tfarney
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Thats a potentially very expensive emotional allure.
Here's what you should do: Order one of the irrationally cheap Panasonics, from someone who will give you 30 days trial. Mine is an SA XR-55, but I don't think there are many of those left. You'll probably have to go up the the XR-57, which you don't need for 2 channel, but it's so cheap, what the heck? This is going to put about $250 on your credit card for awhile.
When you get it in, make sure you read the set-up carefully. If you set the fronts for small speakers, it will sound anemic in 2-channel, or you set the system for multi channel, it just won't maximize the amps. But if you set it up right, for large, front-only speakers, it will send 2 of its too many amps to each of your speakers, unless you have bi-wireable speakers, then it will send 2 amps to each woofer, 1 to each tweeter. The amps are 100 watts each into 6 ohms, so what is that, about 75 watts into 8 ohms? Plenty of power for most speakers.
Hook it up. Give it a week. You will not send it back. You may, at some point, buy an all-digital class D amp from a more respectable brand with better looks, user interface and build quality. But you won't send it back. Wanna bet?
Tim
But to be honest, I still cannot detach myself completely from the thought of owning a pair of class A/B mono blocks. There is just that emotional allure that defies rationality. Sort of makes me feel kind of old already |
Thats a potentially very expensive emotional allure.
Here's what you should do: Order one of the irrationally cheap Panasonics, from someone who will give you 30 days trial. Mine is an SA XR-55, but I don't think there are many of those left. You'll probably have to go up the the XR-57, which you don't need for 2 channel, but it's so cheap, what the heck? This is going to put about $250 on your credit card for awhile.
When you get it in, make sure you read the set-up carefully. If you set the fronts for small speakers, it will sound anemic in 2-channel, or you set the system for multi channel, it just won't maximize the amps. But if you set it up right, for large, front-only speakers, it will send 2 of its too many amps to each of your speakers, unless you have bi-wireable speakers, then it will send 2 amps to each woofer, 1 to each tweeter. The amps are 100 watts each into 6 ohms, so what is that, about 75 watts into 8 ohms? Plenty of power for most speakers.
Hook it up. Give it a week. You will not send it back. You may, at some point, buy an all-digital class D amp from a more respectable brand with better looks, user interface and build quality. But you won't send it back. Wanna bet?
Tim