I just got a new BAT 300 SE 150 Watts per channel integrated amp. I'm driving JM Focal monitors rated about 89 efficiency. I'm having to turn the BAT all the way to the max to get good, albeit loud, volume. It simply won't get NEARLY as loud as with a Cary SLI-80 or a Prima Luna Dialogue II integrated!
Also, I just switched from an older Sony ES CD player to a Musical Fidelity A3.5, and that seems to put even more of a strain on volume. Does that make sense?
I'm biwiring my speakers from the BAT and I run a Von Schweidkert subwoofer from the speakers, as a Von S rep advised.
Should go from 0 to 140. I believe 112 is unity gain on the 300x. Hit the function button on the remote or the front panel. Continue to hit it until you see the word "MAX." Turn the volume knob clockwise until you get to 140. Then hold function down until the display stops blinking. Problem solved!
Agoners to the rescue. Yes, this was a case of me being an idiot and not reading the manual carefully. It came to me set with 100 being the max. Now I can safely blow the walls off!
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