I'm sure I'm going to get shot down by the audiophiles for saying this, but $/W, you may want to look into pro amps from Crown, QSC or Behringer.
This is if you buy the "amp is a straight wire with gain" argument. The biggest drawback is that most of them are fan-cooled. There are fan mods though. Take a look at this massive thread: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=418666 Again, some here may not consider a pro amp "audiophile" sound, but it seems to work just fine for a whole lot of people there provided you can do something about the fan noise. If that doesn't suit your tastes, Outlaw Audio also make budget amps. 2 X 200W monoblocks would be good... --- dukelaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I need an amp to connect my Squeezebox3 to my > Vandersteen 2ce speakers. > I've been using a 25 year old Onkyo 45W/channel > receiver, but I think I > can do better. Specs: > > 1. Not TOO expensive (student budget). > 2. Buying something used is fine. > 3. Nice to have feature (not a must): auto-on. > 4. Hope to avoid a pre-amp (since I'm just > connecting the SB). > > I tried the vaunted Sonic Super T-Amp, but it was > manifestly not up to > the task of driving the Vandersteens. What was I > thinking? > > And if anyone wants a barely used Sonic Super T-Amp, > lemme know! > > Thanks much for your advice. > > > -- > dukelaw > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > dukelaw's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2756 > View this thread: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21050 > > _______________________________________________ > audiophiles mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles > __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
