What does it all mean Mr. Natural?


Ok, so I used to read "Zap" comics. anyway, I'm trying to make sense of all the technical jargon, to fit it into a system that will make it more "user friendly". I currently have a HK 500 reciever, powering BW Nautilus 804's and 602's. Not enough power right? so am looking at getting "good" amp. Whats the difference between a class A, and B amp? and then theres the "A-B" stuff? One is not necessarily "better" than another it appears, judging the costs seem to go either way. What is an "integrated" amp? Is that the same as "solid state"? If I use the receiver as a pre-amp, is it compatible with any amp? I want to work up to a good separate system and have a HT as well, but want to build it right from the start? lets say I had 2k to plunk down, any suggestions?
joeb
joeb

Showing 1 response by jeffloistarca

Plenty of quality amps to choose from, tubes are real nice but the care and feeding of tube amps can add up quickly enough. Solid state designs vary, I prefer my sound a little more laid back, so warmer sounding amps do it for me. If you're interested, I have a Classe amp for sale that would work well with your speakers and leave you with some coin for a decent preamp. ATB, Jeff