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Summertime ss amp Question

My wife has finally decided that the superb Atma-Sphere MA-2 is too hot for summer and she cant listen to it without getting an ice bath in the room. But one doesnt part with a Gem of this magnitude, so I will buy an SS amp for summer only.
Need at least 150 WPC into 4 ohms (SP Tech Revs III sens 88 db), XLR inputs,(preamp Atma-sphere MP-1) fit into 17 X 8 X 19 inch space in Stereo closet and run cool, budget under $2K used. Looking at Innersound esl-300, Cary CAD-200 currently on A'gon. Suggestions, please. Thanks.
springbok10
krell_man
827 posts
 
If you can go up another $600.00, there's a Spectron Musician III Mk.2 in the ads right now.

Chuck
rleff
1,065 posts
 
What about pulling out some of the tubes until it equals the outout of the ma1;reduced power and less tubes should be less heat.I would call and ask Ralph if that is able to be done on the ma2 but I recall from several years ago that pulling tubes to lower the output can be done;would the wife go for that?
springbok10 OP
711 posts
 
Krell man, I really didnt like the sound of the Nuforce. Is Spectron more "tubey"? Rleff, good suggestion, but I think I'm stuck with getting her an ss amp. Furthermore, my SP Tech speakers really need a lot of power and the MA-2 certainly does it adequately, but I dont think half the tube power would do it. 150+ watts of solid state power, closer to 300 if I get any of the amps I'm thinking about, should be better.
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