@rocray I left messages on the phone and filled out the contact form. No one ever called me back or emailed me. I will try again.
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?
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Elac’s Alchemy acquisistion, the $1700 DPA-2, is a contender. This is an older model, so two used units might be within your budget. 210/325 wpc into 4/8 ohms, but when bridged, that rises to a nominal 625/420 wpc. I used a pair of them for years until I was able to afford a T+A upgrade. The T+A was a huge step up -- but it cost a DOZEN times the price. My ELACs generally mated well with my 86db-sensitivity Harbeths. But those speakers have a smooth high end, which worked well with the DPA-2’s moderate degree of Class D edginess. Given the DPA-2’s proprietary NCore-based implementation, the problem is maybe a 3 or 4 out of 10 compared to other Class Ds in the price range. Unfortunately, that was still enough to exaggerate the ugly sibilance distortion produced by the tonearm I was using at the time. The problem was not nearly as noticeable with other sources. And to put things into perspective, I still use my units to power surround and center channels of a home theater. |
Thank you @cundare2 I think ELAC covers a range, their speakers get good reviews. |
@devinplombier the ARC DS225 is likely to be sonically superior to most of the options discussed here. Yes it’s a 15 year old class D amp made by Audio Research. Not sure if you skimmed thru some of the suggestions here. |
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