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Looking for "Big Power" Integ. Amp. suggestions....
One of my upcoming projects as I prepare for a move is to consolidate from seperates hopefully to an integrated amplifier. The challenge is that I am running some rather inefficient panels that run around 80 db and generally thrive on power.
Thus I am looking for suggestions for an integrated amplifier with sufficient power to run my rather inefficient panels. I would like to keep the budget around $ 3k for this project as it will be in a secondary system. Many thanks for any suggestions in advance. |
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New or also consider used? Which panel speakers do you want to drive? Thx
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A McIntosh MA7000 will come in above your budgeted figure, but maybe the little bit older MA6900.
I am completely happy with my McIntosh integrated amp and it has enough power to light New York City.
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Some ideas for you to consider/research:
New: NAD C375BEE Cambridge Audio 840A T&A Power Plant Musical Fidelity M6i Used: Plinius 9200 Karan KAI-180 Simaudio i7 Wyred 4 Sound STI-1000 McIntosh MA6900 I chose integrateds with a minimum of 150wpc into 8ohms that doubled down into 4ohms. I hope this is a good list from which to start your explorations further. Good luck. |
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If you are looking for a powerful integrated, you might find a used Krell FBI. This was a very nice amp. Looks good and has 300wpc (600 into 4 ohms).
Jim |
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If I could find one of those in my price range I think that would work nicely. That is one "big power" integrated. I think FBI is a most appropriate name for it…
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that will be very hard to do
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Wyred 4 Sound STI-500 or Wyred 4 Sound STI-1000. I ran a STI-500 with a pair of 84db(or less) speakers and there was no lack of dynamics whatsoever.
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I have to admit, I have not quite succumbed to Class “D” just yet. Call me an archaic old school caveman but I still like an amp with a power supply you could weld steel with…..
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