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!
Than you @westcoastaudiophile! I listen most to jazz and classical music, I think the new A48S 2x50W is at the top of the list.....unless I win the lottery, then it's the A80. If I understand it correctly: the Accuphase class-A is a push-pull amp, the same as PASS LABS. Do they leave class-A at some level? How much class-A power does the A-48 deliver before drifting into AB? |
@southofdallas This isn't a concern. If a class AB amp had an audible aspect where you could tell it was going into B mode, it literally would not be on your list. If the amp is competent, the class of operation isn't important. The competence of the amp is! That is why there are class D amps that would do well on your list as well. |
@atmasphere It's impossible to find an Atmasphere Class-D amp to test where I live.... sorry. I really would like to test them at home with my speakers.
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@southofdallas Where do you live? Our class D isn't the only you might consider, FWIW. |
