First of all my apologies! This is a question about amps - preamps, maybe I should have post this in the audio hideout forum, but since Classe seems to go together with B&W speakers I'll post it in this group.
note: all prices I mention are in euro, but you can substitute it for dollar.
Situation: I'm starting from scratch for some audio equipment that will last me for years to come.
I'm going to buy second hand Nautilus 802 speakers for about 5500 - 6000 euro/dollars.
Now here are the questions:
1) I can also buy a Classe CA-401 for 4600, only 2 months old, or a CA-301 for around 3600. Is the $1000 difference justified? The 802s are rated upto 500Watts so I would think the bigger the amp the better. Since an amplifier can last for several years and it's one of the most important parts of an installation, I'm considering the CA-401, since it has more power available for those hungry 802s.
2) what would be a good pre-amp for this system? CP-35 for 800 or CP.47.5 for 1500? I think the big difference is the CP47.5 having true balanced circuits, and the CP-35 only having balanced outputs, but not fully balanced internal circuits. Am I correct?
3) any suggestions about source components? Can a CD-P10 ($1500) play SACD? I don't have a lot of expierence with cd players.
thanks a lot for the help!
note: all prices I mention are in euro, but you can substitute it for dollar.
Situation: I'm starting from scratch for some audio equipment that will last me for years to come.
I'm going to buy second hand Nautilus 802 speakers for about 5500 - 6000 euro/dollars.
Now here are the questions:
1) I can also buy a Classe CA-401 for 4600, only 2 months old, or a CA-301 for around 3600. Is the $1000 difference justified? The 802s are rated upto 500Watts so I would think the bigger the amp the better. Since an amplifier can last for several years and it's one of the most important parts of an installation, I'm considering the CA-401, since it has more power available for those hungry 802s.
2) what would be a good pre-amp for this system? CP-35 for 800 or CP.47.5 for 1500? I think the big difference is the CP47.5 having true balanced circuits, and the CP-35 only having balanced outputs, but not fully balanced internal circuits. Am I correct?
3) any suggestions about source components? Can a CD-P10 ($1500) play SACD? I don't have a lot of expierence with cd players.
thanks a lot for the help!
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