Ideas for used SS amp

Looking to sell one of my Cary V12R's and get a SS amp with higher power to open up the bass units on Von Scweikert VR4 HSE speakers. I am considering the Levinson No.336 and the
Pass X350. Any views or advice would help.

russe4109-07-2009 5:57pm

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mofimadness Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,993 posts 09-08-2009 at 03:51am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete An Acoustat TNT200 is a wonderful bass amplifier. I had one driving a pair of RH Labs subs and it worked and sounded superb.
rleff Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,065 posts 09-08-2009 at 06:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Maybe one the older Jeff Roland Design Group amps might work well for you;several have shown up used in the last few weeks
nglazer Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 846 posts 09-08-2009 at 07:02pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Krell FPB 300cx. I use it with VS VR5 HSE's and they are a perfect match. Musical and with tight deep bass in spades. Neal
pubul57 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,712 posts 09-08-2009 at 07:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'm not sure I would use something as good a the Pass just for bass, not if you might be going full range in the future the Pass is one of the better choices for high-powered SS -- do you need that much power to drive the VR5?
ngjockey Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,042 posts 09-08-2009 at 10:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Carver zr1600 has variable gain to allow matching the Cary and can be bridged for massive power and shorter cables.

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