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AMP for 804 Nautilus

I am looking for a new amp currently have BK 7250 and Ref 30 looking for upgrade to drive the nautilus 804. What is a good amp outhere to take full capacity of the B&W I was thinking about Bryston, Classe, and Conrad Johnson. Also anybody have Classe 201 with Ref 30 B&K. Any suggestion thanks.
goone30cea3
lross
15 posts
 
proceed hpa-2
dbui1
28 posts
 
Hi
I brought the Nautilus 804’s to local dealer and tried:
-Classe 201 and cav-150 = good
-Aragon 8008bb = good
-Bryston 5BST = good
-McIntosh mc7201 (?) = fair
(grade are in order) they carry Conrad Johnson but hadn’t try out.
Went home with Moon W5 ($3550 + Tax) list around $4600. Sound quality so amazing and everything is magical with Moon W3 or W5
Good Luck
Don
goone30cea3 OP
8 posts
 
Is proceed amp kind of bright for the nautilus. I really like the warm tube sound.
goone30cea3 OP
8 posts
 
Is the moon amp in the warm sound. I really like the classe 201 because of the warm and smooth but afraid does not have enough punch at the low bass end, that what the 804 is lacking.
3728slingshot
102 posts
 
Recently auditioned the 804 with Classe amp ... very nice to my ears. Try a tube front end with a good solid state amp? If you like it, buy it. If you don't like it go elsewhere. If you're really into the toob sound, the N804 will reveal the difference between eletronics in an almost ruthless fashion. Garbage in, garbage out. Take your time and trust your own ears.
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