Sean de Silva
Well-Known Member
Starting off with a few pics ..
Decent packaging
The sleek remote control with separate control for DAC,TUNER, CD/DVD & IN/PR amps
Face to face
- minimal front finish
Stylish and Beautiful !
The motorized ALPS volume control with headphone socket
ATOLL has kept it simplejust the volume dial, headphone jack, power button and source selector with the led indicators in a stylish semi circular layout
The ventilating circular grille holes on top of cover
Rear - AUX, CD , TUNER, DVD, TAPE IN/OUT, 2 PRE-OUTS for bi-amping, BYPASS for a HT setup ..AUX can be converted for use as a PHONO input by the P50/P100 phono card
The all important phono grounding screw on top of AUX input
The rugged gold plated speaker binding posts
serial plate
3-pin power socket & power switch
couldn't resist a visual comparision
The modern French ATOLL IN80SE striking a pose alongside the vintage Japanese AKAI AM-U02
I hooked up the IN80SE with my uncles Acoustic Research M4 Holographic mini towers & my Quadral phonologue amun gold floorstanders.
Sources used Pioneer DV300 dvd player, Marantz Direct Drive 6170 turntable
Atoll states on their site that their amps should be allowed an approx 30 mins warm up for the output stages to come into their own
My impressions after throwing a variety of music at this amp for more than 3 days ..Mr. Hrishikesh Gaitonde of Alliance 4 was kind enough to let me keep the amp for a few days so that I could get a feel of the ATOLL sound at leisure
hyeah:
CDs/tracks - VANESSA WILLIAMS where do we go from here - the bass was extraordinarily rendered without a semblance of any boom
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - in private - smooth punch to this 80s hit
RICHARD MARX right here waiting - excellent vocals and flow to the rhythm
PET SHOP BOYS - to speak is a sin - electronica produced with panache
DEF LEPPARD vault- greatest hits -very good vocal delivery, tight solid bass
MEATLOAF-Id do anything for love but I wont do that - another track well rendered allround
DIANA KRALL- the very best of -mellifluous vocals and overall soundstage
POINTER SISTERS-jump the best of - an up tempo dance albumdynamics were handled well
MICHAEL JACKSON dangerous -another unforgiving hitthe IN80SE passed the test flawlessly
LPs/tracks JULIO IGLESIAS- bel air place -the warmth on this album was ethereal
SMOKEY ROBINSON-one heartbeat articulate overall rendition
BILLY OCEAN-love zone - another favourite album which the amp did total justice to
NAT KING COLE greatest hits -lots of definition and gusto to the arrangements
MOZART symphony no.40 in g minor -handled those transient attacks with ease
BEETHOVEN- emperor waltz - concerto no.5 in e flat crisp, detailed and warm
To summarise in a nutshell, the ATOLL IN80SE is capable of :
-transparent detailed highs ( the quadral ribbon tweeters also playing their part).. not once did I pick up any hint of scratchiness or distortion even at 11am on the vol dial and shaking up the neighbours.
-warm articulate midrange and treble resolution never experienced before.
excellent width to the soundstage. smoothness and lucidity in the vocals, impressive well spaced imaging of orchestral instruments and vocal ensembles, excellent delivery of dynamic passages with an airy feel to the sound, I would have to say this amp does justice to all genres.
deep tight bass...goes very low if paired with the right speakers that can put out really low frequencies.
Vinyl never sounded sweeter.the add-on P100 phono card takes vinyl listening to a league of its own! An extraordinarily balanced phono stage with an adjustor for MM/MC cartridges. I have heard valve amps and this solid state performer comes very close to producing that signature warmth one would only associate with a valve amp.
The amp does get warm which is obviously expected driving 4 ohm floorstanders for long sessions.
Rated at 80wpc @ 8ohms and 120wpc @ 4ohm, the IN80SE will slam low sensitivity / low impedance, hard to drive, power hungry speakers with that much needed punch.
If I had to be picky about this amp, I'd have to say that apart from the simple aesthetics and the fact that this amp has no tone controls, no speaker balance control and the fact that it can drive only a single pair of speakers, I honestly didnt miss any of those functionalities that were so used to seeing on modern amps.
Id definitely recommend the IN80SE for budget conscious audiophiles!
