2. amps-preamps
  3. 1282578205

Summertime ss amp Question

My wife has finally decided that the superb Atma-Sphere MA-2 is too hot for summer and she cant listen to it without getting an ice bath in the room. But one doesnt part with a Gem of this magnitude, so I will buy an SS amp for summer only.
Need at least 150 WPC into 4 ohms (SP Tech Revs III sens 88 db), XLR inputs,(preamp Atma-sphere MP-1) fit into 17 X 8 X 19 inch space in Stereo closet and run cool, budget under $2K used. Looking at Innersound esl-300, Cary CAD-200 currently on A'gon. Suggestions, please. Thanks.
springbok10
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Nah, find a way to vent the heat. If it is your home, run a duct from area to vent with a quiet fan. Just pumping the heat into the walls could do it if you made a vent above area.
I used to think about just running a duct to the window for my amp with a whisper fan at the outside end...
All you would need is a hood like arrangement above the amp with a flexible duct...
springbok10 OP
708 posts
 
Elizabeth, I have enough trouble edging my 6 foot SP Techs further and further from the wall whenever she's out without having a hood and duct to totally freak her out! Get real:) The MA-2s already occupy a coffin-like enclosure along an entire wall. No, a neat little ss box locked in the cupboard with the pre-amps, CDP and tuner is the ticket here. Unfortunately.
bjesien
614 posts
 
Wow those look hot. Do you get any ball rash mid summer?

Why not look at Luxman 800 or Esoteric A-03. These will at least compare to what you have even though they are above your range.
sid42
244 posts
 
Check out McIntosh's MC7100 power amp, 100 wpc @ 8 ohms, 150 wpc @ 4 ohms, THD @ .005 maximum. I have one, and it runs so cool and would be perfect for your needs. AND it's a great sounding amp. The later models like mine, have balanced/unbalanced inputs, to boot! No meters, or autoformers. Currently they can be had for about $700 or less.
rleff
1,065 posts
 
Raquel any chance you ran your model 6's with the battery option?
More to discover