Which one of these power amplifiers do you recommend based on your experience?
The DENON is more powerful and cheaper and provides a deep and powerful bass. But won't the SONY have a much more refined sound, especially with a much better midband?
Wait for a nice mint Threshold SA2 (or SA3; not sure of the model) which is a pure class A 50 wpc amp...about 800 or so...wonderful amp for the money and more than enough power for your speakers
Haven't heard the TAN90ES. The POA-2800 is an excellent all-rounder with enough power reserve for most loads. Bass is amazing - deep, with slam. Frequency response is perfect.
Now, in terms of clarity and detail, it is not a Pass Aleph, but, then again, neither is the price comparable!
I have the Sony TAE-9000ES and TAN-9000ES for HT duties and they lived up to my expectations. They perform admirably well in my Home Theater setup. However, they couldn't hold a candle light when it comes down to 2-channel. I have the Plinius SA-100MkIII and having done a side by side evaluation with the TAN-9000ES, I rate the Sony very lowly when it comes to 2-channel listening.
I haven't heard of the Denon but I presume they would sound better than the Sony. My apologies if you are a Sony fan.
I am a hi-end stereo buff with referance CJ tube pre-amp and power amp and speakers. I bought a Sony DVP-NS999ES dvd/sacd player with multi-channel analog outputs. I have a multi-channel amp to hander the CC and SR. I am trying to find a Sony TA-P9000TA pre-amp. This pre-amp has the 5.1 inputs and a 2-channel pass-through so the the CJ will still control the FL & FR speakers when I need to play my none-SACD CDs. Any information on haw I can obtain this unit. Sony no longer makes this unit...george60s
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