If I were to make a wild guess, I think he just might live 'South of Dallas Texas".
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!
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Has someone compared the A-48 and the P-4600? A and AB? Sound? Heat?
-Hi, Yes I did. But I compared the P-4600 and A-80, not the A-48. My speakers are Sonus Faber Il Cremonese Ex3me and also compare the with McIntosh MC611 and McIntosh 1502. Of all those amplifiers, the winner for me is the A-80. Excellent and clean bass, Mids are just so beautiful with lots of detail and body and the highs are very clean, airy and I can hear detail on the music that I was not aware of with the 611 and the 1502. The P-4600 is a very good amplifier that I will probably said that is more similar with the 611, with nice Mids and a little more extension on the high frequencies but not to the point to be bright. Bass is excellent as well but with the A-80 my speakers reach the bottom of the frequency with more authority and you can not only hear the Mids but fill it as well. My recommendation, A-48. Same character of sound as the A-80. Slightly less power but this Accuphase class A seems like they have much more power than their claimed watts. Good luck on your selection. |
@miguelderivero Thanks! The A-48 in on top of the list.... |
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