Starcon; thanks so much for reporting on your audition.
I'm surprised that the MB-01's did not drive the 4 ohm load of the GP's to your satisfaction. Would you advise the Belles MB 200 for speakers of 4 ohm or less?
Class A solid state is very confusing to me. How Clayton and Karan get 200-400 watts class A out of their designs, while Mr Belles, with huge power supplies and 20 mosfets/channel gets 75-80 wpc class A, as does Pass Labs, Accuphase and Luxman, remains unexplained. Perhaps some marketing hype with Clayton/Karan which may not be class A all the way to rated power..despite their literature..no disrespect intended to these fine manufacturers:)
The Vitus are supposed to be great, but considerably more expensive, and also of 100 watts or less in class A, the 100 watters, 40-50K??...honest watts IMHO.
I'm surprised that the MB-01's did not drive the 4 ohm load of the GP's to your satisfaction. Would you advise the Belles MB 200 for speakers of 4 ohm or less?
Class A solid state is very confusing to me. How Clayton and Karan get 200-400 watts class A out of their designs, while Mr Belles, with huge power supplies and 20 mosfets/channel gets 75-80 wpc class A, as does Pass Labs, Accuphase and Luxman, remains unexplained. Perhaps some marketing hype with Clayton/Karan which may not be class A all the way to rated power..despite their literature..no disrespect intended to these fine manufacturers:)
The Vitus are supposed to be great, but considerably more expensive, and also of 100 watts or less in class A, the 100 watters, 40-50K??...honest watts IMHO.