Planar Speaker Asylum Welcome! Need support, you got it. Or share your ideas and experiences.

---

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Planar Speaker Asylum ]

---

[ Alert Moderator ]

---

Re: New amp, woohoo!

Posted by jjcarr on April 24, 2007 at 05:48:56

In Reply to: Re: New amp, woohoo! posted by Kiefer74.1 on April 23, 2007 at 20:18:16:

This one claims a full 125x5 @8ohms, but as you say, it's a risk. It's also supposed to be 2-ohm stable. It's a pretty big 50lb unit, originally retailed around $2k. Couldn't say no for $450 delivered. It's definitely not a 2-channel Pass Labs, but it costs a fraction of that and should (should) get pretty close sound-wise.

I've become a fan of bi-amping, my 2.7's are even setup to be tri-amped if I want. Ideally I'd like 4-6 mono Icepower amps, but I'm just not motivated to spend that much $$$ on the system. So lately I'm out of the 2-channel amp market. I'm sure I'll gradually wander back into high-end stuff again and probably get a full Meridian or Arcam stack.

Understand your Rotel comment. I find them to be a tad bright, but some of their newer stuff is pretty good. Reviews say this amp is sweeter sounding than the Rotel stuff, which is the direction that I want to go. I use Rotel as a benchmark because it represents good value for the money.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---