HighFidelityGuy
17-09-2013, 10:19
I've been trying out a new valve amp recently and I think I might stick with it, so if I do I'll probably have to let my lovely AP100 go to a new home to free up some cash and space. :(
It's the silver version which you can see and read about here: LINK (http://www.xtzsound.eu/en/products/electronics/class-ap100-silver)
I've been using this for just over a year and it's in mint condition. I still have the original box and manual etc.
It's a lovely amp that will drive most speakers with ease with about 50W in class A mode and 110W in class AB mode at 8 ohms (180W at 4 Ohms & 350W at 2 Ohms!). It can also be bridged into mono and has phono and balanced XLR inputs.
I've found it to be a very enjoyable and versatile amp that's worked well with everything I've thrown at it. Its worked well with my passive "preamp" but would probably work even better with a good active preamp. It does run rather hot in class A mode (which is to be expected) and it weighs a lot (22KG), so it needs room to breath and a solid piece of furniture to support it. Other than that I think it's one of the best power amps available under £1000. There's not much available at that price that's class A and has balanced inputs.
The current new price is €720 (http://shop.xtz.se/bild-ljud/xtz/forstarkare/XTZ-Class-AP100-Silver) (approx £604) direct from XTZ. I'd be looking for £400 plus delivery, although I'd prefer collection from near Sheffield. Let me know if you're interested. :cool:
Here's how she looks in my system:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/DTM2000/Hi-Fi/XTZAP100_2_zps3ac86028.jpg
Dave.
It's the silver version which you can see and read about here: LINK (http://www.xtzsound.eu/en/products/electronics/class-ap100-silver)
I've been using this for just over a year and it's in mint condition. I still have the original box and manual etc.
It's a lovely amp that will drive most speakers with ease with about 50W in class A mode and 110W in class AB mode at 8 ohms (180W at 4 Ohms & 350W at 2 Ohms!). It can also be bridged into mono and has phono and balanced XLR inputs.
I've found it to be a very enjoyable and versatile amp that's worked well with everything I've thrown at it. Its worked well with my passive "preamp" but would probably work even better with a good active preamp. It does run rather hot in class A mode (which is to be expected) and it weighs a lot (22KG), so it needs room to breath and a solid piece of furniture to support it. Other than that I think it's one of the best power amps available under £1000. There's not much available at that price that's class A and has balanced inputs.
The current new price is €720 (http://shop.xtz.se/bild-ljud/xtz/forstarkare/XTZ-Class-AP100-Silver) (approx £604) direct from XTZ. I'd be looking for £400 plus delivery, although I'd prefer collection from near Sheffield. Let me know if you're interested. :cool:
Here's how she looks in my system:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/DTM2000/Hi-Fi/XTZAP100_2_zps3ac86028.jpg
Dave.