many. :)
 
Thieliste said:
Hey Bob what are your latest findings on the TB int ?
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I've been too busy and little time for listening at the moment... will hopefully get some time tomorrow [emoji3]
I will say even at low volume level the music is still full and satisfying. Just about every other amp I've used needed more volume to come alive.

I am planning on a a/b test of the TB Int with my dac Tad da1000 to a friends Chord Dave.


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Musica said:
The technical Brain ZERO Integrated amp:

100W into 8Ohms
200W into 4Ohms
400W into 2Ohms
Stable to down to 1(one) Ohm

Captive 3.5meter Power cord directly into the 1200VA Hand-wound transformer.

Weight 29Kg.

Transparent, powerful with incredible control over any speaker system.

Linear, manual rotary volume control. Optimised for 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock volume setting (ie non exponential).

Enjoy listening Bob!
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Thank you!


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BlueFox said:
Maybe, but I would consider that a negative, unless the cord was sourced from a specialist power cord manufacturer. I do love the name Technical Brain. Working in Silicon Valley I know many. :)
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Absolutely I'm sure there's people in both camps. I'm all for not having to buy more cables [emoji39]

I believe the power cord being fed directly into the Transformer would have its advantages.
The cord is thick and does not feel or look low quality. I doubt Naoto would of gone to the trouble of hand winding the Transformer only to stick a low quality cable into it.


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