Yes big Greg I have listened to both with mag1.7 but the room was just a showroom type setup. They sound fine but not the best way to listen. I did hear a peachtree nova 150 on paradigm 75f speakers and was blown away!
Making a difficult decision
I am trying to decide between a peachtree nova 150 or a parasound 135 both are intergrated amps. The parasound has a lot of power and connectivity options. The peachtree has power and connectivity also but what worries me is in the reviews I have read the build quality and the power supply not discussed. The parasound weighs47# the peachtree is only 17# this concerns me some. I plan on using them to drive my Magnepan 1.7s. Any thoughts?
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@audiomaze, wrong comparison, nova150 working well for Paradigm is not the same as working well with your speaker. Paradigms are 92 dB / 89 dB and are stable at 8 ohm (if I remember right) very easy to drive and they have been like this for sometime. They driver based speakers. I have a pair of Paradigms studio 40 v3 version very easy to drive. Do you know the lowest impedance level your speaker will go to?. Check out Sanders amps , top notch and built for electrostatics : http://sanderssoundsystems.com/products/amplifiers/esl-mark-ii-amplifier http://sanderssoundsystems.com/products/amplifiers/esl-mark-ii-amplifier Try used market for such amp. You may be able to get something and have spare budget for an excellent tube preamp. |
You could also try this: https://www.stereophile.com/content/rogue-audio-sphinx-integrated-amplifier Measurements are good all the way to 200W @ 4 Ohm. https://www.stereophile.com/content/rogue-audio-sphinx-integrated-amplifier-measurements |
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