High current amp search

@muvluv,

I agree! I have a Crown Studio Reference 1 amp, damping factor is 20,000 great amp  see here. For in the what it's worth category, no speaker needs a damping factor greater than 100. 😎

Mike

@ditusa thank you and also for letting me know, I do think you’re right 

Thanks for suggestions. Speakers are definitely staying, I adore them. And are irrelevant. The amp has to be able to drive any speaker I may acquire in the future. The argument that high current amps are somehow less refined or relaxed sounding I'll take with a grain of salt since most high end amps out there ara high current designs. No one is paying those prices for amps that sound strained. It fact it would be a low current amp that will strain with harder loads. I refuse to compromise on sound because a speaker is not an easy load. High sensitivity speakers have their own drawbacks. It tubes and SET's are your thing, great. They're not for me.

If the speaker dipped to 2 ohm or 1 ohm.....here's an easy solution

a) Get a permanent marker and some flowers.

b) Write in caps "YOU ARE AN IDIOT" on the speaker's front, sides and back.

c) Return the speaker to its daddy churning away idiot speakers from his garage and get your money back. Remember to pack the flowers with the speaker box.

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? 

Hello @lukaszwk 

Ignore the trolls....they don't know what they dont know. Youre among friends here.

Nothing supplies the fear factor inherent in bass driven electronica, hip hop and dance music like a high current amplifier. Sets just don't even come close.

I use current hungry Focal Stella Utopias, in ascending order here's a list of power amps that I've owned that can truly plumb the depths:

Equal third place: Krell ksa, BelCanto ref 600m, Musical Fidelity xa200

Second: YBA Passion 1000 monoblocks

Undisputed heavyweight champs:

Boulder 2060, now upgraded to 2160

Wishing you all the beast

gav