Primare DVD i10 all in one DVD,DC,FM, Power Amp

The Primar DVDi10 is a combined DVD player, CD player, FM/AM receiver, iPod player, and power amplifier in a single convenient unit that provides 75 watts per channel into an 8 ohm load.  I have used this sparingly as an office unit driving Dyanaudio C1 with no problems at all.  It sounds and functions flawlessly and is in excellent cosmetic and electrical condition.  This is definitely hi end audio as the unit originally sold for $2,500.  This will be shipped in the original factory  carton and double boxed.  US sales only.

Review Absolute Sound

Every square inch of the DVDI10 bespeaks class and quality, from the understated brushed aluminum casework to the discrete top-mount controls to the trio of isolation footers to the nicely laid-out remote control. However, beneath the handsome look is a multi-tasker of substance. Power output is rated at 75Wpc, thanks to cool-running, space-saving Class D amplifier topology. The audio section provides three analog audio inputs, a pre-out, and a Low-Frequency Effects (LFE) jack for driving a subwoofer. There’s an onboard A/D converter that allows all line-level sources to be outputted via the optical or coax digital outputs to a digital recorder or an external surround processor. The back panel also houses a fifteen-pin connector for iPod use and for exporting all of the player’s metadata to the Primare’s front panel via the remote control. In the video department, there are component, composite, and S-video outputs. The HDMI output features an Analog Devices video DAC and 1080p upscaling from a Genesis FLI2300 video processor. While I don’t have the facilities to measure DVD video performance, HDMI connectivity went without a hitch and to these eyes rendered images that were smoothly film-like and free from obvious video artifacts.

In a segment not always taken especially seriously by audiophiles the Primare DVDI10 offers a superior single-box solution that’s elegant, understated, and versatile. Given appropriate speaker matching (and a vivid 1080p display) it will perform at levels certain to raise a few eyebrows among audiophiles and videophiles alike.

The Primare quality of the DVDI10 one-box system shines through in the latest Home Cinema Choice magazine: the reference guide to high end home theatre. Achieving astonishingly good test results for low A/V jitter and power consumption, the DVDI10 proves that even a combi system can aspire to high-end build and performance. Awarding a ‘best Buy’ logo, reviewer Danny Philips was ‘hit for six’ by the sound and by the picture quality which was ‘immaculate’.

Danny Philips, Home Cinema Choice October 2009

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