Any one try pa amplifiers for home stereo?


Hi, I was looking for info from anyone that had sorted through some of the offerings from QSC, Peavey, Hafler, Crown, and the alike for sound and compatability with home systems. I am looking to drive Infinity Kappa 9's. Dependability and cost seem interesting. I like a slightly warm sound with bloom and am midway through a Foreplay tube preamp build, Which should allow easy mods to selecting output voltages.
Thanks for your opinions.
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I've got an AB International amp that just came in for a customer that i'm building a PA system for. It is rated at 525 wpc @ 8 and 850 @ 4. I have not heard it yet, but i'm going to hook it up before it goes out the door. My guess is that it will sound like most "generic" SS amps i.e. relatively sterile, lacking air and blackness, a somewhat hard and smeary sounding top end, lack of liquidity in the midrange, etc...

As far as someone using hi-end gear in Pro use, someone here had posted a link to where a reviewer of Pro gear tried to use a Pass amp in a recording studio. The results ? The guy basically loved the amp and no longer thought that "all SS amps sound alike" if i remember correctly. Sean
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