Best Digital Amps

Out of Spectron, Tact, CarverPro, Bel Canto etc.

twilo11-18-2003 8:08am

eldartford Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,262 posts 11-18-2003 at 01:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Does "best" take price into account? Can anyone provide a list of "steet" prices for the units in question. I paid $840 for my Carver 1600s.
bambadoo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 19 posts 11-18-2003 at 10:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete AR: www.acoustic-reality.com and Jeff Rowlands new ice power amp are two good candidates.
daltonlanny Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 297 posts 11-18-2003 at 11:35am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Don't forget the PS Audio HCA-2 150 watt per channel power amp.
sorlowski Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 231 posts 11-18-2003 at 02:32pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have heard Bel Canto on HE 2003 in SF with Grand Utpias and was very disappointed, two years ago heard GU with Lamm and dCS and electronics it was another league.
marakanetz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,473 posts 11-18-2003 at 04:01pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete One side is a great potential to get more power due to the high efficiency but in my listening experience I only heard the lack of one despite even of power ratings. I also heard about reliability issues with digital amps where the clocking circuitry may often go down taking away the output stage.