High current amp search
Hello, so as the title says, I'm looking for a 200+ wats amp (8ohm) that will double it's power down to 2 ohms but importantly also check all the audiophile boxes so strong, articulate, fast bass, smooth resolving mid-range and extended non fatiguing highs. It's proving to be rather difficult because hardly any manufacturers list output into 2ohms. Budget is around 4000$ so I'm looking at mostly used. Besides something like the Krell FPB 300/400 CX which can be had for that much , what else can be recommended?
CODA #16 = 150 | 300 | 600 @ 8 | 4 | 2. I own it and it is a refined beast with the first 100 watts in Class A. This amp is more powerful than amps I owned at 500-wartts at 8 Ohm. It is the power supply that makes this this sound so strong. I used to own the CODA #8 but the 1/4 price Schiit Wotan is just as good (I own it). The Wotan is a very powerful amp and sounds great with my hard to drive Maggies (2 Ohms). |
@yyzsantabarbara you’re the most loyal schiit-head on the forum. Lol They should start paying you. |
@yyzsantabarbara the incredibly low damping factor in the Wotan gives me a pause. With complicated demanding music this might be an issue I think.. |
@audphile1 Some of their stuff is mediocre but never bad. Their great stuff is the Yggi+ OG DAC and the Wotan amp. Reason I am so bullish is that the Yggi+ OG replaced a $15K DAC (and was much better) and the Wotan replaced my old $8k amps (Sanders Magtech | CODA #8). The Wotan is not better, but it is not worse either. That is something that penny pinchers may find useful.
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