Amp For Sopras
I’ve been running a Bryston Cubed amp with my Sopra 1s for a while, but it’s time to move to an amp that downplays the occasional Sopra brightness. Preamp is a Spatial Audio Raven. Audience speaker cables. Budget up to about $10k. Solid state preferred but I might consider something mildly-tubed if there’s such a thing. Pass Labs and the new AR S-100 come to mind. Mac and big heavy amps do not. I prefer a decent amount of resolution. New over used in most cases. What else works well with these speakers?
@njcardave - what are you using as a pre-amp, if you don't mind me asking? And also, why the 462 and not the 312? My dealer is also pushing the 462 - but I suspect that could be because they do not have the 312 in stock, ha! They are advising the C2800 with MC462, while I'm leaning towards either MA12000 or C55 + MC312, but they only have a few things I can demo, sadly - far from everything that I'm interested in.. |
I realize this thread is 4 months old, but I recognize some shared similarities (preamp) and interest in some of the same amplifiers. I own Don Sachs’ final pre-production preamp before Spatial Audio began producing the Raven, and I’m searching for a new amplifier. The preamp and amp will power Daedalus Audio Muse speakers (95.5dB, 8 ohm).
Have you found your new amplifier? Are you still searching?
My current short list of possible amps (SS and tube): Modwright KWA 99 mono amps Pass Labs XA25 Coda S5.5 EAR Yoshino 861 Leben CS600 Aric Audio (undecided on which of two choices) Shindo Montille CV391 [I’ve nearly given up on this as so few exist outside of Japan.] |
