Best used Amp can be purchased for < $500, to run SDA-2a's

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  • JNinja
    JNinja Posts: 100
    F1nut wrote: »
    I really do feel that ANY upgrade from here, would be negligible to my ears, or more for aesthetics/mental.

    Don't sell yourself short.

    I'm all ears (no pun intended)- please explain...
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    What is your source? ( front end)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • JNinja
    JNinja Posts: 100
    Either my: external HD < flat screen tv < digital optical to receiver

    Or

    MacBook < digital optical to receiver
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  • gmcman
    gmcman Posts: 1,806
    I started with a decent Denon receiver (3300) Then I went with a B&K ST-202 and it was a whole different ballgame. I also added a Denon 5700 during that time and it was noticeable over the 3300 but split hairs with the ST-102.

    Now I'm using a B&K reference 200.2 and it was then I realized what I was missing. It's not so much the watts, but the available current. Using the 200.2 on my 2B TL's made all the difference. There were additions made with the source and the preamp but having big juice available is where the headroom is.
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  • lawdogg
    lawdogg Posts: 455
    I picked up my NAD C370 for around $200 and really enjoy the headroom. It's 150W RMS into 8ohms with 3db of headroom and enough current to run 4ohms and below without breaking a sweat.
    <3 my 3.1TLs

    I will fix your shifted magnets for free. :)
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    Lawdogg, I bet that's a true 150W RMS to 8 ohms rating, not some drummed up inflated figure like a lot of the avr's out there. Sounds like a sweet amp, enjoy!
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    Lawdogg, I bet that's a true 150W RMS to 8 ohms rating, not some drummed up inflated figure like a lot of the avr's out there. Sounds like a sweet amp, enjoy!
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  • lawdogg
    lawdogg Posts: 455
    edited August 2015
    Pardon me, it's 120W RMS, not 150 into 8ohms. But yes they are real watts, rated at both channels driven with 0.03% distortion from 20Hz - 20kHz.

    IHF dynamic power ratings are 8 Ω 210W (23.2dBW); 4 Ω 340W (25.3dBW); 2 Ω 450W (26.5dBW).

    Huge step above my old basic AVR, a Pioneer VSX-523.
    <3 my 3.1TLs

    I will fix your shifted magnets for free. :)
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