Help - Opinions - Amp for Sonas Faber Olympica III Speakers
@greywolf You have really, really good speakers. I'm sure the amp you bought will be quite good, but I feel you owe it to yourself to try something that will be on par, price-wise and sonically, with your speakers. I don't know your budget but I have found that class A amps (at least the first 15-30 watts) from Luxman, Coda, Pass Labs, Accuphase, etc. are a great match for SF speakers and compliment them quite well. |
Update on what I ended up with for my Sonas Faber Olympica III speakers. NAD C 658 Preamp with HDMI module. Classe Amp 2 amp. Velodyne HGS 10 sub. Had this unit. LG 65 inch TV. Had this. Logitech 665 Remote. Arcam DVD/CD. Raven Audio XLR's. Audio Quest Cinnamon 48 HDMI cables. Audio Quest Greyhound Sub cable. Mogami speaker wire. Speakers are Bi-Amped. Classe amp made for this. Pleased with this set up. The GUI on the NAD C 658 is not easy to use IMO. Hard to navigate and understand what changes are being made on some settings. The 665 remote works great and is easy to program using a computer. The Raven Audio cables are a quality product IMO. Mogami speaker wire I have used in the past. Someday may change out the amp. OR? You know the drill. |
Opinions please. Looking at this amp Musical Fidelity M8s-500S Power Amplifier; New w/ Full Warranty. Info https://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/m8series/m8-500s Replace my Classe Sigma Amp2. Info AMP2 FREQUENCY RESPONSE:10 Hz – 20 kHz, -1dB into 4 Ohms OUTPUT POWER:200W rms into 8 Ohms, 400W rms into 4 Ohms HARMONIC DISTORTION:<0.018% @ 1 kHz Balanced Input INTERMODULATION DISTORTION:>80 dB below Fundamental into 8 Ohms Balanced SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO:-100 dB at Peak Output into 8 Ohms (AES17) Would there be improvement? Worth it for the cost? Thanks |
