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Old 09-05-2020, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Nascimento View Post
Would you like to hear the opinion of someone who plays the Harbeth with Accuphase, would 50watts be enough for a 40.2?


I cannot answer really your question but just give hints.
The best amp I had to drive the 40.1 was the Nagra MSA. Only 60W per channel. But the Air Tight ATM1s which is only 35W also gave great results.
On the opposite, the Shindo CCQs gave too much bass. 70W in class A. The Harbeth can reproduce very low frequencies if the amps goes very low with lots of energy. In this case, the CCQs were just allowing the 40.1 to overload the room.
So my final advice would be first to consider the room. Accuphase class A power gives plenty of bass. I have an A65. So of course, a 50W class A Accuphase will be enough to drive the 40.2. I have no doubt about it. The question is just “will your room be able to accept the bass reproduced” ?
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