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Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail!

I am assuming some of you have experienced the following.... All else being the same in the chain, you replaced a power amplifier and started hearing more resolution and detail, perhaps a lil more in a track that you have heard a thousand times.

Ime, the higher you go up in price doesn't necessarily guarantee that you could experience the above mentioned. It seems to come down to the nitty gritty of the circuits under consideration, i.e., the black art of power delivery and analog circuit design.

What is a power amp you may have experimented with that provided the maximum detail and resolution at any price? (Not just perceived changes in tonal balance, etc).

I am hoping to shortlist a power amp based on some suggestions here for a future purchase.

 

P.S. If you are an ASR type of guy who thinks all power amps sound the same, this may not the right thread for you, I suppose...

deep_333
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ltmandella
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@deep_333 

yeah, wet rags.  it worked, but like I said too much hassle and risk.

I do have fans although not as sophisticated as that amp cooler. Anyway I decided that in the summers here I will only run Class D, they have gotten quite good. 

In the winter I dust off my A1 and Transcendent T8-LN OTL and switch back and forth between them.

But  I don't mind experimenting in the summer with the more efficient electronics. It is interesting and it is a good thing for the planet if we can figure it out.

Plus I very likely will be moving to a South Pacific island in the next year or two so I might as well find some hi-fi components that I like that will be practical in such an environment.

donvito
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I’m surprised that no one has asked. What are the speakers  the OP is going to use with that $30,000 amp?

deep_333 OP
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I’m surprised that no one has asked. What are the speakers  the OP is going to use with that $30,000 amp?

@donvito , I have different speakers, but, the one i'm considering this future amp for primarily is a Yamaha NS5000. 

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larsman
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MSB makes some superb power amps as well as their DACs they're most well-known for. I've got an S-200 I bought a demo of about 10 or so years ago; that model is superb in most everything, but is long discontinued, but they've got more current models if you've got the budget.... 

deep_333 OP
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I suggest you listen to the Mola Mola Perca.

@laoman  Thanks for the suggestion, I hear some good things about this Mola Mola's main engineer. This might be worth an audit....

I may have to look at more oddball less heard of names, i think....Maybe MSB, "Bakoon", Hegel H30, etc...as well. I've had the more common big names on loan, or atleast a older model at some point... Gryphon, Boulder, AR, etc and they haven't produced that extra detail than my current amps, it's about in the same ballpark.

Worst case...I could wait for some rich guy to sell me a Aavik P-880 for 30k. I could probably talk him into thinking that some other 200k miracle amp is what he needs and the Aavik is beneath him! laugh

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