willland Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) I have for sale an Acurus A250 2-channel amplifier that is rated at 250w/ch@8ohms and 350w/ch@4ohms, and a very conservative power rating it is. Multiple magazines have bench tested this amp at over 300w/ch@8ohms and over 500w/ch@4ohms. This amp really does provide the punch that many of us desire. This A250 is in very good condition inside and out with no scratches or blemishes to mention. One caveat, the power switch light has an occasional flicker as many of the first generation Acurus amps were known for. The price of $375.00 includes better than professional packing, power cord, Fed Ex Ground shipping, and as always, I eat PayPal fee. The last five completed sales on Ebay range from $355.00 plus shipping to $600.00 plus shipping. Thanks for looking, Bill Edited December 1, 2013 by willland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 hmmmm. why are you selling all this stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted November 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 21, 2013 Cause Amy won't let him add anything else to his signature. Isn't the A250 pretty similar in design as the A200? If so, this is a sweet buy for someone. I love how the A200 sounds with my RF-7ii's. With 250 watts / ch of raw power with a lot of punch in the bass region, great separation and a really wide sound stage, the A250 will be a big improvement, especially for someone that is using just their receiver to power their speakers. I know the A200 sounds MUCH better, especially at high volume than my HK 3490 does by itself (and it's 125 x 2). Best wishes with your sale Bill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) hmmmm. why are you selling all this stuff? Nothing sinister here. As you can see from my gear profile, I got plenty to get me by, and my 5.1 setup in my master bedroom is not even listed. As Michael said, it's too long anyway. These Acurus amps are spares that I rotate in and out of my guest bedroom rigs that I really don't "need" with those systems. There may be a good chance I will keep one of them after two of the amps sell. We'll see. Scrappy, the A200/A200x3 in my RF-63/RC-64 rig ain't going nowhere. Bill Edited November 21, 2013 by willland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) Cause Amy won't let him add anything else to his signature. This is my wife when I start to over crowd a room with to much gear. Edited November 21, 2013 by derrickdj1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackGTS Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hafta stop coming to this forum The problem is that I want everything listed and Bill is only 45 minutes from me. Youthman is only 30 minutes and these guys have WAY too much stuff. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) Trade me spots! Id be more than happy to live buy both of them guys. Then I can give Youthman a run for his money on the crazy deals lol Edited November 21, 2013 by Scrappydue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tremors Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Ok, help me with a question here and try not to just talk me into this. I can do that just fine on my own, thanks Currently I'm using my receiver to power just the rears @ 140wpc, and an XPA-5 for the fronts/center/sides. How much of a difference do you suppose this'll make if I use it to power my RF-7's and leave the XPA-5 (200wpc) to handle the other 5 channels. This would effectively relegate my receiver to "pre" status while leaving me with 250wpc for the fronts and 200wpc for the rest. As opposed to 200wpc for the main five speakers and 140wpc for the rears. I know that the 140w is plenty for my rears, in my room. My system gets screaming loud, with clarity, as is. So, I tend to think that the improvement will be only marginal....thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) Hafta stop coming to this forum The problem is that I want everything listed and Bill is only 45 minutes from me. Youthman is only 30 minutes and these guys have WAY too much stuff. Ron Ron, Stop by if you are in the area. We can do some demos and I am sure since you are a local boy, we could work out a better price for either Acurus or both. Bill Edited November 22, 2013 by willland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted November 22, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 22, 2013 Way to feed the sickness Bill. Just keep dangling the bait in front of Ron. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackGTS Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Hafta stop coming to this forum The problem is that I want everything listed and Bill is only 45 minutes from me. Youthman is only 30 minutes and these guys have WAY too much stuff. Ron Ron, Stop by if you are in the area. We can do some demos and I am sure since you are a local boy, we could work out a better price for either Acurus or both. Bill Thanks Bill, I will stop by if I'm in your neck of the woods. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackGTS Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Way to feed the sickness Bill. Just keep dangling the bait in front of Ron. LOL Too late; the sickness has taken hold. I'm powerless to it's hold on me and I see no cure. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted November 22, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 22, 2013 You and the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Ok, help me with a question here and try not to just talk me into this. I can do that just fine on my own, thanks Currently I'm using my receiver to power just the rears @ 140wpc, and an XPA-5 for the fronts/center/sides. How much of a difference do you suppose this'll make if I use it to power my RF-7's and leave the XPA-5 (200wpc) to handle the other 5 channels. This would effectively relegate my receiver to "pre" status while leaving me with 250wpc for the fronts and 200wpc for the rest. As opposed to 200wpc for the main five speakers and 140wpc for the rears. I know that the 140w is plenty for my rears, in my room. My system gets screaming loud, with clarity, as is. So, I tend to think that the improvement will be only marginal....thoughts? If you have the itch for an amp, sooner or later you will buy one, that is what a lot have or doing, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted November 22, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 22, 2013 I always have the "What If" syndrom and find myself like Derrick buying that item down the road just to ease my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tremors Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Ok, help me with a question here and try not to just talk me into this. I can do that just fine on my own, thanks Currently I'm using my receiver to power just the rears @ 140wpc, and an XPA-5 for the fronts/center/sides. How much of a difference do you suppose this'll make if I use it to power my RF-7's and leave the XPA-5 (200wpc) to handle the other 5 channels. This would effectively relegate my receiver to "pre" status while leaving me with 250wpc for the fronts and 200wpc for the rest. As opposed to 200wpc for the main five speakers and 140wpc for the rears. I know that the 140w is plenty for my rears, in my room. My system gets screaming loud, with clarity, as is. So, I tend to think that the improvement will be only marginal....thoughts? If you have the itch for an amp, sooner or later you will buy one, that is what a lot have or doing, lol. I agree with you My thought is more along the lines of getting a larger two channel amp then this, or mono blocks, to power the RF-7's. So the mention of it putting out a higher wattage was intriguing. However, I'm actually skeptical that I'd even notice a difference unless I jumped into the 500w category. But really I think it's just the elusive upgrade bug biting me again. Sneaky bugger. I've been eyeing the XPA-2 for along time now, as well as the XPA-1's. Now with their new XPR line out, prices are becoming more within range on the first gen XPA line. That's good for those of us who already like Emotiva and are sold on their products. But I've read good things about Acurus and really I'm open to anything new and appealing, at the right price. There is a Parasound HCA-3500 twin mono block for sale on Audiogon that looks pretty darn sweet. For $1500, that is. http://app.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-parasound-hca-3500-twin-mono-blocks-in-one-chassis-2013-10-29-amplifiers-94560-newark-ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Bump. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Well bill my 63's are in. I need to hurry and sell my icon wf's to see if the denn 1713 will run them worth a hoot. If not time to upgrade. This amp sure would be nice for em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Well bill my 63's are in. I need to hurry and sell my icon wf's to see if the denn 1713 will run them worth a hoot. If not time to upgrade. This amp sure would be nice for em. No offense to your Denon 1713, but I think an outboard amp may be in your future, either my Acurus or some other one. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) Photo of guts added. 1000va toroidal transformer + (2) 23,000 microfarad capacitors + (8) matching Toshiba bipolar output transistors per channel = POWER. Edited June 9, 2015 by willland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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