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In Reply to: Re: hmm posted by Ozzy on July 31, 2002 at 17:09:04:
may be right...I've never heard the Magnepans. But, it would seem I'm getting very conflicting comments from owners...one who owns these very speakers was claiming 300Watts is optimal and would not dare go less than a 100.Of course I've heard the same about the B&W 801 and yet the best set-up I've heard them with had an 11 Watt Nu Vista Tube amp. Well it sounded the best, but could not play very loud.
My guess is the 502B would have more than enough power to drive virtually anything.
BTW, Bryston does not ALWAYS sound overanalytical...they CAN sound like that with some set-ups. Being a revealing amp is not a sin. If the speaker tends to be bright then adding a Bryston is not likely to create a synergistic sound. If you have a speaker that is at all undisciplined or a bit sloppy, the Bryston can put verve back into the sound. They have a deadly low noise floor and create a tone of air around instruments...that the 202a has none of. The 202a had a more lush sound with the CDM 1NTs, but not nearly as revealing, detailed or as well soundstaged. It depends what you're after and with what speakers you're going to use and even the type of music you're going to listen to.
There are some terrific sounding solid state amplifiers(The YBA Integre DT for one) and bad sounding ones(Insert Japanese amp here)...unfortunately most people think Receivers when they think solid state. And if Tubes were perfect they would only have one design for the tube sound.
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