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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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twl
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No, but at one time I thought about using good home audio gear for the band, instead of the "pro-gear", in an attempt to get halfway decent sound on stage. :^)

None of the stuff you mention there can even hold a candle to any reasonable "mid-fi" home stuff, in sound quality. Brute force and ruggedness for carrying are the only reasons to have amps like you mention above. The term "grainy" doesn't even begin to describe them. But then again, some people like "grainy" I guess.
twl
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Drubin, I've never used the Meyer Sound, but heard good things about them. I actually did use some home gear on the stage, and it worked out real well. We didn't have any roadies throwing it into the backs of trucks or anything, but we handled it fairly gently, and it sounded better.
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