The bottom plate is made of stainless steel. The enclosure is almost entirely made of metal, except for the top panel, which is a piece of wood or plywood. The build quality of the amplifier, in relation to price, should be considered as outstanding. To release it, you should just remove the cardboard base and fold the sides, in order to loosen the foil. Instead of the standard polystyrene foam, the device is placed on a cardboard base and smartly pressed by a thick piece of foil. The protective packaging alone deserves some attention. It seems that Americans came both in functional and stylistic needs of young people, as well as the price range in which they can operate. How the manufacturer was able to put all these things at the price of an amplifier which doesn't have such features? Subsidy from the Kickstarter is probably one of the possible answers, but we won't go into the details right now.
SPROUTCONVERTER BLUETOOTH
In exchange for $800 we get not only a power amplifier delivering 50 watts per channel, but also a 24 bit/192 kHz asynchronous DAC, a phono stage suitable for MM cartridges, a headphone amplifier, and Bluetooth receiver which allows you to listen to music from your phone or tablet. Audiophiles were interested in something slightly different - the opportunity to buy a multifunction device, produced by the reputable company at a good price. Online birth and publicity which Sprout gained before the implementation of mass production is just the beginning of the story. Naturally we also decided to find out what this unusual amp can do. Apparently the experiment was successful, and American and European audio magazines have eulogized over Sprout. In response, the company has published photos from the factory showing piles of boxes, containing 652 pieces of the Sprout. We'll take care of the rest."And.? They succeeded! 897 people contributed to the launching of amplifier's production, providing over $400,000. "Sprout asks only two questions - what kind of music you want to listen to, and how loud.
PS Audio published the scheme of an amplifier and the list of its features, advertising it as a perfect heart of modern audio system.
If you don't know what it is, the idea is simple - someone adds a project they want to run and service users donate money for this purpose, of course if they like the project. Moreover, instead of the announcement of starting the production, the company decided to test its idea on Kickstarter - a popular, online crowdfunding platform. The new amplifier was to cost even less than popular NuWave DAC converter. The info has spread around the audio forums very quickly.
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