Reviewer	Dan Asher
Experience	9
Review date	September 22 2002
Manufacturer	Samson
Model	S700
Price	$350
Item owned for	1-6 months

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Dimensions	2 rack spaces
Weight	35-40 lbs.
Power	350 per side, 700 bridged
Other	can be run stereo, bridged or parallel.

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Got this guy slightly used to power an Alembic F2-B preamp. Plenty of headroom(maybe too much) for my 2 4x8 cabs, and it seems to have no sound of it's own, which is a good thing of course. I've heard Samson's amps get a pretty bad rap - eg. not being well made, being overrated budget amps - but I have yet to see that for myself. The knobs and jacks feel like those on any other power amp I've played with, the cooling system works well, and it's not noisy at all.

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Construction	90%
(a fan cover missing)
Clarity	90%
(haven't tried it with a different preamp)
Volume	90%
Value	95%
(can't be beat for $350 as far as I know)
Overall	90%

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