Thanks delvalle237, I appreciate the first hand experience. I believe I saw the same two reviews and that was what was steering me away from the Vidar. I also saw some measurements maybe on sterophile, I can't remember, where going mono didn't increase the wattage all that much. The 2ce sig II's have 86dB sensitivity and 7 Ohms nominal impedance. So in my limited knowledge/experience it looks like it is not all that well suited for a single stereo configuration with Aegir. Too many choices!
Monoblock Aegirs
I am moving my old Vandersteen 2ce sig II out of the media room and setting up a 2 channel listening room in a pretty good size space in our front room, 25’ x 25’ with a large adjoining dinning room and 10’ ceilings. I have been known to be asked to turn it down by the wife. I was looking at getting a Cambridge Audio CXN V2 for streaming duties connected to a Schiit Freya + preamp and I am debating on amplification. Curious if anyone has hooked up a pair of monoblock Aegirs to the Sig II’s and how well they drove them on the bottom end? Or am I better off with the Vidar?
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George, I’ll have to take your word, I wouldn’t know what I am looking at. Just want to make them sound good at a somewhat reasonable price. Maybe I will have to buy them all and see what arrangement works best and send what I don’t use back. Also need to take a look at the Belles Aria that was mentioned when I have some time. Thanks |
Taken from the Schiit mouth directly. "Bridging is the process of using the output of one side of the amp to drive the inverting input (feedback point) of the other side of the amp, in a typical Lin-topology amp. This is technically "in series" and can have sonic consequences that are not ideal. Vidar is not a Lin topology. When used as a monoblock, it is simply amplifying a differential signal. It is not bridged." Something to keep in mind regarding the Vidar Amplifiers. |
Vidar is not a Lin topology. When used as a monoblock, it is simply amplifying a differential signal. It is not bridged."This only applies to the input stage, output stage’s negative speaker terminal is still at ground potential therefore will only degrade in many parameters when the amp is "bridged", but gain more wattage. Only amps that are are "fully balanced amps from input to output stage" with no earth ref will apply, like many Class-D’s. . And here’s what Schiit told Stereophile As I said the output is "bridged" " In mono output mode, Schiit says that the Aegir will deliver 80W into 8 ohms (19dBW). With a balanced, "bridged output" As for the OP he will only be using one Vidar in stereo mode anyway only for the bass of both speakers, in the way I suggested he do it. 395garrison OP A simple way for the OP to find out, is to ask Schiit if a mono’d "bridged" Vidar will be more or less stable into low impedances than a stereo Vidar, also a tell tale is which one has the "lowest output impedance" and "highest damping factor". This will settle it once and for all. Cheers George |
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