On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:51:33 GMT, "Fleetie"
wrote:

Hi.

While I like my nice valve amp, at 40WPC, it doesn't have quite
the kick I sometimes need for driving my (4 Ohm nominal) Dynaudio
Audience 52SE speakers.Not enough voltage headroom for serious bass
as in Bjork, for example.

I have a very strong suspicion that these speakers would benefit
well from being driven FIRMLY by a very big stiff (low Z_out) power
amp.

Correct.

So in a couple of months' time, all being well, I might be after
such an amplifier. I reckon I'll pay up to about 1500 GBP, and I
want something that's rated AT LEAST 150WPC into 8 Ohms, and
achieves as nearly as possible a doubling of that power into 4 Ohms.

What's out there at that kind of price?

Rotel RB1080/1090 (hoooj clean power for not much cash), Meridian 557
(one of the best at any price), Yamaha P4500 (massive power at 720
watts per channel into 4 ohms, dirt cheap, but has fan cooling)

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