Amp recommendations needed
I have B&W 703's and matching cc/surround speakers on the way. Other than rotel, what amps would you all recommend? Have many used outlaw amps?
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Hi,
What country are you in? Prices vary so much round the world...
Other than Rotel, I have heard and liked:
> Classe
> Krell
> Parasound
> Accuphase
We also have members who swear by:
> Byston
> Anthem
> Mark Levinson (very expensive)
You may want to try a post in the Audio Hideout and Home Theater forums of HTGuide as there are many knowledgable people there of good amps who may not visit Club B&W.
GeoffLast edited by Aussie Geoff; 28 July 2004, 07:28 Wednesday. -
I'm in the US. Thanks for the input. I have rephrased my question a little in another forum. My thought originally was to go with outlaw amps as i am trying to adhere to a budget. (I am failing miserably with that, but at least the WAF is increasing!!
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I personally feel B&K matches B&W speakers very well.
DanComment
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I'd agree with Geoff in that I swear by Bryston amps. They are so life-like, transparent, and real sounding. Plus you can't beat the 20 year transferable warranty.
Jimjpiscitello@ameritech.netComment
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I use a Classe in my two-channel system with my Nautilus 804s....ahhhhhh!Comment
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I personally like Crown and QSC. For the money it is hard to find cleaner, lower noise, more reliable, and more powerful amplifiers.
The CE series from Crown is a good value that is also THX certified.
If you want the REALLY good Crown stuff, I recommend the Studio Reference Series.
Crown is sold at Parts Express as well as other quality resellers.Last edited by biomed_eng_2000; 29 July 2004, 21:15 Thursday.Comment
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Which is better though, a Parasound PRE/AMP or a Bryston PRE/AMP? I've research about Bryston for a while and they are pretty expensive. Nice thing though they arrive already 'broken in".Comment
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A friend of mine had a few days left before he had to return his 950 back to Outlaw (he bought the AT Clone and uses an Anthem Pre2L for his 2 channel listening). I thought why not? This is a good chance to try the Outlaw in my system for a couple days. I did a few comparisons the past 2 nights and... -
I am not sure this is the right forum to bring up this subject but since I am using the RSP-1098 I just want to know other people's experiences...
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Has anyone done an in depth comparison on the 2 units? Why is the Outlaw so much cheaper, I know the Outlaw can not handle HDCD. I am not sure what to really look for in making a quality comparison
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Spent considerable time this weekend comparing the Rotel 1080 and Outlaw Mono block 2200 amps driven by the RX-V2500 pre-amp with B&W 804s speakers.
Listened to jazz, rock, big band, classical.
My impressions:
RX-V2500 direct to 804s...decent bass but...
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