Denon PMA-QS10MK2

A high-end integrated amplifier Denon PMA-S10II. Very rare gear on the European market, made in Japan and introduced for the first time in year 1997. The quality of craftsmanship and used materials / components is just amazing. It reminds me on Accuphase gear. Actually the whole Denon’s S-series is like that, same concerns the TU-S10 tuner and DCD-S10II player

• everal independent PCBs for each section;
• twin power transformers in a thick copper enclosure;
• separate transformer for AC outlets (switched an unswitched ones);
• every single section of the amp is very well shielded from each other by a thick 1,6mm chassis;
• lots of copper shielding can be seen on different spots of the amp;
• 8 power transistors per channel;
• very efficient heat distribution;
• dual mono design;
• the majority of cap are brought by ELNA, the best Silmic series;
• main caps are Elna Silmic 2 x 12000µF;
• front panel made out of thick brushed aluminium, colour gold;
• excellent knobs, it’s a pure pleasure to play with them;
• even the four black feet are not plastic, but made out from some kind of vibration-absorbing material;
• quite big, but beautiful gold-coloured screws hold the top cover of the gear;
• great quality of RCA and XLR terminals, of course gold plated;
• bi-wiring capable
• superb speaker terminals, gold-plated, accept high gauge cable, banana plugs and spades;

Source: audiophillness.com