I listen rock and metal more than 90% from Deep purple to metallica and pantera Some dealers told me about mcintosh, krell and Levinson.... Anyone in this forum has experience with Accuphase A60 and P7000?
What's the best amps in your opinion. Thank for reply
Just the opposite, JC. Transistor amps provide the bass punch, whereas tubes tend to soften sounds out. I have Mark Levinson amps with Klipschorns and the only thing on the market that would provide a better bass punch would be Khorns with Krell amps. I do not use Krell amps, because Levinson amps have the best over all sound quality, while Krells exceed only at the bass level.
Jc51373, what I find that (most) transistors cannot do is play slam and definition- crucial for playing metal. On top you still need to get the cymbals right. Ya need tubes! In fact, even in the studio, the best microphones for recording cymbals are tube condensor mics.
I admit that not all tube amps are up to the task. For that matter most speakers aren't either. But the question was- *best* amps for... and the *best* amps are tube. Getting bass right is easy- you just have to have bandwidth well below 20Hz and keep the power supplies stable.
Rotel????? I owned it for years, and sold it all with glee...It is absolutely not even in the same LEAGUE as what we are discussing here, not even close.
Redwood- I agree with on the ML sound, it is simply magical, but it was a little dark for me when I auditioned it for a week. But I loved the sound, and thought it was great for critical listening, just superb. Price is a little hefty on ML stuff though.
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