Amplifier Recommendation

[Decadent_Spectre]

Looking for a home audio amplifier recommendation. First, not necessarily going to buy it, just curious as to the options and if anything interests me and if it does then I will buy the amplifier. Second not looking for pro audio options since I am familiar with those. Sound, looking for warm,dark, even veiled. Basically emphasis on mid and mid bass/ low mid, bass and reducing top end. Slow sound. Not fast or analytical. Don't need too much detail/resolution. Budget, deliberately open ended (this is for you rich folks). Feel free to recommend a trillion $ amplifier, or an amplifier that costs more than all of existence. Must be in production so one can actually buy it new. Prefer balanced input. Also prefer speakon output but I am guessing there isn't any home amplifier with a speakon output. Looking for minimum 150W per channel, upto a trillion watts per channel. That should be a range that a home amplifier can muster, on a good day. Will not be posting what I will connect it with. That's it, have a good one.

 

[heliumflight]

Without confirming the speaker, will not be able to recommend the matching amplifier.

 

[reignofchaos]

Budget?

 

[alpha1]

Budget?

Trillion dollars (presumably American), that's what is posted.

Sound, looking for warm,dark, even veiled. Basically emphasis on mid and mid bass/ low mid, bass and reducing top end. Slow sound. Not fast or analytical. Don't need too much detail/resolution.

Essentially, you are searching for a low fidelity poor performance amplifier?

 

[rwnano]

OP, You are talking about a high current - read - big fat transfomer - possessing amplifier, which is preferably a tube amplifier. High current will emphasize the bass. Tubes will emphasize the relaxed top end. Twin dual mono tube amplifier - Yogibear can hook you up @yogibear

 

[heliumflight]

Trillion dollars (presumably American), that's what is posted.


Essentially, you are searching for a low fidelity poor performance amplifier?

This sounds Quad to me

 

[yogibear]

Sounds like a DHT amp to me, preferably 300B however 150 watts and balanced inputs are not starter for me. HF would be extended but quite silvery and relaxed.

However, Apart from balanced inputs, tube watts are quite louder than SS watts.

 

[jenson]

some of the vintage sansui, yamaha amps come to mind

 

[Decadent_Spectre]

Sounds like a DHT amp to me, preferably 300B however 150 watts and balanced inputs are not starter for me. HF would be extended but quite silvery and relaxed.

However, Apart from balanced inputs, tube watts are quite louder than SS watts.

And what 300B amp would you suggest seeing as I need at least 150W of power. I understand that there might not be a amp with this tube with this much output.

Also by the by, is your name a reference to the cartoon character?

 

[yogibear]

And what 300B amp would you suggest seeing as I need at least 150W of power. I understand that there might not be a amp with this tube with this much output.

Also by the by, is your name a reference to the cartoon character?

Yeah, loved Yogibear (and boboo) from the series.

Thats what I said, the need for sonic traits sounds like 300B but it can do max 9 wpc. Depending on speakers it may be doable.

However 150 watts of tube power is never needed.

 

[Decadent_Spectre]

Yeah, loved Yogibear (and boboo) from the series.

Thats what I said, the need for sonic traits sounds like 300B but it can do max 9 wpc. Depending on speakers it may be doable.

However 150 watts of tube power is never needed.

I am a fan of animation myself and did enjoy Yogi cartoons, a long time ago.

That I understood, I am asking which amp do you suggest, assuming one accepts less power.

 

[heliumflight]

Presently I am driving my Linn Keilidh speakers, which have an efficiency of 92 dB with Elekit tu 8730 300b, and they fill up my room size of 300 sqft.

Stereo HiFi Rig: Cambridge Audio Cxn v2 + Arcam airDac + Cyrus6 / Elekit tu 8730 300b + ASI Live line power cable + ASI Live line Reference IC + Townsend Isolda speaker cables + Linn Keilidh speakers

 

[yogibear]

I am a fan of animation myself and did enjoy Yogi cartoons, a long time ago.

That I understood, I am asking which amp do you suggest, assuming one accepts less power.

Sharing details of speakers would be more helpful, particularly the sensitivity, impedance plot if available and impedance itself.

My choice of tubes are EL34, EL84, F2a, 807 / 6BG6, 300B, and most of them in SE mode.

Also experienced no feedback EL84 PP design. Next on the anvil is IT coupled 300B PP and Rs1003 SE.

All these make 7 to 20 WPC and comfortably drive even floorstanders. My own are 88dB BS and are a kind of acid test to all above in terms of gain / power without sacrificing frequency bandwidth for a relaxed sonic experience. So far the journey has been quite rewarding and enriching.

Welcome to visit Jaipur to experience different flavours each tube presents. And a lot depends on the quality of output iron used.

 

[rwnano]

300B Single-Ended (SE) Tube Amplifier Schematic (6SN7 input)

300B Single-Ended (SE) Tube Amplifier Schematic with 6SN7 input stage. Output power is about 8 Watts.

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