@atmasphere I know. Those Atmasphere class D are getting
good reviews. The price is a bit high in Europe
but i will consider them too.
Pass....Accuphase....or......
Hi Audiogoners!
I need a new power amp to my Verity Audio Parsifal Ovation (18 watts minimum recommended input power / 8 ohm).
Have a Mark Levinson No.532 that keeps broking down and it's getting too expensive to fix in Europe.
Music: Classical/symphonic and jazz.
Room: 13 x 26
Preamp: Auralic DAC/Pre (but this can change....)
Ideas so far:
Pass Labs XA-25 (hype or really good and powerful enough?)
Accuphase A-48 (too polite?)
If you have a minute....I need ideas in that price range...+/- $$. Thanks!
@atmasphere I know. Those Atmasphere class D are getting good reviews. The price is a bit high in Europe but i will consider them too.
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I really, really enjoy the sound of my Musical Fidelity A1-2008. It is a class a amp, 35 wpc. Gets hot as hell in the summer here in Sin City though. Out of production but MF recently released a 2023 or 4 version of that amp... I compare my 2008 version amp very favorably to my 25 wpc OTL Tube amp which is a very transparent amp with midrange to die for...
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I don’t need google to tell me that 89 db speakers with a minimum 4 ohm load is not considered highly efficient.... BTW, try the Parsifals with an SET and get back to me on how that works out for you. I actually owned the speakers so maybe I know a little more about them than you do. |
@ozzy62 I got the message. I agree with you. This speakers are not the sensitive kind.... Maybe the A-48 is the minimum. I always try to buy amps that double the power at half the impedance (BIG power supplies). In my experience they sound best, have more "air" and dynamics. I am just trying to avoid Mark Levinson this time...too much "Luxury" audio for my taste / wallet. What power amp did you use with the Parsifals? |