faithless Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Hello, Help this guy out, I am looking for an amp to match my modest setup. Turntable: Music Hall Icura CD player: Marantz PMD-326C Speakers: Klipsch SF-2 100 watts maximum continuous (400 watts peak) This setup will be used for playing vinyl and CD with a focus on heavy metal with fast drumming. The room is 14x14 feet. My budget is $500 but it can be adjusted for 10-20 percent. A few models I am considering: Music Hall a15.3 Onkyo A-9050 Yamaha A-S500BL Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Faithless, Welcome to the forum. Where is your location. 52 minutes ago, faithless said: A few models I am considering: Music Hall a15.3 Onkyo A-9050 Yamaha A-S500BL Don't have any experience with Music Hall but do with Onkyo and Yamaha. Both of those pieces should do a fine job with your SF-2's. With that said, you could go up the Klipsch speaker chain a bit and still get a fine integrated to drive them. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P. Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Get the Yamaha. It has the highest power output (compare all 3 at the same resistance, 8 ohms or 4 ohms) and it has two sets of speaker outputs. The Music Hall only has one set. You can dock an iPod or i Phone to the Yamaha with an accessory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallpoul Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I think the Yamaha is your safest bet. I do however own the Onkyo 9050, and I do like how it sounds. I can't comment on the sound of the Yamaha A-S500. I do have the Yamaha A-S1000 powering a pair of Klipsch Chorus II, and it has beautiful and powerful clear and detailed sound, in case you decide to stretch your budget a bit more it should be the best bet. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 6 hours ago, pallpoul said: I think the Yamaha is your safest bet. I do however own the Onkyo 9050, and I do like how it sounds. I can't comment on the sound of the Yamaha A-S500. I do have the Yamaha A-S1000 powering a pair of Klipsch Chorus II, and it has beautiful and powerful clear and detailed sound, in case you decide to stretch your budget a bit more it should be the best bet. . Yes it does. Great punch, sweet mids, detailed highs, very balanced amp from top to bottom. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJC Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I am partial to Yamaha as well. I've been using Yamaha since the late 80's. They're solid, dependable and sound great. I am currently running 4 Yamaha receivers and love the sound and have had no issues. Plus, their customer service is excellent with questions. I also would not be worried about power ratings of the speakers. That is usually continuous power which I seriously doubt you will ever experience. Most of the time the amp will be pushing just a couple of watts. Get a quality amp with the highest power rating and lowest distortion levels you can afford, more speakers are destroyed by clipping and distortion than power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faithless Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 Thanks everyone for your input! I’ve tested Onkyo A-9050 and the sound was clean and bright which was probably the combination of SF-2's and the amplifier itself. My next step was to look into a better pair of Klipsch speakers until I ran into this monster. It needs some cleaning but the sound was mind blowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthews Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 YAMAHA I have the Yammy A-S500 hooked up to a pair of RF-7's right now and love it. Sounds marvelous with plenty of grunt to get the job done (IMO). Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Get a pass labs first watt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bracurrie Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 9 hours ago, Schu said: Get a pass labs first watt... He's on a budget. But I get your point.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 That Yamaha or a Marantz PM6005/6006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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