I’m an Audio Research fan. To me they have the very best imaging and detail. I’m also impressed with the Burmister solid state units. Since you have no budget next year my advice ia buy a set of Audio Research 330m monoblocks.
Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail!
I am assuming some of you have experienced the following.... All else being the same in the chain, you replaced a power amplifier and started hearing more resolution and detail, perhaps a lil more in a track that you have heard a thousand times.
Ime, the higher you go up in price doesn't necessarily guarantee that you could experience the above mentioned. It seems to come down to the nitty gritty of the circuits under consideration, i.e., the black art of power delivery and analog circuit design.
What is a power amp you may have experimented with that provided the maximum detail and resolution at any price? (Not just perceived changes in tonal balance, etc).
I am hoping to shortlist a power amp based on some suggestions here for a future purchase.
P.S. If you are an ASR type of guy who thinks all power amps sound the same, this may not the right thread for you, I suppose...
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With that budget you have a lot of options! I don’t have experience with any class D options listed above, I have owned top models from Luxman, ML, Pass Labs, Krell and Accuphase. All were very good as I lean towards Class A with SS amplifiers. I know ARC reference gear has went to KT120, KT150 output tubes in their current models but I preferred the 6550 tubes in the older REF110 I use to use with my Quad ESL57’s(modded). I did experience the same feeling with the Benchmark Amps on a friend’s system where he ended up selling and finding a tube amplifier he preferred better. I ended up going to full tube system, 93db horn speakers with Miyajima OTL Mono’s, Triode Labs/Finale 300b Monday RSR mono’s, FIrst Watt amplifiers and never looked back. |
@bigkidz Theorycrafting vs successful execution... (there’s always a bigger gap than one might think).
@terry9 , You make a good point...I tinker with cheaper kits off aliexpress, etc, but, hesitant to try and go to town on some expensive piece... (Warranty goes out the window quickly, etc). It is always hard to meet the level of controls in place they have in some factories (some fab process ironed out) vs a guy tinkering in his garage.
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