What's the better, High Powered SS Amp?


Anyone have experience comparing high powered solid state amps?
What's best in driving inefficient speaker's such as mbl's etc...

McIntosh 1201's
Simaudio Moon Rocks
Pass Labs X600 or X1000's
Classe Omega's
Any other's?......

other than mbl amps.

What's most important to me is dynamics, resolution and lack of grain especially at the treble region. I listen to jazz, vocals, acoustic music most of the time.
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Showing 4 responses by muralman1

I gave up on solid state, after my last one, the Pass X-600. I have found much better performance with the new technology of the H2O Signature monos. They weigh a third as much, never get warm, let alone hot, draw just 10 watts at idle, and have brought my system to a point where I feel I can touch the performers.
Are you talking to me, or any of the above? I don't mind.

My speakers are the infamous, but fabulous, 1 ohm Apogee Scintilla. I like nonupsampling, and have a PSA Lambda transport feeding a highly enhanced Audio Note DAC. The preamp is a one of a kind class A, housed in two chassis.

Check out the H2O review by Audiofankj here:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1103079446&read&3&4&

And Strajan's review at 6Moons here:

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/h2o/m250.html
Hey, even in the privacy of my home? Maybe that's why I'm drawn towards female singers. :-D

Anybody in CA are welcome to my place to see what I mean.
David, I am sure the Boulder amp is a great solid state amp. For something totally knew, try the H2O Signature monos. I know I will never go back to SS.