used power amp under 1500
I started with a great system and I managed to downgrade it to an OK sound through a lot of trades, sales, questionable decisions and shrinking budget. (No regrets, it's been a fun journey.) I ended up with very low sensitivity, hard to drive speakers and now I need more power. Will 100 Watts be enough and is it OK and safe to buy used? Any brands that are a good value at $1500?
@rocray On Saturday I was at a headphone meet and was speaking with the designer of my Imersiv D-1 DAC, John La Grou. This DAC is gaining a lot of attention (I love it). John told me that he is designing a new amp with his friend Bruno Putzeys (the legendary Class D guy). This new amp will use something similar to what my Imersiv D-1 DAC uses, which is referred to as multi-path. This should be a very interesting Class D amp. |
@rocray I have been low watt too! What brand were you referencing? |
I have some aarogon 8008bb dual transformer they are great.if you want new go buy 4 fosi audio za3 run them in mono with thier gan powersupply 48 volt. If your speakers let you use an amp on the woofer and one on the mid and tweets. 300 watts in mono.they frequently go on sale 20% off on fosi website.apos audio has a gan class d for 600$ 500 watts .you could get 2 of the smsl? Amps 500 watts each channel will drive most speakers and won't heat up. |
@yyzsantabarbara , I’m guessing if Bruno is involved,it’s going to sound wonderful! @parkergetdean , I rotate some different amps. They include, a First Watt J2,and an F5,a pair of Monarchy Audio sm70MKII,a Pass Aleph5 clone,and a little pp 10 wpc tube amp that a gentleman from PA built,and found it on epay about 8 years ago. And now of course, the Red Dragon Audio m500 monos. I thrive on different flavors! |
