Alesis RA300 Power Amp

90 watts RMS per channel at 8 ohms.

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 8 out of 10
Value:: 8 out of 10
I Want It:: 7 out of 10
Sound:: 6 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 8 out of 10
Support:: 6 out of 10

Alesis RA300 Power Amp Customer Review

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
I Want It:: 8 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 8 out of 10

User: a customer from sbcglobal.net

Submitted: 4/23/2006

Style of Music: Laidback Electronic and synth stuff, some obnoxious guitar music also

Musical Experience: Songwriter / Musician

Location: California

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Feature:
I like that you can bridge it - useful if you use the amp for different configurations. Also, the fact that it has balanced and unbalanced ins as well as banana speaker terminals

Quality:
Quality is pretty good - I like that it's convection cooled and has no fan to wear out hear parts grinding. Fans that wear out are pretty irritating when you're trying to get something recorded and sounding just right.

Value:
Great value - I'm sure you could spend more and get a better amp. For th e money it is really good though.

Desirability:
The lights look pretty cool in my amp rack. The lights move when you've got signal pumping through it - also cool.

Sound:
The sound is very good - clear and punchy through my tannoy pbm 6.5's

Ease of Use:
Plug it in, turn it on, turn it up.

Support:
Haven't really dealt with them, but they're fairly close to where I live - only 1 county away.

Overall:
I'm sure I'll be happy with this for awhile. I got rid of a 16 year old integrated amp I had been using for my home studio so I could purchase this and it was well worth it.

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"great amp, good price"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 8/19/2002

Style of Music: remix

Location: brick, new jersey

works great with my studio monitors, would recomend this amp to anyone

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"Consider trying something else for long term use!"

Overall:: 2 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 1 out of 10
Value:: 3 out of 10
I Want It:: 3 out of 10
Sound:: 5 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 5 out of 10

User: a customer from bw.edu

Submitted: 1/20/2009

Style of Music: I work in a support role

Musical Experience: Technician

Location: Berea, OH Usa

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Feature:
Uncluttered front and back panel with passive cooling were features that sold this unit.

Quality:
Ours lasted two years, then Ch. 1 died. Opening the top cover revealed that the chassis holes don't align well. No schematic is supplied with the unit.

Value:
Not worth the price for a two year unit. It's largely a disposable amplifier.

Desirability:
It was practical while it worked.

Sound:
Quiet and neutral.

Ease of Use:
Plug & play, it's that easy.

Support:
Unit lasted through the warranty period, then failed the second year (one year past the warranty). The company was friendly enough, but shipping a $280 unit across the country for a repair isn't worth it.

Overall:
I expect to replace this unit soon. Fortunately, we only need one of it's channels, so we can limp along for now. We bought it because it was simple, and seemed heavy duty, as well as featuring passive cooling.

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