I am not sure if you have heard of this little amplifier, but is one of the hottest amp bargains out there. I read a lot of the reviews and I also read the testing on ASR. I decided to give it a try since it is appears to be such a bargain, and I also need more amps for my MEH surrounds when they are done (It is one of the best amps tested to date, and is only $349 on Amazon). I ordered 2 so I could compare them to my IcePower 50ASX2BTL amps on the compression drivers only... I might give it a try to see if it can drive 2 15" woofers per channel from a single stereo amp too. I cant wait to try them out on the Celestion AXI 2050 compression drivers hen I get them sometime next month.
Build quality is very good with a nice metal case, balanced TRS jacks, front toggles for power and to switch between 2 inputs...plus a volume control if you do not have a preamp or if you desire to use it as an integrated amp. For use with my preamp... I max the volume control and set my gains with my Xilica crossover, and then my Marantz controls the volume.
So far I have listened to a few tracks and I def can hear a difference. On on this track I can hear a delicate sounding bell or a wind chime being hit, that moves across the front of the stage. very crisp, but not as crisp as the finger snaps on the track. the finger snapping is very realistic in my room. Both of these were either barely audible or audible and not really sounding realistic on the Icepower amps.
I have also noticed that the hiss I get from my compression drivers was just barely noticeable from about 3 feet from the speaker and now you have to try to hear it with your ear within 1 foot from the speaker. The amp may not be the best for your setup, but I think it would work out fine for any setup with speakers that are 90DB+ efficient (depending on how loud you want to listen). even if they are not the end all amp for you...they sure could work out as an interim amp until you find the perfect amp for your setup...at which time you could sell the amp and get most of your money back, or give it to a friend who is starting out.
Here are a couple of pics of the amp on top of my IcePower amp on top of my speaker...please excuse the dust on the amp, as it has been sitting there for 2 days.
Specifications:
Output power:
140W x2 @4Ω THD+N <10%
125W x2 @4Ω THD+N <1%
85W x2 @8Ω THD+N <10%
65W x2 @8Ω THD+N <1%
THD+N @1kHz (A-wt):
<0.0005% @4Ω 5W
<0.0004% @8Ω 5W
THD @No-wt (20kBW):
<0.0015% @4Ω 5W
<0.0006% @8Ω 5W
SNR @A-wt: 124dB
Dynamic Range @A-wt: 124dB
Output level
65Vpp@4Ω
68Vpp@8Ω
Noise @A-wt: <16uVrms
Channel crosstalk @1kHz: -106dB
Input sensitivity: 2.6Vrms
Gain: 19.1dB
Build quality is very good with a nice metal case, balanced TRS jacks, front toggles for power and to switch between 2 inputs...plus a volume control if you do not have a preamp or if you desire to use it as an integrated amp. For use with my preamp... I max the volume control and set my gains with my Xilica crossover, and then my Marantz controls the volume.
So far I have listened to a few tracks and I def can hear a difference. On on this track I can hear a delicate sounding bell or a wind chime being hit, that moves across the front of the stage. very crisp, but not as crisp as the finger snaps on the track. the finger snapping is very realistic in my room. Both of these were either barely audible or audible and not really sounding realistic on the Icepower amps.
I have also noticed that the hiss I get from my compression drivers was just barely noticeable from about 3 feet from the speaker and now you have to try to hear it with your ear within 1 foot from the speaker. The amp may not be the best for your setup, but I think it would work out fine for any setup with speakers that are 90DB+ efficient (depending on how loud you want to listen). even if they are not the end all amp for you...they sure could work out as an interim amp until you find the perfect amp for your setup...at which time you could sell the amp and get most of your money back, or give it to a friend who is starting out.
Here are a couple of pics of the amp on top of my IcePower amp on top of my speaker...please excuse the dust on the amp, as it has been sitting there for 2 days.
Specifications:
Output power:
140W x2 @4Ω THD+N <10%
125W x2 @4Ω THD+N <1%
85W x2 @8Ω THD+N <10%
65W x2 @8Ω THD+N <1%
THD+N @1kHz (A-wt):
<0.0005% @4Ω 5W
<0.0004% @8Ω 5W
THD @No-wt (20kBW):
<0.0015% @4Ω 5W
<0.0006% @8Ω 5W
SNR @A-wt: 124dB
Dynamic Range @A-wt: 124dB
Output level
65Vpp@4Ω
68Vpp@8Ω
Noise @A-wt: <16uVrms
Channel crosstalk @1kHz: -106dB
Input sensitivity: 2.6Vrms
Gain: 19.1dB
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