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Hi, I'll try to me this quick and hope to get some good guidance from the amp asylum pool of experienced audiophiles.
Due to a passing in their family, a relative of mine is going to be selling some electronics. I had offered to purchased a set, but do not know which of these units would offer better performance. I believe the make and models are as follows: (I am taking this off of the units and their boxes)
1- a Butler 5150 150 watt amp
2- a Belles Ref 150A 125 watt amp
3- a B&K 4430 200 watt amp
4- an Anthem AVR 30 Pre/amp
5- a B&K ref 50 pre/amp.
I do not know much about these units, but was told if I was interested I would be offered two units of my choice. They were going to get rid of the other units through the family along with some speakers.
I am current using an old marantz receiver and was wondering if anyone could help me decide if one combination is better than another and if it would be a step up from my receiver which is the SR 7000.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Take the Belles. Excellent, sweet & musical amp.
Neal
Posts of this nature, of an audiophile's passing, makes me sad.It appears most of the time that the children are not quite audiophiles and the carefully bought and lovingly nurtured high class equipments become orphans.Audiophiles should mention in their Will who inherits the equipments,somebody who would take care of these wonderful amps and preamps and if sold, it should be to somebody who appreciates the value.
...since I'm in that boat. Have to start learning to do some heavy lifting, NOW, with my astral body, since my signal chain weighs a lot more than I do, and I have thousands of LP's.
:)
"I'll play it and tell you what it is later..." - Miles Davis
I've owned a Belles Ref 150A for over two years, and it sounds great with my Merlin VSM-MXe speakers, which are known to sound best with tubes (I do run a tubed preamp in my setup). Great amp, and a keeper.
Keep the bells amp and Anthe, preamp sell the rest.
nt
"We ask our artists to be true. Actually, we demand that our artists be true. When poets, storytellers, & singers lie to us for money, our culture is diseased & in decline."
-Robert Fripp
Thanks guys for helping to decide which direction to go. It shows I needed some guidance as I would have thought the B&K amp with the 200 watts would be a better amp, but it seems, based on your comments that the lesser watt amp (the Belles) is the more favored amp.
Thanks again
...the Belles as a Mercedes - but with a slightly smaller (but still more than enough) V8 engine.
Regards, Allen
A bit harsh. I'd say the B&K was like an Acura while the Belles would be like a Mercedes or Lexus.
Yep, watts alone is a poor Hi-Fi selection criteria. Just as horsepower alone is a poor selection criteria for automobiles that have to turn corners vs simply go in a straight line.
NT
Nice power amp.
Regards,
Geoff
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