This amplifier reproduced Pavarotti's version of Donizetti's Elixir of Love so beautifully that I fought off tears. The orchestra and the singing poured out of my Sonus Fabers like warm flowing butterscotch. The sound was warm and detailed, and the epitome of musical. I heard no edginess or electronic harshness. If there is a magical place where audio equipment reproduces "perfect sound," the Pleyel 250 brought me there. Richard Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra (Fritz Reiner/Chicago Symphony) startled my soul with clear, clean trumpets, powerful timpani and trombones. Hour after hour, through classical, blues, country/western, then rock, the amp gave me smooth, clean, musical experiences. The top end was truly extended, with a pleasant airiness that was magical.

Roger McNichols Jr. audioMusing June 1998.