Hi Sarcher30, Thanks for the response. My room size is 25' x 16' x 10' and speakers are YG Acoustics Anat Reference II Pro. My main goal is to select an amp which will give higher quality power and will have sufficient reserve power to drive the speakers at ease even if I listen at low volume most of the time and briefly at high volume.
Which speakers do you drive with the DPR-500 and which tube preamp you use ? I also like to use a tube pre in the chain. Have you made any comparison of DPR-500 with the Sanders Sound Magtech or any other big boys before choosing the DPR-500 or after ? What was the deciding factor in choosing the DPR-500 over the others ? It seems the Magtech amp and DPR-500 all are made by same OEM manufacturer. You mentioned the Magtech amp has a regulated power supply. Does the regulated power supply make big difference in sound quality ? Should it make the Magtech amp superior to the DPR-500 ? I have heard many good things about the Magtech amp.
I see very different specs of DPR-500 at different places. It seems there were two versions of this amp. The first versions had 500 watts/ch (8 Ohm) and was optimized to drive electro stats. But the later versions have power rating of 330 Watts/Ch (8 ohm) and stable down to 2 ohm. Are you aware of this story ? The latest version of DPR-500 has similar power rating as that of Magnus MA-300 but is difficult to tell which has better quality power.
Any further thoughts will be very much appreciated.
Which speakers do you drive with the DPR-500 and which tube preamp you use ? I also like to use a tube pre in the chain. Have you made any comparison of DPR-500 with the Sanders Sound Magtech or any other big boys before choosing the DPR-500 or after ? What was the deciding factor in choosing the DPR-500 over the others ? It seems the Magtech amp and DPR-500 all are made by same OEM manufacturer. You mentioned the Magtech amp has a regulated power supply. Does the regulated power supply make big difference in sound quality ? Should it make the Magtech amp superior to the DPR-500 ? I have heard many good things about the Magtech amp.
I see very different specs of DPR-500 at different places. It seems there were two versions of this amp. The first versions had 500 watts/ch (8 Ohm) and was optimized to drive electro stats. But the later versions have power rating of 330 Watts/Ch (8 ohm) and stable down to 2 ohm. Are you aware of this story ? The latest version of DPR-500 has similar power rating as that of Magnus MA-300 but is difficult to tell which has better quality power.
Any further thoughts will be very much appreciated.