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In Reply to: RE: Best Amp for Audiophile posted by Bruce B on March 22, 2010 at 10:13:29
I wouldn't call Bryston inexpensive. However, I have actually heard a PA rig that used all Bryston amps; it shows up year after year for the local country fair's music stage.
People have said positive things about the Behringer A500; it's about $200 new.
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generally going to forget this whole thing, I am a single ended tube guy on the side....and once you have heard with a good pair of time aligned speakers the soundstage take a huge leap forward in reality....there is no going back...
that aside , I have heard this particular Behringer and it is surprisingly good...one of the best solid state push pulls in the world I would say....
that aside if you want the best for listening and you can get some better and somewwhat more efficient speakers...say 93db/1w...
Then the current answer hands down...is Nelson Passes new Single Ended all JFET " J2 "....
it is the best solid state on the planet right now....and not too expensive...
Find a way to get to listen to it...just to hear it... put what I am saying to the test...it is worth the experiment...
Have Fun
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Pro Gear is designed to run 24/7 into very demanding loads. it is in essence the Diesel Semi truck where as a high end home audio amp is designed to reproduce every detail and nuance. the are more akin to a high performance sports car. both built to do what they do very well. trying to use one in place of the other...well you get the picture.
In everything there are compromises. and Pro gear is built under a totally different set of design rules then a high end home amp. you would never try and pull a 50,000lb trailer with a Porsche nor would you try and run a lap at Nuremberg with a 18 wheeler.
So take whatever money you have and buy a good used home amp. thats my .02cents YMMV
Zc
I've yet to see a good, apt car / amplifier analogy. I suppose it doesn't help that they are not remotely parallel in their duties, and very few users even know what they do.
That would be difficult given that there is no race track in or near Nuremberg. Even rallies are frowned upon there nowadays!
There is however a very famous (well three actually) track called Nurburg Ring which is in a completely different area of Germany.
That said I have seen 18 wheelers doing laps at the old Hockenheim Ring drifting through the corners on a day Mercedes-Benz hired the track for testing.
Btw MC2 Audio MC series amps compete quite happily with say Boulder or Chord amps on every level except price.
Bryston and Perreaux are other pro amp manufacturers holding their own amongst 'high end home amps'.
IMO a better car analogy would be that pro amps are like the cars raced at the 24hrs of Le Mans while home amps are like a shop-bought Ferrari: They may keep up with the pros at first but will break down after a couple of hours flat out.
Race Trucks during the Truck Grand Prix at the Nuremberg Racetrack , Rhineland Palatinate , Germany , Europe
http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/stockphoto.asp?imageid=2198615
If it's in Nuremburg it is called Norisring and is in Bavaria.
The Nurburgring is in Rhineland Palatinate.
Whoever put that caption up was simply wrong.
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