B&K-ish suggestions for main system?


Hi,

I have an old B&K ST-140 which I love. Warm, non-fatiguing, etc, etc. Got lucky on that one.

I am looking for one or more amps for the main living room 5.1 system with more or less the same sound. I figure I could use multiple old ST-140s or 202s, but I would love any other brand suggestions - and up around 200 RMS if possible to drive the B&W speakers.

To me, lots of equipment is way, way too bright and harsh. Feels like hammering a nail into my forehead. So I was super happy to run across the B&K. Are there other brands that would have the same non-harsh tone in a three or five channel amp? I gather from this site that maybe the newer B&K amps don't quite fit the bill.

As a point of reference, I have a small tube amp in the other room I also like a lot.

Thanks for any thoughts, and hopefully for saving me from multiple big black amps stacked three feet high. :-)
brettc27

Showing 1 response by gtortorella

I recently bought a current B&K power amp, the Reference 200.2. I liked how it sounded in the store, but I will not be able to listen to it in my home system until Wednesday. I have not heard that there is something "lesser" about newer B&K units. Both the 125.2 and the 200.2 seem very nice to me. My 200.2 has four of the biggest capacitors I have ever seen. Also, B&K is one of the *very* few audio manufacturers that has not sold out to communist China--bravo, B&K! My Reference 200.2 is made in Buffalo, NY. For me, this is meaningful. The loss of American manufacturing is extremely sad.