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In Reply to: RE: What my daughter did in Fla townhouse posted by airtime on June 29, 2016 at 13:02:21
The efficiency rules apply equally to both tubes and SS. SS will have the advantage of not requiring heater power.
You might consider tracking down an original NAD 3020 that's in good condition. The phono section is respectable and the power section is the heftiest 20 WPC you'll ever find. A NAD 3020 will make pulses of 80 WPC into 4 ohm speakers. ;>) FWIW, Feldman, Hirsch, and TAS all reviewed the original 3020 favorably. Talk about a long odds trifecta.
Eli D.
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I have a NAD C275BEE solid state amp. However it also generates a considerable amount of heat.
I may look for a vintage Marantz 250 with meters.
So I may go the vintage amp route for something really cool to look at and use.
An old NAD 3020 is close to butt ugly. However, it "sings" beautifully. NAD spent their money on the inside, not cosmetics. The original 3020 is very much "a little engine that could".
Eli D.
I was in the audio business when NAD first became popular. Like you say, it's all on the inside. Sonics are near the top of the solid state heap. :)
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