Hi @tattooedtrackman, thx for the reply, I did not get any mail notification of a reply in my thread, sorry.
I am just now discovering the importance of good power cables...
I am just now discovering the importance of good power cables...
Ideal amp for B&W matrix 800
blueskywalker Ideal amp for B&W matrix 800 Between 55hz to 250hz (most of the bass) they have a load (impedance plus - phase angle) that demands current from an amp to get the best out of them. Amps that can almost double their 8ohm wattage to 4ohm and again to 2ohms. https://www.stereophile.com/images/archivesart/88B800fig1.jpg But because they are 94db efficient they don’t need a lot of watts an amp of 100watts into 8ohms will do, even the very old 25watt at 8ohm Mark Levinson ML2 monoblocks will sound great to a certain level because they can keep doubling wattage down to to 1ohm!!! https://img.ukaudiomart.com/uploads/large/2229206-mark-levinson-ml2.jpg Amps today that will be nice would be the Gryphon Diablo Integrateds 120 or the 300, they can do the doubling act. Also the D’Agostino’s , Parasound John Curl Halo’s, Krell’s these are all bi-polar output that can do big current down to 2ohms. https://gryphon-audio.dk/shop/integrated-amplifiers/diablo-120/ https://gryphon-audio.dk/shop/integrated-amplifiers/gryphon-diablo-300-integrated-amplifier/ Cheers George |
they do not have 2 ohm specs though... would they be less then optimal?Hard to say blueskywalker usually if there’s no 2ohm wattage spec, by manufacturer or by testing it means it better not to divulge it. They are linear amps that’s in their favor. They have smp power supplies which "can" be good, most are not. We don’t know if they use bi-polar or mosfet outputs transistors, there’s enough of them 16 per channel would be in your favor if they were bi-polar. Really the only way to tell if they are as optimal as the ones I mentioned above, would be to a/b them and pay particular attention to the bass area between 55hz to 250hz (most of the low/mid bass) Cheers George |