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The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt

The Berringer a 500 Reference Amp that can be purchased on Musican's Friend web site for 194.00( each) to your house in the US of A w/ a 2 year warranty is a KILLER. I have several amps and these are scarey. Granted they were designed overseas & built in China... However, they are 19lbs GIANTS . Don't take my word go to the "Audio Critic" web site for a full review. This is my one an only give-away . Use it or loose it. Best to 'All
crem1
crem1 OP
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Johnnyb53, Thank you for your recommendations. Are there others out there with hands-on experience with recommendations ??
johnnyb53
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09-12-08: Crem1
Johnnyb53, Thank you for your recommendations. Are there others out there with hands-on experience with recommendations ??
Certainly. If you ask your same question (and add your listening and operating criteria and budget) on the Analog discussion page here at Audiogon, you'll be overwhelmed with suggestions and answers.
crem1 OP
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Johnnyb53, FYI : T.A.S. has included the A-9555 in its recommended buys for '08.
johnnyb53
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09-13-08: Crem1
Johnnyb53, FYI : T.A.S. has included the A-9555 in its recommended buys for '08.
Yep, they and I seem to think alike when it comes to budget gear. I picked the A-9555 partially because of their (and Stereophile's) favorable reviews. But I picked out the Oppo DV-980H (also an Editor's Choice) and the Mirage OMD-15 loudspeaker (one model down from their Editor's Choice award for the OMD-28) on my own.

The A-9555 is also a Class C Stereophile recommended component, though I think it's better than that. It certainly deserves to be ranked above the Outlaw RR2150 receiver.
cwlondon
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Johnnyb53

I have also been really happy to read this thread - thank you.

I continue to enjoy my Behringer amps for my desktop applications, but was very intrigued to read about the Art amps, and happy to see that Parts Express carries them as in my experience they have an absolutely no questions asked return policy.

At a glance, I would think a pair of SLA2s might also be a biamping dream on a budget?

Can anyone else comment on how the build and/or sound quality might compare to Behringer and other cheap as dirt candidates?
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