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Hi Georgehifi> I have read many of your posts here on audiogon. You seem have a lot of knowledge/experience with various amps and how they work. I am using a Bel Canto transport w/B.C. Dac 2. 7 w digital vol. control. B.C. advises for best sound run direct to amp. I have an Arcam A49 int. amp and was thinking of going with their Ref600m or the new E1X amp. I have listened to the Ref 600m amps in another system with different speakers. I have the Focal Kanta 2 speakers in my system. I am getting old now and would like to put together a "last system". I really like transparency and speed and the smaller sized amps are easier to move. But also researching the Benchmark AHB2, Pass XA30.8,PS Audio Signature 250 and Coda TSX last 3 in used market. Any advice/suggestions/opinions will be greatly appreciated. Batman1
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georgehifi
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djones51
Get an Audible Illusions S150 it doubles from 8ohm 150 to 4ohm 300 to
2ohm 600.
That looks very good for the OP, 150A per channel peak to peak, is there a non-affiliated tests done like from Stereophile, Miller Labs ect to confirm these figures?
Noticed the only discussion on it was removed from Audiogon
Audible Illusions S150 STEREO AMPLIFIER, anyone? - AudiogoN Forums

djones51
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I don't  know about this integrated but their pre amps have been in stereophile. 
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I don't know about this integrated
Isn't the AI S150 a power amp?
Nothing here about it being an integrated. It's a John Curl design and I'm a big advocate of the Parasound  Halo JC1 and now JC1+, bi-polar output big current ability.

Yes batman1 I'd go this also, now I've found it's a JC design, he's the Bi-Polar guru now, NP used to be, but sold out to Mosfets never could understand why, they are more bomb proof, but to me just don't do it compared to his old Thresholds that were Bi-Polar.

http://www.audibleillusions.com/products/s150-stereo-amplifier/

Cheers George
djones51
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Yes, it's a power amp have no idea why I said integrated other than a senior moment.
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It will be a real challenge to find "smaller sized amps [that] are easier to move" that genuinely double in output from 4 ohms to 2 ohms.

As Hamlet once said, Ay, there's the rub.

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