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? 

lukaszwk

@lukaszwk  An impedance drop upto 3.2 ohms is permissible for claiming a nominal impedance of 4ohm on the specification (IEC standard).

If the manufacturer claimed his speaker is 4 ohms and his speaker dropped to 2 ohm or 1 ohm, he is also a liar and a fraud. Return it to him quickly and get your money back. Sue him for damaging your expensive amps and the mental stress he caused. Get him...

@deep_333 a lot of speakers have a dip to around 2ohms, some that you and others probably think are quite sensitive, it's just that most manufacturers don't publish the impedance graphs of those speakers, all your ever see is "nominal impedance 4 ohms". No minimal impedance is mentioned either, unless it is complimentary. Usually it takes outside tests to find what those are. 

Deep thinks we should pick / eliminate speakers based on impedance (at least that's what I think he's saying).

Thanks but I'll continue to pick them by sound. And I'll continue to pick amps that can drive them.

 

@deep_333 I agree, minimum impedance along with nominal should always be mentioned, otherwise it's useless information. Unfortunately it happens all the time. In fact I would say it's the rule and not the exception. 

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Dear friends: With my deep respect to all of you to much posts about HC amp and several no sense ones.

The OP certainly it's not yet aware of over 10% THD in his system reproduction just in his subs but eventhat he is asking for that amp that doubles its power as impedance goes down ( 8-4-2-1 ...).

Atmasph and some other gentleman already posted disadvantages if the amp runs to hard duethat will develops higher distortions. The issue here is that how the OP will be totally sure that the amp choosed is not the rigth amp for his speakers if he is not truly aware of " which " kind of distortions are coming and developed by the amp and no from other system link.

I posted that the Classé DR 3-VHC handle satisfactory the Apogee Scintilla that goes down 1 ohm and 79 db sensitivity ( 4ohms) and the OP or any of you ask for the rated output of Classé amps that is 25 watts in pure class A at 8ohms.

So please analize the sense of several posts against that Apogee/Classé high quality performance with only 25 watts at 8ohms. Yes D.Reich was really good power supply designer . The Krell in those times puts 1.6k watts at 1 ohm against the very humble Classé and both runs satisfactory the Scintilla and some prefered the Classé over the Krell. in that speaker regards.

 

R.