tested the Pathos InPoL Remix MkII with my Audio Precision SYS2722, checking some of the results with the magazine’s APx500 system. The review sample was not fitted with the optional HiDac Mk2 digital-input board. Although the Remix MkII’s output stages are described as operating in class-A, where the maximum heat dissipation is with no signal, I still preconditioned the Pathos amplifier before the testing by following the CEA’s recommendation of operating it at one-eighth the specified power into 8 ohms for 30 minutes. At the end of that time, the heatsinks were hot, at 118.1°F (42.9°C), as was the top panel, at 113.6°F (45.3°C). This amplifier needs
