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In Reply to: RE: Amp for new AR 3 owner posted by sberger on October 18, 2015 at 12:02:27
On the Crown amp, the power is high but that does not mean it is going to sound good. This is a commercial amp made for high power not necessarily for good sound. I know you mentioned good reviews on the net. I would take these with a grain of salt. When someone spends money they want to think they made a good purchase so of course the reviews are going to be good. There was a poster here about six months ago enthused about the Crown amp. He purchased it online with a seller that had a return policy. He ended up sending it back. There are good values in audio but no miracles. A amp that is inexpensive is not going to be all that great. I hope your purchase is back by a no hassle return.....
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Just a side note. Got the Crown amp and am using it currently with my restored KLH 5's, a speaker not unlike the AR 3A. It delivers a very warm, tonally inviting big sound with a solid punch. Very smooth, not at all what I was expecting from a solid state pro amp, especially for the price. Easily as good as my Yamaha M-4. Easily underpriced at $179 from Amazon. I bet it will sound great driving the 3's. I will do a shootout once the 3's get here with it, the M-4 and an Adcom GFA 5400 I have coming.
I hear you. There have been a lot of great reviews on the Classic Speaker pages by known and trusted AR aficionados. I take all reviews with more than a grain of salt(hell, I've been checking in to these pages since '99) and I agree with the premise that you basically get what you pay for. But for the price(and yes, there is a warranty/guarantee through Amazon) I thought it was at least worth a shot. I've purchased more than a few audio pieces over the years for cheap that turned out to be excellent performers, and I've purchased stuff for way too much money that turned out to be lousy.
That said, I have the Yamaha M-4 which should work well. And I may end picking up an Adcom GFA-5400. Nothing like a little experimentation.
I think you are going to be happy with the M4. I have one and I like it quite a bit. It should be more enough power for the situation that you describe. The Adcom should also sound great. Just be careful. Either amp is capable of blowing the woofers if pushed to hard.
Dave
Yup won't be using these to blow the roof off the house. Not that I do that anymore anyway.
I have some Sansui speakers for that!
Dave
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