amplifier advice sought

[jim campbell]

im interested in hearing any input for short term and long range power for my wilsons.i currently own an audio research sp6a pre and a bryston 4b.there is a krell fpb 300 here but i have been advised by one of the guys to wait for a 600.there is ,i read that a potential problem with direct coupled pre's and krells exists that caused more than a few to blow up.i cannot buy a new amp and a new pre at once. there is a pair of pass labs 600 mono blocs out there that look interesting.any ideas............................the price range is around 4 5 k us used

[sourceoneaudio]

http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc....ran&1174184674

NO AFIL:

I'm a huge Nelson Pass fan starting from the Nakamichi era. If this is what you looking for I think they would do everything you want and more. I also believe the new Pass Labs gear is some of the best equipment made to date. If I could afford it I would. I'm still using Nakamichi, and Adcom, and I'm loving the sound and the design quality everyday. Good luck with your decision. I believe this is a step towards never needing to make another choice ever!

P.S. Nelson went from Nakamichi to Adcom so I stayed with the builder from an engineering standpoint. (Excellent)
Running One, Nakamichi PA7-AII in my two channel room.
Running Three, Adcom GFA-5802's in the Home Theater Room.



J/S-S1A

[grumpy]

Funny how amps are such a personal thing. Might the store where you bought the
Wilsons from have thoughts/recommendations (even if not from them... thinking they've
likely made their profit and probably have had any number of likely candidates hooked
up)?

...or since you now own one of David W's children, that the mfg -might- be willing to
offer some insight (e.g., what they ran them with for development?)

Only Wilson's I've spent any time listening to were -much- smaller...
in fact they were Tiny ... AR/tube powered and made some very pleasant noise.

-grumpy

[scott fitlin]

Funny how amps are such a personal thing. Might the store where you bought the
Wilsons from have thoughts/recommendations (even if not from them... thinking they've
likely made their profit and probably have had any number of likely candidates hooked
up)?

...or since you now own one of David W's children, that the mfg -might- be willing to
offer some insight (e.g., what they ran them with for development?)



-grumpy

Those are good suggestions. Both the dealer and the manufacturer will have very good working knowledge of what amps, and how much power, makes these speakers sing.

[jim campbell]

Those are good suggestions. Both the dealer and the manufacturer will have very good working knowledge of what amps, and how much power, makes these speakers sing.

the dealer has the krell 300 on consignment and its local.so no shipping cost.the guy who owns the amp just upgraded to a krell 600.i just dont know if the 300 is the one but from what ive heard about krell they are built to last.are the pass labs in the same league?are ther e andy others that would suit for the same money.we dont have a lot of shops with this kind of gear to demo and we are a long way from anywhere that does.the pre amp thing is a concern as well

[scott fitlin]

You would have to take the amp home, and listen to it on your speakers in your room, and for a week or so. Then you would know if its for you. Youll know.

However, that the dealer recommends waiting for a 600 to show up, and there is an issue with the 300, maybe they are telling you something?

But, if you can get that amp they have right now, on audition loan, thats the only way to know for sure.

[JBLRaiser]

im interested in hearing any input for short term and long range power for my wilsons.i currently own an audio research sp6a pre and a bryston 4b.there is a krell fpb 300 here but i have been advised by one of the guys to wait for a 600.there is ,i read that a potential problem with direct coupled pre's and krells exists that caused more than a few to blow up.i cannot buy a new amp and a new pre at once. there is a pair of pass labs 600 mono blocs out there that look interesting.any ideas............................the price range is around 4 5 k us used

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/f...7339/index.htm

[Mr. Widget]

im interested in hearing any input for short term and long range power for my wilsons.

I am not a particular fan of Krells... but I have heard the Grand Slamms powered by some big ass Krell mono blocks... and the system sounded quite good. Another time I heard the Slamms powered by large VTL mono blocks... and they sounded pretty damned good too.

If I could afford it, I'd probably go with a pair of Pass Labs XA 200s.


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