Which amp matches best my JM Lab Mezzo Utopia ?

I have clearly a predisposition to single ended and Class A design. Push pull does not apply. The speakers are a demanding load though. They go down to 3.8 ohms.

aleko04-06-2006 7:32am

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mahandave Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 153 posts 04-07-2006 at 03:45am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete buy the best amp you can find like the cary 805 or air tight 211 and see if they work with your speakers. If not, get rid of your speakers, they are broken. the amp is king.
aleko OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 33 posts 04-07-2006 at 08:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The 211s are really an option for me. My concern is that they have only 22w of power. Wouldn't it be better to go for solid state Pass Labs XA 160 - class A 160 watts more so as I use a passive pre?
aball Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,016 posts 04-07-2006 at 01:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sorry, but the XA160 is not single-ended.
aleko OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 33 posts 04-07-2006 at 01:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have thought it is parallel single ended very much like the Aleph.
aball Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,016 posts 04-07-2006 at 01:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The way I understand it (I guess I have to say I am an electrical engineer), is that the Aleph is truly single-ended but the XA series is, as Pass puts it, "parallel single-ended" which to me is just marketing jargon to fool audiophools into thinking they have a single-ended output stage when in fact, the input is single-ended but differential. Parallel balanced output is not single-ended output. You have to read his website more carefully or just believe it and get an XA160 and be happy! Arthur

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