c-j technical questions

I had an MF2300A for a while. Only reason I sold it was to go back to tubes.

That amp drove a pair of CS2s with significantly more authority that some other 100W and 150W SS amps I borrowed to try. As mentioned before, it is a warm sounding amp and that was a very good match for those Thiels. I bought it from an other agon member who, if i recall correctly, stated that he blew a circuit breaker without causing the 2300As clip indicator to illuminate. Hyperbole? Possibly, but I never clipped it and I played the Thiels very loud at times. (imagine me cranking ozzy when the neighbors were playing abba on repeat over the deck speakers)

Mcmiller, I also have a pair of CS 2's which I used a c-j MF 80 on. Worked great! Not to beat a dead horse, but, it's the 3.5's equalizer that concerns me. Though the 3.5's are 2 db more sensitive than the 2's, the 2's unequalized impdeance at 5/6 Ohms is pretty easy compared to the 3.5's equalized 4/4 Ohm load. I think the sound starts to get hard when moderately pushed. I think, I just need more power. I was happy with MF 80, so I naturally thought of a bigger c-j for the 3.5's.

Hi Unsound, Stereophile reviewed and tested the mf2500. I'm pretty sure that they test 4 and 2 ohm loads, as well as 8 ohm loads. It's all part of thier normal bench tests that they do on a lot of reviewed equipment. If you go to Stereophile's web site, you should be able to pull up thier review of the mf2500 at no cost. The mf2500 is a very nice and musical amp. Best of luck. Stan

Thanks to all, and especially you Stan!

P.S. went to the Sterophile web site, it's not available for free. It is available via back issue purchase, which is fine. I'll order it Monday. Too bad it may take 3 weeks to arrive. Oh well, at least I can get it. Thanks again to all those that were kind enough to reply.