Amp Suggestions please...


Considering one of the following for Tyler Ref. Monitors. Marsh A400, Sim W3 Plinius SA100. Compare and contast please.
willyb

Showing 3 responses by marchman

The Plinius is a superior amp, I don't care what the other power ratings are and they won't matter since the speakers are 88db efficient @ 8ohm. Choose a good head unit with a sub-out, you may find yourself longing for the bottom octave sometime down the road and it would be easy to match a good sub in the system (there are plenty out there). The Marsh is made in Thialand..YIKES !!!
Chas, the Plinius can be run in Class A or Class AB by user selection from the front panel. Do either of the others have this option?
In Class A operation the Plinius is good for 50W. As we all know, this will sound like a hell of a lot more than the rating. Admittedly, I have never heard a Marsh amp, but I'm going to go out on a limb anyway and say the flexibility alone makes it a better, and at the least, a more convenient/configurable piece of gear. Well worth the extra $$'s. The Sim for me is kind of a "been there done that" thing. Great amp!!, I just bored with one not that long ago before I went to tubes. When I threw a friends SA-100 in my system while I had the Sim, I knew it was time for another amp.