Ok, I've reassessed my funds. My limit is bumped to $7000 for amps.
I was reading about class D amps in a recent audio magazine and they
recommended the Kharma MP150's, but in general nobody seemed to like
class D due to the low pass filter cutting out some of the high freq
sounds. Humming
Your speakers retailed for $2200 new, and your going to spend 3X that
amount on an amp? Speakers are by far the most important part of a
system, and by far, have the most impact on sound. I would recommend
sticking to your original amp budget ($2500 or less), and see how that
works for you. If
sam500;153106 Wrote:
A class A or B amp refers to whether the amp switches direction of
something (the current???) for more efficient power usage.
Class A/B/AB sound better than D because they allow a gradual switch
and do not produce Pulse modulation.
Class A/B/AB/D can us solid state
There are literally hundreds (thousands?) of amps out there, and what is
best for you is very depenent on your personal tastes. So I would
recommend that you hit a few local audio stores and listen to a few
different setups (or better yet, if you have friends who are into this
stuff, listen to
I will be hitting the local shops, but there I'll be restricted to the
amps they have available to listen to. Any amps generally considered
to be outstanding in my price range will give me a good place to start
listening looking. Any suggestions?
In answer to your points:
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I would go for the flying moles (yes, that's their name!). I recently
heard a setup with SB3 fed into a Benchmark DAC1 driving the amps
directly. Incredible accurate and natural sounding. If my Goldmund
Mimesis 6 was not in so good a condition I would be tempted to go for
those moles.
PaulB;152643 Wrote:
My take on preamps is different from that of Phil (see above). I used
to think the same about preamps: just a switching device and a volume
control, even though more than once I heard about the need for matching
impedance between amps and sources.
For the record,
