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PS audio m1200

Hi,

I have an ARC Ref 6 preamp with B&W 803 D3 speakers. The M1200’s have a lot of power. I am going to look for a way to demo them. The specs list 600W into 8ohm, 1200 into 4, and stable transients at 2ohms.

I believe the speaker impedance curve has a 3ohm dip. Does anyone have experience to know if these amps are stable at 3ohms with enough power?

 

Thanks

zpatenaude37
zpatenaude37 OP
34 posts
 

Thank you all for the info and advice. I will continue to research your recommendations. 

 

And mossyrocks, it looks like those amps have 2 options for gain. Does it make a difference between the 2 gain options? And also, I am no expert either, but I never looked much into Bryston because the input impedance is lower than what is recommended for the ARC ref 6. Could it be due to that?

mossyrocks
19 posts
 

Gain switch makes a difference, but the ceiling is still there.

Can't comment on input impedance. The pairing was suggested and confirmed by multiple dealers.

 

 

zpatenaude37 OP
34 posts
 

Interesting. I have the ref 6 and don't have that problem. Good luck and I hope you can figure it out

mossyrocks
19 posts
 

Will see if I can find a better match of amp for the ref 6

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phishhhhh4
103 posts
 

They are great D class amps with a Tube stage

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They will also give you $$$ towards old equipment towards purchase

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