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Very evil, indeed.

Posted by Trevor Wilson on December 22, 1999 at 12:18:58:
The X-10D is the worst product, from a company, which perpetually misleads consumers, by presenting deceptive information and poor quality products.
The X-10D does not meet it's own (mediocre) specifications. It has no place in a decent hi fi system. Loaded with a modest impedance (600 Ohms), an X-10D will typically exhibit distortion levels too high for most test equipment to resolve (my estimate: >30% THD). Yes, that's correct, THIRTY PERCENT! It provides no useful amount of gain (about 1.5dB), a very poor ouput impedance and average S/N figures. In short: The only reason for this product to exist, is to distort a musical signal. Hardly good choice for a person attempting to build an accurate (HI FI) system.
This is not the only example, of a product, which does not meet it's own specs, from Musical Fidelity. Some of their early Class A power amps, delivered a mere 10% of the advertised Class A power. Worse, circuitry was so poorly thought out, that channel to channel Class A power was easily 50% different. Some of their most recent products, are based on a component which has been obsolete for several decades (Nuvistor's). This places any purchasers in an invidious position, if that component fails and there is no further supply available.
Trevor
Rage Audio