300 watts into 8 ohm, 600 into 4 ohm. That's a proper amplifier.
300 watts into 8 ohm, 600 into 4 ohm. That's a proper amplifier.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Hello mate and happy new year .
I do believe that this will keep me satisfied for a while , I've now taken the tv stand apart and reconfigured it so that this monster fits .
Question: the one thing that I've never changed in my system is my cheap ole Yamaha tuner that I paid £5 on a car boot , will an upgrade produce any major benefits in sound ?
Btw your gear is very very impressive .
And this monster is an upgrade from my little ion obelisk 3x and x-pak 1 which I have preferred to many other amps , hopefully this will be a keeper, I can't stop looking at it ( sad I know)
I was seriously considering one of these the other week on fleabay - amazing build and internals, excellent reviews - had it been in champagne I'd have grabbed it!
Enjoy.
Adey
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Current Lash Up:
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Yay, well done.
I've read a lot of guff on forums about how easy those and similar KEFs are to drive
.... easy impedance, decent sensitivity - what could go wrong? ..... bulwarks!!
They only really come alive when they have huge power up the jacksie, imo.
I don't think most people have heard what the bigger KEFs can really do.
Lovely looking beast, that amp, as well.
Let's have a proper look ... wow ...
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I agree though And I always thought that all I need now is power more power and for once I do believe I'm right , they truly sing now at all levels.
Thanks for your comment, much appreciated.
Btw how are are your huge speakers?
In the days when reviews used to be technically-based, I seem to recall some of the KEF Ref speakers were considered particularly difficult to drive, with measuement curves looking like a cross-section of the Alps? More recently, I sold a powerful ATC amp to a fellow with one of the old, big multi-driver KEF Ref jobbies. When he came to pick it up, he looked at it and said 'ah yes, that should sort the buggers out'
I think it depended on the model. I had the jaw dropping (bass wise) top of the line R107's which had a flat 4ohm impedance. My Audio Innovations Second Audio monos drove them with incredible ease.
Adey
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Technics SP10 mk2
Jan Allaerts MC 1 Boron mk1 cart
Miyajima Shilabe cart
Hashimoto HM-X SUT
Siggwan (gimballed not unipivot) Cocobola 12"
Aurorasound Vida LCR Phonostage
The Truth linestage
Dave Slagle Autoformer Volume Controller
Cary 805c SET amps
Audio Note ANe-SPX speakers
Townshend Isolda speaker cables
Cardas Golden Presence interconnects