My component identification skills are consistent I see... :lol:
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My component identification skills are consistent I see... :lol:
I know what Jerry's next amp is and it is almost certainly more powerful than yours:fingers:
Now, now :nono: - it may not be my next amp, at the moment it is merely the next contender for the much sought after accolade of being my current amp of choice. :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by User211
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Originally Posted by jandl100
It doesn't arrive til Tuesday next week, Andy. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarzan
It is one very lucky amp. First it hits some MBL 116Fs and then Apogee Interstellas only days later...
Despite the tumultuous mystery buildup - don't worry fellow AOSers - it's not a SLIC amp. :nono: :lol:
Some nameless person preferred it to his Audio Research Ref 110:eyebrows:
And here it is --- the plush velvet curtains sweep back, a fanfare of trumpets tada-tadaaaaa --- the amazing SLIC amp --- no, wrong! :doh: :lol:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps8433b1c1.jpg
Accompanied and ably fed by my lovely Restek Consens pre-amp it's a Crown 300wpc class D semi-pro power amp jobbie. :)
Irritating flashing power LEDs neatly (?) covered by some blu-tac. :eyebrows:
I've had it a day and a bit and haven't yet even tried approaching its outer dynamic envelope to see if my windows warp at high SPLs. I suspect they will - 300wpc should do a lot of shoving. But at low to moderate volume it is very very fine sounding amp indeed. I could live with this in the longer term, I have no doubt about that.
Better than my beloved NAD S300 integrated amp? :scratch: - there's a smidgeon more high freq 'zing' to the NAD that makes things sound a touch more sprightly, there is a touch of class D smoothness to the Crown. And the Crown perhaps lacks just a bit in the spatial magic of the NAD/MBL pairing - the NAD is by far the best match to my speakers that I've yet heard. So do not waste your time watching the classifieds for the NAD. :nono:
With the pots wide open there is some noise through the speakers (curiously, I found the same with Behringer A500 amps) so they are at half setting, it's fine then.
Early days yet, but I suspect the Crown may be a medium term keeper as it sounds mighty fine indeed and it is just so nice using my Restek pre again - I do love that pre madly/deeply/irrationally!
Lessee how it gets on when the music steps up a pace or 3 dynamically.
I'll be taking it along to Justin's at the weekend to let it play with his new Apogee Interstellas. :)
Had me worried for a minute there Jerry :lol: How on earth do you find these things . Did you have any information prior to buying this ? I usually read something on the forums about components which are well thought of , however I've certainly never heard of this . Kudos to you mate for bringing some exceptional , previously unheard of , gear to the masses :)