what is difference between proceed AMP 2 and BPA 2

could someone tell me the difference between the proceed amp 2 and proceed bpa 2 ?,and which is newer or better , thanks

samski03-21-2008 11:17pm

kennyt Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,226 posts 03-22-2008 at 11:31am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete BPA is newer, I seem to remember their was a slight difference in power output too. check Harmons website, they have a good historical sectoon.
soundsophist Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13 posts 03-22-2008 at 05:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete BPA is based on the same output transistor as the NO 33H. Power is higher on the AMP2 at 150x2 vs the BPA2 being 125x2. The BPA is the better sounding amp.
dbphd Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,628 posts 03-22-2008 at 07:02pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Soundsophist, Is your judgement of the sound superiority of the BPA based on A/B comparison with the AMP2 or the output transistor? I have a couple of AMP2s and an AMP3 and have wondered from time to time about buying one of the newer higher power Proceed amps. OTOH, the AMP2 sounds clean and transparent to me and has more than enough power to drive my KEF 104/2s, so I've also wondered if I'd just be burning more energy. db