Superb resolution, unforced presentation, excellent micro-dynamics

Required careful system matching

To extract the full potential from this excellent piece of kit, you need to get a quality CD player with good pace, a speedy speakers with a relatively easy load.

With such equipments in place, the results? Well, mind-blowing performance!!! This amp is capable of producing the micro-dynamics of tube amps coupled with the macro-dynamics of solid-state, the best of both worlds in a very nicely designed casework. What more can you ask for?


Remember, the amp took a long time to warm up, so it will be easier to just leave it on all the time.

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Plenty of solidstate and tube equipments

Stylish design, realistic and open sound, cheap, very deep bass (in comb. with Klipsch)

Difficult to purchase

In my opinion the Beat100 is a very musical amp.
Nothing can beat this unit, certainly not for this (second hand) price.
Some music (unplugged or jazz) can blow the grease out of your ears and realy chock you with realism.
Take your time and listen. Mate well, its worth it.

I combine this unit with Klipsch RF3 and a Sony ES cd-player (I will buy the B400 in the near future). Cables will soon be replaced by Nordost or Siltech.

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Musical Fidelity, Rotel, to many ordinary consumer electronics.

After living with this amplifier for several months, it has proved to be revealing, with excellent rythmnic timing (hence the name 'Beat'! Excellent stereo image with good detail pickup. More than that, it seems to convey a lot of the 'emotion' of music. Drawbacks? It has an accentuated treble, which may on certain speakers make the sound difficult to live with for extended periods. It is not an easy-listening amplifier - it plays some cd's really well, and makes others gratingly harsh. Perhaps best suited for jazz (where it excels) and well recorded rock/pop. Audition, but make sure you check compatibility with speakers.

Transient snap ! Inner detail.

None, for what it does at this price point.

This amp let's me listen to the music, not my equipment. When you hear openess, speed, detail and sheer cohesiveness of the sonic tapestry...you have musicality. This Beat B-100 has these traits in spades. Hey, after an audition in my home, I sold my Krell KAV 300i and bought the B-100. This amp using "zero negative feedback", which i've found the best sounding amps to employ (larger Krell's, Pass and all tube amps). The build quality is almost mil-spec grade. Reliability is a hallmark of Densen. I know the people at Densen love music because it shows in the equipment. My system : Vandersteen 1C (lastest), Creek OBH-12 Preamp, JVC 1010 as transport, Aragon D2A2 DAC. Flatline cable (copper) connects all. Jesus provides the power, amen !

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I sold my Krell KAV 300i for this unit.

Speed, resolution, fluid presentation, Musicality and great looks

Not the most subtle sounding amp around, need a good Cd player to realise its potention. Needs to avoid metal cone speakers

This guy can do PRAT!. Very fast soundings, no overhang of tones, every beat and details of the music get carried to you in a non-muddied fashion. Able to go loud with minimal fuss. You will need to partner it with a speedy CD player to realise its potential.

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I own this amp (with mm-phono stage) for 4 years now and I maust say I'm really happy with it. It provides easy listening without any problems although its qualitiy in music reproduction always shows me how badly some cds and records are recorded :-). It's connected to a MicrOmega Stage 2 CD-Player, a Rega Planar 3 turntable (RB300 tonearm and AT95E Pro pick-up) and the Dynaudio Gemini DIY-Kit. The weak power output is the only problem I have because the Dynaudios require more power than the amp can deliver. I can recommend this amp to everybody that has high-efficiency speakers and wants to listen to some decent music.

I've had this amp for 3 weeks now and I think it's great. I compared it withthe Musical fidelity Ax1 and a Myryad MA 120. The densen beat both their behinds
Much more detail from the densen. This does make it somewhat unforgiving to
"lesser quality" cd's But I love it. One minor issue. There's a continuus
humm comming from both speakers. My dealer says this is the case with all
densens. The can fix it, but it makes it sound as good anymore. So I left it
at that.
Anyway, for FL2095 = $1000 I just love it. Maybe I'll buy a B300 in a few years