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Old 01-31-2018, 10:31 PM
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Awesome! I’ve had mine for a couple months now and love it.
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Old 01-31-2018, 10:38 PM
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The handles will give the esthetics of the more current amps. BTW, the ones you bought are really awesome.
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Old 01-31-2018, 10:39 PM
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And we all love the 3D front face.
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If you still have a pair left next week, I'll probably take you up on it. Really like the look.
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Very nice, congrats!
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The 402 is a beautiful amp. I had one a few years ago and the only reason I sold it was for the bigger bling meters on the 601 amps. It was certainly more power than I needed and sounded great! Congratulation on your new amp!

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Congratulations and enjoy.
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