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Televes' mast-mounted amplifiers are a little different from other amplifiers you'll find on the market. They're sort of a mix between preamplifier and distribution amplifier -- the power levels are extremely high, but then you have the ability to combine multiple signals and, at least according to the manufacturer, there's a higher noise figure than you normally find in a true preamp.
The company is really addressing the way amplifiers are used in the 21st century. When all TV broadcasting was analog, the preamp itself was more important for pulling in distant signals, and the noise figure was something that was absolutely all-important. After all, it was possible to pull in a very weak signal and amplify it so it would be stronger, but you certainly didn't want to add a lot of noise as well.
Today, the main reason for amplifying is to overcome long cable runs or distribute the signal to multiple TVs. Televes' engineers built their amplifiers for that purpose, making them super-powerful, and also adding the ability to power antennas that, themselves, are already amplified. It's supposed to be the best of both worlds... but does it really work?
We reviewed and tested Televes' two-input and three-input amplifiers to see if we thought they were made to hold up to decades of use.
This review is available in PDF format! Download it now!
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Televes' mast-mounted amplifiers are a little different from other amplifiers you'll find on the market. They're sort of a mix between preamplifier and distribution amplifier -- the power levels are extremely high, but then you have the ability to combine multiple signals and, at least according to the manufacturer, there's a higher noise figure than you normally find in a true preamp.
The company is really addressing the way amplifiers are used in the 21st century. When all TV broadcasting was analog, the preamp itself was more important for pulling in distant signals, and the noise figure was something that was absolutely all-important. After all, it was possible to pull in a very weak signal and amplify it so it would be stronger, but you certainly didn't want to add a lot of noise as well.
Today, the main reason for amplifying is to overcome long cable runs or distribute the signal to multiple TVs. Televes' engineers built their amplifiers for that purpose, making them super-powerful, and also adding the ability to power antennas that, themselves, are already amplified. It's supposed to be the best of both worlds... but does it really work?
We reviewed and tested Televes' two-input and three-input amplifiers to see if we thought they were made to hold up to decades of use.
This review is available in PDF format! Download it now!
