Buckeye PURIFI 1ET9040BA Amp Review

[Sokel]

So you think a better looking design would be the same price?

Y'all realize your coveted good looking amp would cost more, perhaps a lot more?

Depends.As far as I have understood buckeye's philosophy, he wants his cases done at USA (or Canada, I may be wrong).
The same cost done at far Asia would probably result at cases you may see at very expensive amps.

But even the Europe made,plain ones are not expensive, at all, compared to the cost for making nice monoblocks like the reviewed ones, have a look:

Modushop by HiFi2000

Specializzati in produzioni di hifi, case per computer e fresatura su frontali. Dal 1977 la ditta HIFI2000 si occupa principalmente della progettazione e realizzazione di contenitori per l'elettronica con un alto grado di finitura

modushop.biz

They would even help with thermals at high continuous output.

 

[Mort]

Depends.As far as I have understood buckeye's philosophy, he wants his cases done at USA (or Canada, I may be wrong).
The same cost done at far Asia would probably result at cases you may see at very expensive amps.

Oh please. Strongly disagree. Design is not manufacturing.

 

[Sokel]

Design

Oh, I missed that, fully agree, yes, I already posted what it takes to be (so pay too) a good industrial designer.
But that's an one-off cost, you get the goods and spread it through your production.

 

[DavidEdwinAston]

Depends.As far as I have understood buckeye's philosophy, he wants his cases done at USA (or Canada, I may be wrong).
The same cost done at far Asia would probably result at cases you may see at very expensive amps.

But even the Europe made,plain ones are not expensive, at all, compared to the cost for making nice monoblocks like the reviewed ones, have a look:

Modushop by HiFi2000

Specializzati in produzioni di hifi, case per computer e fresatura su frontali. Dal 1977 la ditta HIFI2000 si occupa principalmente della progettazione e realizzazione di contenitori per l'elettronica con un alto grado di finitura

modushop.biz

They would even help with thermals at high continuous output.

Sokel, can't see basically specs, on modushop. Where am I going wrong?

 

[Cogito]

Unsure why some go as far as calling the case "ugly"... looks fine to me. What does an amp need to look like?

JSmith

This is a good example (IMHO) of a well finished case. It doesn't look like a high school sheet metal shop project.

 

[Mort]

This is a good example (IMHO) of a well finished case. It doesn't look like a high school sheet metal shop project.

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Hideous. Can we skip personal tastes?

 

[Sokel]

Sokel, can't see basically specs, on modushop. Where am I going wrong?

Thermal specs you mean?
They do state heatshink sizes, it's not hard to do the math after that.
A 300mm x 100mm x 15mm heatshink for example is at the R th = 0.8 K/W area.

 

[yo!]

Of course, a solid front panel costs more. Depending on manufacturing capabilities—and I'm only talking about the front—it's sometimes possible for an extra 50 bucks. That's roughly what it cost for my Italian DIY 19" 4 or 5U 6mm aluminum front panel when I remember right, and this is a huge front. That's certainly the exception and not easy to do or find, but even at 100 bucks for a small one, it would be worth the extra.
It's good as it is either way; understatement has its own charm.

 

[DavidEdwinAston]

Thermal specs you mean?
They do state heatshink sizes, it's not hard to do the math after that.
A 300mm x 100mm x 15mm heatshink for example is at the R th = 0.8 K/W area.

Sorry, I thought it was a finished mono blok.

 

[Rja4000]

Thanks big times for this review !

Now the most difficult part for me: how could I ever justify purchasing a pair of those ?
Hard times, really !

 

[Multicore]

Jolly good show in Amir's bench tests but with more than 75 dB of feedback it can't possibly sound good, can it? :>

 

[trevor_bartram]

Amazing that it's taken 60 years from Sir Clive Sinclair's DIY modules of the mid 60s to reach Purifi perfection. Ain't science wonderful. Cheers!

 

[Buckeye Amps]

Buckeye amps thrives on being Ugly. It's basically their trademark.

It's what fuels us

 

[Jiraya369]

Thanks big times for this review !

Now the most difficult part for me: how could I ever justify purchasing a pair of those ?
Hard times, really !

you wont really hear the difference so there's no proper justification apart from "i wanted it", Buckeye's own NC502MP would be all you'd want i'd say let alone NEED, bros cooked so hard it's hard to justify their better products

 

[Power Pop 23]

Another review thread of a Buckeye amplifier at ASR that finds its way to focusing on aesthetics.

Uff Da !

 

[prerich]

Thanks Amir!
A perfect black box. Shame I am a frick of blue lights and vu meters..

Same here, it's an ugly case for sure but what it gives out.....it's worth the coin.

 

[Buckeye Amps]

Another review thread of a Buckeye amplifier at ASR that finds its way to focusing on aesthetics.

Uff Da !

If the only real nitpick is aesthetics, it means our products are performing so well there is nothing substantial left to critique.

I'll take that all day everyday, especially since aesthetics are subjective whereas performance is not.

 

[prerich]

I consider this to be the best amplifier ever measured on this website, due to its exceptional watt-per-performance-per-price ratio. The 9040B is specifically designed to drive demanding 1-ohm and 2-ohm loads, which I think justifies its price point.

Agreed!!!

 

[Jiraya369]

If the only real nitpick is aesthetics, it means our products are performing so well there is nothing substantial left to critique.

I'll take that all day everyday, especially since aesthetics are subjective whereas performance is not.

cant wait for someone to say these amps are too sterile, analytical, flat and non musical

 

[Mort]

sterile, analytical, flat and non musical

Don't forget 'neutered'