Plinus vs. Burmester amps

Burmester!! Outstanding and very refined sound quality.

Hi Falconquest,

With those speaker specs, the Burmester 956 would hardly break a sweat. I have used it with multiple speakers--the toughest load was 87db and 4 ohms. The amp drove the speakers to satisfactory levels without even getting warm.
Also, unlike pure Class A amps, I can leave the Burmester on all the time without spiking my electricity bill.

There is no 1 hour warn up time for a plinius sa amp. With my Martin Logan summits in the last, 10 seconds on class a and you can tell a big difference.

Was it hot? Yeah but not too hot to touch. Plus you can leave it in a/b.

And lastly, sa-103 has about 40w of class a power while the sa ref has 100w. The rest is class ab.

Thank you Apdoc and Joey,
So it sounds like I shouldn't be concerned with heat then from the Plinius gear? I have read accounts of extra air conditioning in the summer and no need for heat in the winter with the Plinius. What about the sound from each amp? I have read glowing reviews of each. I would like to make one purchase and be done with it, but want to make sure I choose something that I'll be happy with for many years to come. While both brands may fit that bill I want to feel later that I made the right choice. I have no dealers for either of these manufacturers in my state.

i have owned the plinius sa reference for 6 years of non fatiguing sound with my nova utopia focals effortless power and great bass control no fizz in the treble

i have never owned the burmester but have found them ultra-detailed with a tendency to brightness at the two munich shows in which they were featured

some like this, but others prefer the effortless sound from the plinius sa reference 100watts of class a and 200 more of class ab