The Maestro from Vanguard Leisure Ltd. is a simple stereo amplifier with speakers and headphones, offered for use with Amstrad computers. There isn't anything special about it; it doesn't seem to contain any I/O ports or sound generators. A similar package is the [[Sound Blaster]] from [[Siren Software]].
== Pictures ==
File:Maestro_1.jpg|Maestro (front)
File:Maestro_2.jpg|Maestro (front + leads)
File:Maestro_3.jpg|Inside Meastro circuit board top
File:Maestro_4.jpg|Inside Meastro circuit board bottom
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== Power Supply Details ==
The advert claims that "No external power supply neededMaestro has 3 leads." Not sure if that means that it uses Two of these leads connect the Maestro to the CPC's power supply, or that it runs off batteries, or that it includes an internal coal-fired power plantconnection.The third lead connects to the CPC's 3.5mm stereo sound connector.?
On the back it has 2 DIN 41529 loudspeaker connectors. On the front it has two dials for adjusting the volume of the left and right sound channels individually, a connection for headphones and a button which chooses output to headphones or speakers. The Demo cassette contains a program which plays sound through the CPC's sound chip. It can be used to test that the sound is comming through the Maestro correctly. ==Uselessness== Actually any stereo Hi-Fi can be plugged into the Jack sound port of the CPC. This is the ancestor of modern PC external speackers. [[Category:HardwareMusic and sound]] [[Category:Peripherals]]