Looking for the Best Integrated High Current Amplifier 250-300 WPC

Your Focal's are likely the reason for your merry-go-round like set up. Great midrange, but lack in everything else. I know because I had them for a couple of months. Before the Sopra II, I had a pair of PSB Stratus Gold(and still do awaiting a second listening room) that far outperformed the Sopra's in the low end. The Tekton Double Impact SE stood pretty damn well in my system for a couple of years before recently investing in a pair of TAD CE1's with a pair of JL Audio F112v2 subs. Upstream is a Aric Audio Motherlode preamp and and a pair of Pass XA60.8. A fellow AG member turned me on to Found Music where I was able to have a bespoke pair of speaker cables crafted. I cannot imagine changing anything for some years(said everyone on this site)!

FYI, The Dynaudio Contour 60's are a dynamite pair of speakers, and do better the Sopra II's.

blumartini

Your Focals 2’s are almost the same to drive as the 3’s. In the bass they are very hard to drive with 2.7ohms and -56’ phase angle so don’t wimp out on the amp.
Get the Gryphon Diablo 300 all the others here that are mentioned can’t match it’s current drive into low impedance, and it’s that will get the very best out of the Sopra’s bass. Not to mention it has stunning mids and highs.

https://www.stereophile.com/images/417FSop3fig1.jpg
" as fig.1 shows, the Sopra No.3 is a difficult load for an amplifier to drive, with a minimum magnitude of 2.75 ohms at 96Hz and a combination of 4 ohms and a –56° electrical phase angle at 68Hz, both frequencies where music can have high levels of energy."

I think the int 250 is the equal of the D300

Sorry not in current into low impedance like 2ohms it's not.


Cheers George

George, you’re right regarding current into low impedance. My comments on the D300 vs int 250 were strictly based what I was hearing with my ears. Same old story...preferences. HOWEVER, remember, I’ve not yet heard the int 250. It’s on order. I’ve only heard the int 60, which I liked a LOT. So all my comments were with that in mind. I’m hoping the int 250 sounds as good or better than the int 60 I auditioned. I’ve read they don’t sound exactly alike but both have the Pass personality. It’s a bit of a gamble. So, we’ll see. I can always return it. I’m betting it will be a keeper.

You want current, I suggest looking into the Coda CSIb integrated. 3,000 VA power transformer and 20 high-bandwidth bipolar transistors for each channel.

@audiofound

Any news that you can share on your int250?