Reviews and Consumer Feedback
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"...the Leviathans offer an immediately likeable sound whose defining characteristics include effortless dynamics, rock-solid 3-D imaging, and smooth, mellifluous voicing...
Joseph Stalin once famously observed that 'quantity has a quality all its own.'  Stalin's comment comes to mind because the Red Dragons produce such copious quantities of power that they reproduce music - especially loud and complex passages - with a disarmingly graceful yet muscular dynamic ease...While the same observation perhaps applies to other good high-powered amplifiers, the Red Dragons bring extra measures of expansiveness and - where the music warrants - explosive immediacy to the table.
The Leviathans also produce vivid, three-dimensional images of almost sculptural solidity  - a quality that became strikingly apparent on "Songbird" from the late Eva Cassidy's Eva by Heart [Blixstreet].  I never had the privilege of hearing Ms. Cassidy in concert during her too-brief lifetime, but those whose have report being struck by hearing a huge, ethereal voice emanating from a comparatively petite person, and that is precisely the image Dragons conveyed on "Songbird".  Midrange is clear and articulate with a hint of almost tube-like lushness
...the Red Dragons command respect, not just because they're powerful, but also because their smoothness, warmth, and dynamic ease give listeners the priceless gift of relaxation."

quote taken from Craig G. Fitzpatrick 2006 Review StereoTimes.com-

"The presentation through these fire breathing dragons was wonderful and equaled amplifiers that retailed for more than twice the price. My recordings exhibited a rock solid image projected from a black background and soundstage depth, height and width were just the right size. The Leviathans exhibited a magical quality of being able to combine the very best traits of solid-state and tube amplifiers, and then unveil them in one complete package...In the midrange arena the Leviathans were just as remarkable and seductive. Their ability to separate performers and carve them out to allow them their individual space was exceptional. Each singer that I listened to, whether male or female, would sound as though they were right in front of me...I can state with extreme confidence that Red Dragon Audio has raised the bar and set a new standard for amplification. Highly Recommended!"
 

quote taken from Dave Thomas' CES/T.H.E Show 2006 Report StereoTimes.com-

"Easily the biggest surprise of the Show for me came from the Acoustic Zen/Red Dragon Audio room. I had heard all the whispers in the industry about a new Acoustic Zen loudspeaker called the Adagio but immediately blew it off by believing that Acoustic Zen chief Robert Lee was just trying his hand at building a loudspeaker. So when Frank Kraus of FLK Marketing, the distributor for Acoustic Zen, Red Dragon Audio, and others dragged me into the Acoustic Zen room at the end of the first day of the show, I was ready for his sales pitch. But coyly Frank sat quiet as he played the disc that I had been using in most of my listening, the soundtrack to the movie Space Cowboys [Malpaso/Warner Brothers]. This splendid disc features the classic Sinatra hit, “Fly Me to the Moon” that is reproduced with a tremendous amount of detail and jaw-dropping dynamics. Frank knew how good this system sounded and wanted an honest reaction from me without any guiding from him. Let me say this about this system: the Acoustic Zen speakers are gorgeous looking and a flat out steal and the attractively styled, ICEpower module-based Red Dragon Audio Leviathan monoblock amps are a must hear..."
 

quotes taken from Jim Saxon's review December 2005 soundstageav.com-

"Nothing I threw at the gorgeous Leviathan uncovered a flaw. It passed the Gary Karr bass test and the Aaron Neville texture test with Grade-A scores. On Schubert for Two, Gil Shaham’s close-miked violin needs increasing power in the midrange at the same time Göran Söllscher’s more distant guitar requires subtle low-level control. The Leviathan not only handled the violin’s robust highs and the guitar’s suave trail-off, it also captured each instrument’s woody resonance. This ability to fill out the sound of an instrument is a virtue of tube amplifiers that few transistor amps have matched in my system. The volumetric sizes of pianos, cellos, and acoustic guitars are audibly defined on good recordings, with which I can separate amp pretenders from contenders. As the least transistor-sounding solid-state amplifier I have had in my system, the Red Dragon Leviathan is a leading contender for the title of Best All-Around Amplifier. Classical music fans, especially, should love it...

...Their soundstage was hugely hemispherical, and their frequency response was whole-cloth, with no holes or rolloffs. Their tonal balance was as my partnering tube components decreed: rich but honest...

Meanwhile, I feel confident in saying that in order to experience the full potential of ICEpower, you must audition Red Dragon Audio’s Leviathan. Anyone looking to purchase a magnificent amplifier of any kind should do the same."
 

customer quote - Michael I. Keng - Salt Lake City, Utah

"This amp captures the dynamics, separation, and immediacy needed in order to portray a realistic soundstage. I’ve played in many orchestras as a violinist…I know when an instrument sounds ‘right’, and this amplifier delivers the goods. It gives you a real sense of the different concert halls each recording was performed at. Simply put, this amp will bring good recordings to life..."
 

customer quote - Todd Smithgall - League City, Texas

"I ran the amp naked and I was thrilled at the sound. Definitely a different animal altogether versus my late Melos tube amp, but WOW the detail and extension in both directions! I will have to adjust to the loss of even harmonics, distortion, that warmed the sound before, but this amp has incredible headroom and dynamic attack, yet remains grain-free and dead silent. Amazing!  Roll Jordan from Fairfield Four projected a sound stage nearly 180 degrees wide, WAY outside the left & right speakers.  My wife and I are both excited and look forward to getting to know the new sound by heart.  I didn't  just let the amp run for 7 or 8 hours today, I sat in front of it the whole time, spinning different favorite tracks!"
 

customer quote - Robert Lindsay - Seguin, Texas

"I don't think... I know that Red Dragon has created one fantastic amplifier. I have owned many high quality amps costing many times the price of this one (just sold a Rowland model 10) and can tell you it is a winner in every respect! Clean...powerful...articulate...etc..etc... and when you factor in the price in today's world of high end audio, "bargain" is an under statement!  I'm telling you, here we have a powerful, refined, drive anything amp, at a real world price.  One happy customer - Bob"

 

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