Aesthetics 6/10
Build 10/10
Performance 10/10
Value for money 10/10
Ease of use- 10/10
ALLIANCE 4 @ GOREGAON is the official distributor for ATOLL
Decent packaging
The sleek remote control with separate control for DAC,TUNER, CD/DVD & IN/PR amps
Face to face
- minimal front finish
Stylish and Beautiful !
The motorized ALPS volume control with headphone socket
ATOLL has kept it simplejust the volume dial, headphone jack, power button and source selector with the led indicators in a stylish semi circular layout
The ventilating circular grille holes on top of cover
Rear - AUX, CD , TUNER, DVD, TAPE IN/OUT, 2 PRE-OUTS for bi-amping, BYPASS for a HT setup ..AUX can be converted for use as a PHONO input by the P50/P100 phono card
The all important phono grounding screw on top of AUX input
The rugged gold plated speaker binding posts
serial plate
3-pin power socket & power switch
couldn't resist a visual comparision
The modern French ATOLL IN80SE striking a pose alongside the vintage Japanese AKAI AM-U02
I hooked up the IN80SE with my uncles Acoustic Research M4 Holographic mini towers & my Quadral phonologue amun gold floorstanders.
Sources used Pioneer DV300 dvd player, Marantz Direct Drive 6170 turntable
Atoll states on their site that their amps should be allowed an approx 30 mins warm up for the output stages to come into their own
My impressions after throwing a variety of music at this amp for more than 3 days ..Mr. Hrishikesh Gaitonde of Alliance 4 was kind enough to let me keep the amp for a few days so that I could get a feel of the ATOLL sound at leisure
hyeah:CDs/tracks - VANESSA WILLIAMS where do we go from here - the bass was extraordinarily rendered without a semblance of any boom
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - in private - smooth punch to this 80s hit
RICHARD MARX right here waiting - excellent vocals and flow to the rhythm
PET SHOP BOYS - to speak is a sin - electronica produced with panache
DEF LEPPARD vault- greatest hits -very good vocal delivery, tight solid bass
MEATLOAF-Id do anything for love but I wont do that - another track well rendered allround
DIANA KRALL- the very best of -mellifluous vocals and overall soundstage
POINTER SISTERS-jump the best of - an up tempo dance albumdynamics were handled well
MICHAEL JACKSON dangerous -another unforgiving hitthe IN80SE passed the test flawlessly
LPs/tracks JULIO IGLESIAS- bel air place -the warmth on this album was ethereal
SMOKEY ROBINSON-one heartbeat articulate overall rendition
BILLY OCEAN-love zone - another favourite album which the amp did total justice to
NAT KING COLE greatest hits -lots of definition and gusto to the arrangements
MOZART symphony no.40 in g minor -handled those transient attacks with ease
BEETHOVEN- emperor waltz - concerto no.5 in e flat crisp, detailed and warm
To summarise in a nutshell, the ATOLL IN80SE is capable of :
-transparent detailed highs ( the quadral ribbon tweeters also playing their part).. not once did I pick up any hint of scratchiness or distortion even at 11am on the vol dial and shaking up the neighbours.
-warm articulate midrange and treble resolution never experienced before.
excellent width to the soundstage. smoothness and lucidity in the vocals, impressive well spaced imaging of orchestral instruments and vocal ensembles, excellent delivery of dynamic passages with an airy feel to the sound, I would have to say this amp does justice to all genres.
deep tight bass...goes very low if paired with the right speakers that can put out really low frequencies.
Vinyl never sounded sweeter.the add-on P100 phono card takes vinyl listening to a league of its own! An extraordinarily balanced phono stage with an adjustor for MM/MC cartridges. I have heard valve amps and this solid state performer comes very close to producing that signature warmth one would only associate with a valve amp.
The amp does get warm which is obviously expected driving 4 ohm floorstanders for long sessions.
Rated at 80wpc @ 8ohms and 120wpc @ 4ohm, the IN80SE will slam low sensitivity / low impedance, hard to drive, power hungry speakers with that much needed punch.
If I had to be picky about this amp, I'd have to say that apart from the simple aesthetics and the fact that this amp has no tone controls, no speaker balance control and the fact that it can drive only a single pair of speakers, I honestly didnt miss any of those functionalities that were so used to seeing on modern amps.
Id definitely recommend the IN80SE for budget conscious audiophiles!
Aesthetics 6/10
Build 10/10
Performance 10/10
Value for money 10/10
Ease of use- 10/10
ALLIANCE 4 @ GOREGAON is the official distributor for ATOLL
