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The End Of Big Iron?

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Once upon a time you could buy a 1,000 wpc, a 900 wpc and a 750 wpc monoblock from Krell. You could buy a 1,000 wpc monoblock from Pass Labs. Now, 575 wpc is the biggest you can get from Krell and 600 wpc is the biggest you can get from Pass Labs. The muscle of flagship amps in those mfgs has been virtually halved. I mean, was 1,000 wpc, 900 wpc, or a 750 wpc amplifier ever necessary? If they were, why are they no longer necessary? What has changed in audio or speaker technology to cause the dwindling of 'muscle' amps?
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audiolabyrinth
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@ Macrojack, Im sorry, I was tring to say, that if my 14 year old step son could pick up my amp, He cannot!, cannot even budge it!, LOL!, I was saying that because of the weight of the amp, I feel like I got Big Iron of a amp, and am satiesfied with NO regrets of the money me and the wife has spent on this Krell 700cx, the up-graded caps made a profound difference!, we both are very happy with the sound, cheers.
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Hi Mitch4t, concerning your amps, I have found wood to be a good resonace control, I went to lowes, bought a flat dolly with wheels, filled in the middle with plywood, painted it all black, put the Krell 700cx on it, I can litterally roll the amp right out the house, and any where in the room with no problems, the amp stays on this self made amp stand, sounds very good to us doing so, maybe you should try this, looks great, matches the amps colour, the wheel trim is silver, so it's a good cosmetic fit.
dave_72
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Class D amps span many varieties, but I guess I may just share your overall view on Class A amps.

Thanks Phusis, I appreciate that. Meaning your thorough explanation. Basically, I have high efficiency speakers, so Class A should be no problem. I'm currently looking at; Accuphase, Pass Labs, and Luxman. I'm sure I'll find the right one for me, the one that'll make me content for several years instead of a months or 2.
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audiolabyrinth
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I ment, decked the dolly with ply wood over the complete top of it, not to high or low, cheers.
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mapman
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BCgator,

I am always looking at what I would buy next for whatever reason. I always find so many great options that I think will sound really good that it makes it hard to decide. In the end, I find I save money as a result of indecision.

if the stuff I have were not doing well for whatever reason, then that adds a sense of urgency. If it ain't broke, I tend to not fix it. But it is also fun sometimes just to play and try different things.
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