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Post by jcoutu1 on Dec 13, 2013 13:36:56 GMT -6
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Post by svart on Dec 13, 2013 13:57:29 GMT -6
Those spec 90db sensitivity, so by that I would think you wouldn't need a lot of power, but power is cheap and with passive monitors I've always found it better to use at least 2x the power rating of the monitor to ensure that your transients are reproduced well.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Dec 13, 2013 15:27:16 GMT -6
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 13, 2013 15:29:31 GMT -6
I'm telling you, I LOVE the Emotiva stuff. I absolutely don't get paid by them - just love their products for the price and quality. I bought the XPA-1L Mono Blocks and freaking love them. They just came out with the XPR-1's - which at 1000 W Mono would be monstrous - for $1500 ea. But - the XPA-1L's you can get for around $1000 for the pair - a third of a Bryston. Also - check out Ebay - they're are usually just smoking deals on Emotiva amps on there.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Dec 15, 2013 17:37:31 GMT -6
Bump
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 15, 2013 19:03:01 GMT -6
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 15, 2013 19:04:06 GMT -6
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Post by littlesicily on Dec 15, 2013 19:25:23 GMT -6
I have the ProAc's and tried the following amps: Bryston 4BST - loved it and after going thru all the rest landed back here. McIntosh MC2100 - smooth but bass shy and not as punchy as Bryston Hafler somnthing - ehh Yamaha (the one they made for the NS10's) - lots of power but not as enjoyable to listen too. Functional. Emotiva... same ones John has plus another lower line one - These were my 2nd choice...as he described, really great imaging, depth, etc. Just a little bright in my room.
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Post by dandeurloo on Dec 16, 2013 12:48:02 GMT -6
A nice Class D amp with great PSU can work well. I am using one with my ProAc's and like it a lot. I tried a number of amps and this smokes the others. Great lowend, and nice detail. Power amps are crazy how much of a difference they can make. A lame amp can rob low end, narrow the stereo field, and not reproduce ambiance properly. You will hear the differences once you start comparing amps with the same speakers and cables. I can really be hard to believe the difference a good amp makes speakers.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Dec 16, 2013 13:01:40 GMT -6
A nice Class D amp with great PSU can work well. I am using one with my ProAc's and like it a lot. I tried a number of amps and this smokes the others. Great lowend, and nice detail. Power amps are crazy how much of a difference they can make. A lame amp can rob low end, narrow the stereo field, and not reproduce ambiance properly. You will hear the differences once you start comparing amps with the same speakers and cables. I can really be hard to believe the difference a good amp makes speakers. Hey Dan, any amp recommendations?
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Post by dandeurloo on Dec 17, 2013 12:25:37 GMT -6
Well, if you are handy build some nice Hypex amps. They sound really great!
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Post by mobeach on Dec 17, 2013 18:09:31 GMT -6
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 2, 2014 10:37:55 GMT -6
Just suggested the XPA-1L's to a friend with NS-10's...he was using some Yamaha amp and was blown away by the difference.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2014 13:19:35 GMT -6
OK, some names to pass around for good power amps, too....
Adcom. Definitely well worth a look especially if pricing matters. Solid sound, i like them very much. Great bang for the buck. Based on Nelson Pass designs (and these are excellent).
For european buyers...
Restek. German high end. Mono blocks and versions with balanced XLR in available. I recommend demoing before buying. I did not like them all the same, and found we had slightly differing results depending on the feeding DAC, so there might be something picky with impedances somehow. But - this is criticism at the highest level, great and solid amps.
Array Audio (formerly Van Den Hul amps). 4-5k-ish amps from the Netherlands that i was highly impressed by. Damn fast amps with very high dampening factors. Not cheap, though...
I listen to these amps regularly...
For those very low on cash and in need for an amp, or as a backup: Slightly modded, even Alesis and Behringer rack amps can make fairly good studio amplifiers. There are quite some mods described on the net, and they are dead cheap new. One can find e.g. some of the Alesis amps (A-500/300? of whatever they are called) even cheaper second hand with problems like intermittendly failing channels or channels with different volumes, all kind of probs similar. I found *mostly* it is a very simple and quite common problem - cheap pots (that should be bridged anyway and used a monitor controller instead) and relays, that fail or show signs of beeing near their end of life, worn out, making bad contact. Very easy, fast and cheap to repair... You might not want to hear this in a gear forum like this, but - by design - they are not half as bad as one would think - stock. High bang-for-the-buck factor...
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Post by winetree on Jan 2, 2014 20:15:31 GMT -6
Switched out all the Yamaha PM series amps, after 30 years, to Adcom GFA 555 (mains) GFA 545 (nearfields) GFA535 (headphones) as per Jim Williams (Audio Upgrades) advice. They sound great.
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