Lazarus hybrid amps...anyone hear them?

i have a chance to hear them recently. i had 2 on hand, but the power switch on one was broken.

sonically speaking, it is very warm in the midrange and a little soft in the bass. a little distant in the soundstage department. the detail was a little lacking. not a bad amp, but nothing special imo.

please keep in mind it is a 50 wpc class a amp and i was using it alon II which are 87 db efficent. when briged, they are 200 watts rms.

i think you can do better.
alot depends how much you want to spend, what speaker are you u using it with, power requirements, system matching etc...

hope that helps !!

mike

Jsujo, which Lazarus is it?

Mine was the MK II hybrid, 200 wpc (unbridged), tons of bass slam (with the appropriate tubes of course). Amperex Orange Globes were great, Mullards were warmer, but the bass was also a little sloppy with the Mullards.

If you can get them at the right price then they will probably suit you well depending on the model. I have not heard the 50 wpc so my comments about the Lazarus have to be taken in context as to which Lazarus you are looking at.

There is one for sale now...the 200 watt/ch hybrid. Its the same price basically that I can sell my McIntosh MC250 at...The extra power would give me speaker choices.

OK, I have one at home, and I am tremendously impressed. The music has much more body. It has tremendous reserves (100k uF) and I am happy as can be.

Its going thru a Berning TF-10 tubed preamp, Thorens TD165 TT and Parasound CDP-2000, and JBL L-96's on tall Sound Anchor stands....