I guess I probably should have better explained what I meant by saving a few bucks and what type of amplification I am interested in.
First, I am most interested this time around in a full Class A amp verses the A/B amp that I have now.
Second, When I mean save a few bucks I am speaking in the context of lower wattage Class A amps verses higher wattage Class A or Class/AB styles. As an example I was initially leaning towards either a Pass Labs x 350.5 or bigger since my mindset at the time was bigger is better. An amp of that size and caliber can easily run $6-10K on the used market
After thinking more about it I began to realize that I am not even using the amount of power I already have on tap so why am I looking at an X 350.5 or bigger amp.
Instead maybe what I should be looking at is a lower wattage all Class A unit. Something like a used XA30.5 or XA60.5 for example which show up on the Gon fairly often for less money then the big dog amps.
My only reservation is if these will be enough to reproduce the same perceived level of effortless power and SPL that the x250 does now. It is my understanding that an all Class A unit does tend to sound very powerful even though the max output in terms of watts tend to be less.
Hopefully this makes more sense and thanks for your responses
First, I am most interested this time around in a full Class A amp verses the A/B amp that I have now.
Second, When I mean save a few bucks I am speaking in the context of lower wattage Class A amps verses higher wattage Class A or Class/AB styles. As an example I was initially leaning towards either a Pass Labs x 350.5 or bigger since my mindset at the time was bigger is better. An amp of that size and caliber can easily run $6-10K on the used market
After thinking more about it I began to realize that I am not even using the amount of power I already have on tap so why am I looking at an X 350.5 or bigger amp.
Instead maybe what I should be looking at is a lower wattage all Class A unit. Something like a used XA30.5 or XA60.5 for example which show up on the Gon fairly often for less money then the big dog amps.
My only reservation is if these will be enough to reproduce the same perceived level of effortless power and SPL that the x250 does now. It is my understanding that an all Class A unit does tend to sound very powerful even though the max output in terms of watts tend to be less.
Hopefully this makes more sense and thanks for your responses