Bob243 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Greetings I am pulling out my hair trying to pick out a new power amp. Now let me first mention that yes, I am aware that a 50wpc amp is plenty suffucient for these very efficient speakers, however some days I want to hear it louder than that. I listen to pretty much everything, on a normal day I am usually listening to blues or jam bands, usually one of my Grateful Dead soundboards, however some days if i am in a mood, that quickly changes and I am listening to some very hard rock/ metal that is low tuned and has a bass / bass drum line that will make metallica seem like easy listening. Ive used these with my Hitachi SR2004 for a few years (one of the "monster recievers" in the Pioneer SX-1980 era ) and it was very smooth and wonderful sounding, but when you get to the 70+ watts you start to notice the lack of current to keep the 15" drivers moving. Currently I am using a NAD2400 power amp which is also a decent sounding amp, slightly brighter mostly noticable with Alanis, Jewel, and Tori, however this definately lacks the current to go much over 50 or so Watts per channel, I can hear it starting to starve for power. I have a second one on the way and i am planning on bridging them, however I am still not 100% convinced that it is going to knock my socks off with the heavy stuff. This leaves me at 3 choices I am considering in my price range (used).. Krell KSA-150 Class A 150wpc capable of driving down to a 1ohm load McCormack DNA2 Deluxe 300WPC which I have read nothing but fantastic reviews about McIntosh MC-7200 200WPC which I am confint will handle most anything i will throw at it, plus I like the PowerGuard feature however not sure how it will handle the fast/heavy stuff So lets hear your input.. Thanks Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 McIntosh will always get my vote................................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Ever considered the route of pro amps? Like maybe the Crown K2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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