I need a damm good solid state power amp

[JuniorJBL]

That's hard to believe that a Rotel 1090 cannot deliver on Bass. It has enough headroom and power to drive almost any speaker. I have heard them push Thiels where the the bass was to much to me, and Thiels are not the easiest speakers to drive?

I think we have a sorce/room issue here. As I said above is that when I hooked up my 1090 to some mains it sounded pretty good with my newer sorce equipment. Also they are not very expensive for what you get so I would look harder at a possible problem upstream.

What kind of pre are you running now?

[gene]

I have a 12 cub ft cabinet with 18 inch 2245h -12 inch 2202h midbass- 2425h with a 2344a biradial horn -2404 tweeter. I have a sae amp a202. 100rms that has more bass then the rotel rb 1090 I also have a crown dc300 that has more bass then the rotel. what I am learning is it doesnt matter if its 500 watts rms or a thousand. how well is the amp built.just like 4 years I bought a denon a/v receiver from audio buys . store demo 1800. I have a sansui g7500. 75 watts rms the denon is 5.1 thx dts etc. but in stereo it sound like crap . I mean crap .......the older stuff seem to be built a lot better than the new stuff. if you dont belive me hook up an older amp or receiver at low volume or high level , deeper bass crisper at the high end. Im not trying to burst any body bubble the new amps or receivers arnt worth a damm , unless you spend at least 4.700 starting off that is why I am asking for help on a damm good -solid amp........ to night i have a guy bringing a nakamichi pa-7 power amp . i will try this amp out . I forgot who said to try this amp . thank you I will try it out tonight gene

[hapy._.face]

I am learning is it doesnt matter if its 500 watts rms or a thousand. how well is the amp built.

Watts can be very misleading from manufacturer to manufacturer. Quite frankly- watts are not a very telling part of an amplifiers ability to perform.

the older stuff seem to be built a lot better than the new stuff.

I generally agree. There are exceptions though, but usually expensive.

hook up an older amp or receiver at low volume or high level , deeper bass crisper at the high end.

A lot of the older amps have all the balls at the 4 and under mark on the volume knob- push beyond that and tell me what you hear. THD baby.

Im not trying to burst any body bubble the new amps or receivers arnt worth a damm , unless you spend at least 4.700 starting off that is why I am asking for help on a damm good -solid amp

I think mine and others' recommendations were just what you asked for: an 'opinion'. The STASIS based amps are 'damn good' for the money IMO. Period.

......... to night i have a guy bringing a nakamichi pa-7 power amp . i will try this amp out . I forgot who said to try this amp . thank you I will try it out tonight gene

That's a classic amplifier. It rocks. If it's working like it should- I'll think you'll dig it.

[gene]

I have three preamps , this one I took back parasound halo p-3,) technics su-a4 last one denon. belive me I tryed every preamp on the rotel. I wanted the rotel to have a home here. but were is the BASS........ MY SPEAKER HAS 95 DB AT 1 WATT I will not give up intil I find the amp thats goinig to rock my jbl custom speaker THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO GUYS

[jblnut]

I've posted ad nauseum about the merits of old Yamaha Pro amps. Use the search feature and you'll find info on the PC2002, PC4002 and PC5002. They were built in a time when the dollar-yen ratio allowed Yamaha to *way* overbuild them. They come up on craiglist and ebay now and again for about 10 cents on the dollar.

But who needs a 96lb 440 watt/channel amp for home use ?



jblnut

[gene]

Thanks speaker dave. for turning me on to nakamichi pa-7 power amp. Its awesome my woofers are pumping out madd basssssssssssssssss I dont know why the rotel didnt do the job, but any way. thanks

[speakerdave]

Thanks speaker dave. for turning me on to nakamichi pa-7 power amp. Its awesome my woofers are pumping out madd basssssssssssssssss I dont know why the rotel didnt do the job, but any way. thanks

YOU BOUGHT IT? COOL!

[hapy._.face]

Thanks speaker dave. for turning me on to nakamichi pa-7 power amp. Its awesome my woofers are pumping out madd basssssssssssssssss I dont know why the rotel didnt do the job, but any way. thanks

You should thank NELSON PASS, too. he developed the STASIS technology. It rocks, huh!?

[Nightbrace]

Try my Sony GX10ES, the tuner stopped working and as is its a phenomenal integrated amp, plus you can adjust things with the remote. I have tried nearly every amp imaginable, including many of the amps here. I reluctantly gave up my Crown amp to buy this one. I'll guarantee it to be just what the doctor ordered and you can try it if you wish, I'll take $250 for it as is. The tuner can be repaired for $200. If you don't need a tuner, its a steal at this price, they sell for $600-$800 on Ebay. Just would rather see it go to someone who will use it. I need the money badly, otherwise I wouldn't even offer it, I'll donate 10% to this site if you buy it. I'll even refund the shipping if you decide that you don't like it/

[majick47]

Sounds like your going with the Nak PA7, excellent choice! Along with JBLNUT I'll sing the praises of the Yamaha pro amps, PC2002, PC4002, PC5002 and PC2602. Also the Yamaha home versions, M85, MX1000, MX1000u are nothing to sneeze at.

[elshout]

I noticed several amps mentioned only have XLR or TRS inputs. Do your preamps have balanced outputs? If you have unbalanced RCA outputs as I do, what method are you using to hook up these balanced amplifiers? Does your method work well and without hums? Thanks in advance.

[Portland Mike]

I just got turned on to the Hypex UcD400's. I find them very good at all things. They have more of a 3D stage then an Mac MC75, and are very solid in the low end. A bargin too.
I know its always mentioned, but they are very tuby without any of the disadvatages. My 4435's sing with them.

UcD180 180W@4ohms
UcD400 400W@4 ohms
UcD700 700W@4ohms


www.hypex.nl

www.ciaudio.com

Cheers

Mike

[jpb_dk]

I have very good resoults with Threshold S/300, SA/3 for bi-amping. I also find Nakamichi good, BUT best of all is Gryphon DM-100 !
The Threshold are wonderfull but thin and "old" sounding comparred to Gryphon amps with all the details and the power you wish.
Good amp-hunting

[boputnam]

I have a 12 cub ft cabinet with 18 inch 2245h -12 inch 2202h midbass- 2425h with a 2344a biradial horn -2404 tweeter.

Glad the Nakamichi pa-7 worked out.

I'm curious about your DIY's - they "sound" incredible!

- What is volume for the 2245H cabinet, and what is tuned to?
- Are you biamping, or...?
- What is the Output Impedance on the Nakamichi pa-7 (maybe Speakerdave knows...)? The Rotel reported "Damping Factor = 1000", which should have been pretty darn good. The QSC CX502 does wonders with my 2245's, and only boasts damping factor ">500".

Thanks.

[Tim Rinkerman]

BGW 750 A. Inexpensive nowadays, still a nice amp,in my opinion...