PS audio m1200


Hi,

I have an ARC Ref 6 preamp with B&W 803 D3 speakers. The M1200’s have a lot of power. I am going to look for a way to demo them. The specs list 600W into 8ohm, 1200 into 4, and stable transients at 2ohms.

I believe the speaker impedance curve has a 3ohm dip. Does anyone have experience to know if these amps are stable at 3ohms with enough power?

 

Thanks

zpatenaude37

The Peachtree GaN 400 for $2500 is a beautiful amp. I use a Tube pre-amp and it's very musical.

I’ll have to think about your dilemma. But you have an outstanding preamp and speakers. Putting a much lower quality amp like PS or some others recommended here is not going to result in a great sounding system. 
 

If I were you I would be looking at Pass, Audio Research and VAC or CJ for amps.

 

While B&W are “hot” in the treble… Audio Research is definitely not.

 

My systems are under my ID.

Orchard Audio is running the Stereo Ultra on an amp tour. Listen to it in your system for a week then ship it to the next person on the list. You can read more on the Hoffman forums and contact Leo via the Orchard Audio website. Gan-fets are used in Orchard Audio's proprietary circuit. The Absolute Sound did a great video on using them to drive Magneplanars. 

Thanks,

aldnorab 

 

@ghdprentice 

while I agree that PS Audio tends to over value the MSRP of their products, they aren't garbage either. Michael Fremer kept the M1200s he reviewed. I have a Ric Schultz EVS 1200 dual mono (one chassis) based on the same IcePower modules which I have owned for roughly 2 years: it's one hell of an amp and at almost 1/3 the price of the M1200s. Another great option would be LSA Voyager GaN 350, which I also have and can be fund used for ~ $1500 

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