Received my Apollon NC1200 today

[tensor9]

Finally, after sitting in customs for well over a week, I got my amp.

Unfortunately, the box was in bad condition, and from the chip on the face plate, it looked as though it had been dropped. This unfortunately is a reality with shipping. This misaligned to face-plate hole with the power button, so it wouldn't depress; but after lots of troubleshooting help with Apollon, I got it to work by just pressing the button really hard. Apollon is going to send me a replacement face plate right away. I can say the customer service is absolutely top notch!

I got the Sonic Imagery 990 input buffers, and Apollon even adjusted the gain for me since my Element X outputs over 4V. No need for 28-30 dB of gain! They even included measurements for me, of both the final gain and the THD+N!

Problems aside, it sounds great! I took the panel off to troubleshoot, and the inside is very well laid out and clean.

 

[amirm]

Good deal. Take a picture of the insides if you can/are willing.

 

[tensor9]

I can do that.

 

[tensor9]

I can post another pic, but I can tell you that it looks exactly like the pic on their website. Except the wirees leading to the outputs are black in mine.

 

[amirm]

Ah OK. Then we are good. Enjoy your new amp.

 

[Matias]

Element X + Apollon, excellent choices.
What speakers are you using? Edit: Magnepan 3.7i, I suppose?

 

[tensor9]

Element X + Apollon, excellent choices.
What speakers are you using? Edit: Magnepan 3.7i, I suppose?

Yep, Magnepan 3.7i. Love em! Need room treatment, which will be the biggest pita.
I think I’ve probably hit the sweet spot in performance for the price. The components are not cheap, but they’re also not grossly overpriced. I feel like I got what I paid for, you know?

 

[RDaneel2]

Well, I can certainly say those seem to be a good match with the Hypex NC1200 (Nord Signature unit in my case)... or, "works for me!"

 

[Matias]

Need room treatment, which will be the biggest pita.

I have started playing around and learning about measuring with REW + UMIK-1 mic. 100usd investment and the results have been very significant so far. Highly recommend.

 

[tensor9]

I have started playing around and learning about measuring with REW + UMIK-1 mic. 100usd investment and the results have been very significant so far. Highly recommend.

Yep, have the same mic with REW.

 

[Aerial Acoustic Guy]

Are you still happy with your Apollon amps? What amps did you previously use?