The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt

04-26-08: Rodman99999
Davemitchell- Perhaps Mr. Aczel is a re-incarnation of Mr. Hirsch?

Mr. Hirsch may have shared Mr. Aczel's "It all sounds the same" philosophy, but he was never as hateful, condescending, nasty, and mean as Aczel is on every page he writes.

I don't agree with the late Mr. Hirsch, but he was a gentleman, at least in print.

Johnnyb53 : Can we please keep Aczel out of this? He certianly causes blood to boil. Unfortunately, I never appreciated the anger issue when I mentioned his review. He detracts from the fact, the 500A's as mono blocks are certianly outstanding driving the Nova Enolution , a full range speaker in my home.

As for professional stage amps ,I agree, I also would never use them . My cousins are professional musicans (LA, Vegas & Touring) & I also play guitar as an aside. I prefer nos tube Marshall, Fender and VOX , although lately my cousin ,Tony Scuito, has been using some strange named Chinese gear he gets from the distributors. Having been on the road before I understand the issues. Of course, for a coffee house singer & player on a tight budget a 500a could work.

I'm going to give a look to the SLA's . All the best.

Does this mean the SLA4 can be bridged in some way to combine 2 of the 4 channels per side?

Of course, as an audiophile I would be disappointed to not have 2 chassis, which means a pair of SLA2's might still be better....

09-24-08: Cwlondon
Does this mean the SLA4 can be bridged in some way to combine 2 of the 4 channels per side?

According to the description at ART Pro Audio's website, the SLA4 can be configured for 2, 3, or 4 channels.

Two bridged channels make 280w into 8 ohms. So it can be 4x100wpc, 2x100wpc +1x280wpc, or 2x280wpc.

I ended up with a Musical Fidelity A3CR when looking for the best for the price of dirt ($600 on ebay) and am still glad I did.