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  Big Karan amps
Anyone with experience of the bigger Karan amps.
I am interested in the new 650 Monoblocks.
How does Karan amps sound compared to for example BAT VK-600, Theta Citadels, Ayre MX-R, Burmester, MBL and others?
I have Aerial 20T's.
Cappuccino  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-02-09
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01-02-09   I have heard the entire line of these bad boys and they are ...   Optarchie

01-02-09   Optarchie, thanks. i have rowlands 301 in my setup now. i li ...   Cappuccino

01-02-09   I had the citadels and i found them a little more accurate t ...   Optarchie

01-02-09   What's the retail on these?   Pthai

01-02-09   Optarchie, the m1200s are $57k the pair. the m650s are $38.5 ...   Essentialaudio

01-02-09   Has anybody compared karans to the like of top line from bou ...   Bvdiman

01-02-09   Bvdiman, most of the amps you mention are out of question fo ...   Cappuccino

01-02-09   Cappuccino, i'm just trying to get a feel of the karan sound ...   Bvdiman

01-02-09   Cappuccino, sorry, previous last line i was meant to say--sh ...   Bvdiman

01-02-09   For aerials, why not consider the lamm 2.2s monoblocks ? the ...   Nolitan

01-02-09   Nolitan, thanks for your reply on this thread. i am sorry, b ...   Cappuccino

01-02-09   Bvdiman, that's fine. i hope any who has personal experience ...   Cappuccino

01-03-09   Cappuccino, fm 711mkii is supposedly to be a direct replacem ...   Bvdiman

01-03-09   Bvdiman, yes, i agree. fm amps are not typical bargains! kar ...   Cappuccino

01-03-09   Having said the above, a friend has actually done his round ...   Bvdiman

01-03-09   Karan's amps have the bottom end control of solid state, alo ...   Rtn1

01-03-09   I have never heard a big karan amp, but have owned a karan k ...   Stereo

01-03-09   I will start off saying i am completely biased as we are the ...   Westside_music

01-03-09   While i agree with rtn1 about the midrange and their power i ...   Optarchie

01-09-09   I just have to post this as my own response to my initial po ...   Cappuccino

01-09-09   Cappucino, congrates!! i was in your positioned, felt that m ...   Bvdiman

01-10-09   Bvdiman, yes i know, my goal is to replace the valhalla from ...   Cappuccino

01-10-09   So it's more or less similar improvements wrought with their ...   Bvdiman

01-10-09   Bvdiman, yes i agree with your thoughts. i have recently inv ...   Cappuccino

01-11-09   The only karan product i have experience with is the ka i-18 ...   Rumadian

01-27-09   I am currently using the karan 650 mono block with my rockpo ...   Voraratc

01-27-09   As this has turned, more or less, into a karan love fest.... ...   Dawgcatching

02-04-09   Cappucino- do youb have 20t v1 or v2? do you use 1 pair of ...   Mmike84

02-06-09   Mmike, i have 20t v1 and one pair of 301s. the 301s have dou ...   Cappuccino

02-06-09   Cappuccino, did you ever get to hear the karan product and i ...   Dev

02-06-09   Dev, i contacted a karan dealer in norway where i live, but ...   Cappuccino

02-07-09   Dev, i don't think there are any numbers on the new dartzeel ...   Husk01

02-07-09   Dev, the karan ka m1200 does sound like it may be a great pa ...   Husk01

02-07-09   Hi husk01, yeah when i saw the back i was not all that impre ...   Dev

02-08-09   Dev, i think the single binding post kind of kills the deal ...   Husk01

02-08-09   It is worth mentioning that karan distributor avatar acoust ...   Essentialaudio

02-08-09   Husk01, why does only having single binding post kill it for ...   Dev

02-08-09   As always, the disclaimer that i am a dealer and the distrib ...   Westside_music

02-08-09   Hi westside_music (gary) it's been nice chatting with you al ...   Dev

02-08-09   Hello westside_music, my speaker cables (elrod gold signatu ...   Simontju

02-08-09: Westside_music
Dev

I will have to look into this and get back to you about it. I have measured the binding post widths (WBT) and it is 5-6 mm. I tried again and can get two spades in without an issue but that of course depends on the size of the spades. I will be in touch with Karan Acoustics as to any possible options.

I understand what you say about not changing wires but I have done the comparisson of separate sets of cables versus the single (still true biwire but not separate cables) crystal ultra and I could discern no difference. I suspect it has to do with the type of insulation used. I did look up the stealth and understand their take on the topic. I too look forward to you listening and garnering your thoughts.

Simon

The Bocchino spades I am not familiar with, but did look them up. They look very impressive, is the sound commensurate? Depending on the model they are 3.5 to 4.5 mm thick so this would definitely be an issue. I am going to see what options there are, as the KA M1200s are custom built.

I will post again when I know. If you have any questions drop me a note.

Thanks to all for their interest in Karan Acoustics

Gary

Westside_music  (Answers | This Thread)


02-08-09   Thank yoy gary, you can't install two sets of bocchino spad ...   Simontju

02-09-09   Simon you are very welcome. the karan will accept bananas. ...   Westside_music

03-30-09   I have the karan acoustics m 1200 monoblocks on my system pa ...   Rtn1

03-26-10   I have the karan 450 which i am using with hovland hp100. i ...   Cbsppc

08-14-10   Does anyone tried the karan amps driving mbl speakers, in pa ...   Artale


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