Any recommendations for a new, cheap 125W power amp? Parasound? B&K?, Rotel?
I've got to replace the Citation 22 which I use to power the woofs in my JBL L-300 Summits (biamped setup). I don't think its worth the $275 estimate to fix, given how flakey the 22's have been. I'm also tired of getting burned on used amps/preamps on eBay.
So what about the Parasound HCA-1000A or the B&W 125.2??? Would one be better than the other in the <800hz range?
I'm looking to spend about $600 plus tax and license. Any other recommendations? Thanks in advance.
Data just in.....................
The test load in the form of a speaker was a great idea. I could watch things on the meter and listen to the noise at the same time.
Right channel was the worst: Would start at 200 MV; quickly swing up to 400 with brief peaks at 1.9 or so. I could see deflection of the cone from time to time
Left channel hung around 500 MV most of the time, but had some noise as well.
I curious as to why this noise isn't at greater amplitude. It seems to be at the same level (Very Noticeable); independent of the input signal level.
What next???