I use a Muse 100 as a summer amp on a second system. Tonally it is very much like a SF SFS80 tube amp just not as much "tube" magic, but a bit more detailed presentation. 100wt a 8ohms 200wts at 4 ohms. That said, I saw a Muse 160 on Agon. This is a more refined, powerful and physically larger version which has been well recieved. FWIW I just blew up my 100 (no fault of the Muse) Sent it back to Muse on Tuesday last week by UPS and they called me yesterday - its all fixed and ready to ship! Can't beat that.
The quest for power
I would like to get some ideas from others to what solid state amp you either run or would suggest running with a Sonic Frontiers Line 2 pre-amp. I recently purchased the Line 2 and am now on the hunt for power to hook it up to. I would like to stay with solid state or hybrid power amp just to avoid dealing with the expense of a bunch of power tubes etc. Line 2 output impedance is listed at 300 Ohms balanced & 150 ohms unbalanced. Room size is 25' long x 15' wide x 8' high. System & speakers are located on the long wall and spaced 10' apart and only slightly off the wall. Seating/listening position is 10' from centre distance of speakers. Mostly listen to blues (SRV to Keb'mo), female vocals (D.Krall, E.Cassidy, H.cole), new counrty, older rock and just a pinch of clssical.
Budget for amp is in the $2000 US range or $2500 Canadian as I'm in Vancouver BC (less would make the better half happier).
Associated equipment:
Cary 308 CDP solid state version
Sony C601 CD changer for party nights or background music
Paradigm Reference Studio 60V2 Speakers (89db)
Paradigm Servo-15 Sub
Nothing special for speaker, power, or I.C. cabling at this point and will upgrade as needed.
The Line 2 and new power amp would be replacing old NAD 7100X receiver.
Any input and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Budget for amp is in the $2000 US range or $2500 Canadian as I'm in Vancouver BC (less would make the better half happier).
Associated equipment:
Cary 308 CDP solid state version
Sony C601 CD changer for party nights or background music
Paradigm Reference Studio 60V2 Speakers (89db)
Paradigm Servo-15 Sub
Nothing special for speaker, power, or I.C. cabling at this point and will upgrade as needed.
The Line 2 and new power amp would be replacing old NAD 7100X receiver.
Any input and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.