I am 100% elated with my innersound esl. It puts out 300wpc into an 8ohm load, is unconditionally stable into a 1/3 ohm load, and doesn't generate any heat. I don't even turn it off. Actually, I compared it to a Krell FPB-300, and it didn't fair badly at all. It has a very warm, tube-like sound. For the money, you can't beat this amplifier (~$2500).
Comparing digital amps
Who makes digital amps and what are the thoughts on them individually? I've searched the archives and here's what I found:
PS Audio
TacT
Spectron
Bel Canto
Carver
plus Panasonic and Sony
I'm looking for a summer amp because my 100 watt tube amp is just too much for our AC-less summers. I'm curious about digital amps for several reasons including that they run cool. I'm looking for a good value, but would also like to hear about the more expensive units. I'm curious about the ability to run my transport direct into the amp (but I don't this can beat an Audio Note DAC). Most of these don't appear to be available for demo nearby. Any informative comments greatly appreciated. Thanks.
PS Audio
TacT
Spectron
Bel Canto
Carver
plus Panasonic and Sony
I'm looking for a summer amp because my 100 watt tube amp is just too much for our AC-less summers. I'm curious about digital amps for several reasons including that they run cool. I'm looking for a good value, but would also like to hear about the more expensive units. I'm curious about the ability to run my transport direct into the amp (but I don't this can beat an Audio Note DAC). Most of these don't appear to be available for demo nearby. Any informative comments greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Check this out Budrew if you haven't read it yet.It will give you a crash course on digital amplifiers and their differences.The audio note dac is a different technology. http://www.classd.org http://www.puredigitalaudio.org/digitalamplifiers/index.shtml |
Budrew- If your goal is to run your transport directly into the amp, the are two choices- the new Spectron MIII and TacT S or M2150. I've had both the older Spectron MII and TacT M2150 in my system. The Spectron MII has enough power to drive just about anything out there and is very smooth with excellent control. The TacT has alot less power(150 vs 500),but a bit more ability to present inner details. Not having heard the MIII, I don't how it's digital and analog inputs will compare to the TacT's. The Spectral gets a little bit warm to the touch(nothing compared to a regular amp), the TacT can be left on or run hard and barely gets warm(like you no AC; heat reduction was one of the main reason I tried these amps). With your speakers the TacT should more than enough power,plus you can eliminate your preamp and the DAC. If you're interested check out the TacT forum-http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TacTAudioUsersGroup/. There's also a reviews of both amp on StereoTimes.com. |
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