Comparing amps

KrazyMofo24
KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,206
in 2 Channel Audio
I wanted to see if anyone spends time comparing amps that are in different price range?

I have a Theta intrepid and made an impulse buy yesterday. I bought a B&K 7250 Reference II to try something different plus thinking the theta was on its way out.

I have Sonus Faber Concertos and a Velodyne DD12 which are new to me and haven’t had them long.

Anyways I read in other forums that the B&K is in a lower league and that the Theta or similar brands like Krell, classe etc will always sound better.

Im going to listen to the b&k for now but I feel like I have bias for the Theta.
Setup:

2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,578
    Don't bother all amps sound the same...











    Is not about price. It's about synergy.

    I've had many many thousands of pounds of amplifiers in here. You can take a great amp on paper and plug it up to ten different speakers and achieve ten different results
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,379
    edited October 29
    Crown XLS2502 is the way to go….🤣🤣😇😉
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