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sansui80
sansui80 Posts: 17
edited January 2009 in 2 Channel Audio
I need some input on a choice of two amps.

1st Luxman M-117 200wpc 500.00 used 8/10 .

2nd Aragon MKII 2004 100wpc @8ohm and 200wpc @4ohm
400.00 7/10

Both fully functional want to drive a pair of SDA2 speakers

any other suggestions for a amp under 500.00 would be appreciated.

thanks,

Ben:)
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited April 2005
    I'm not sure, but this amp might work pretty good for you here on the forum: ATI
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited April 2005
    ATI amps are non-common ground. Don't try it unless you have an AI-1 interconnect or at all on some of the older SDA's.

    Wes
    Link: http://polkarmy.com/forums

    Sony 75" Bravia 4K | Polk Audio SDA-SRS's (w/RDO's & Vampire Posts) + SVS PC+ 25-31 | AudioQuest Granite (mids) + BWA Silver (highs) | Cary Audio CAD-200 | Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR's | Rotel Michi P5 | Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR's | Cambridge Audio azur 840C--Wadia 170i + iPod jammed w/ lossless audio--Oppo 970 | Pure|AV PF31d
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited April 2005
    I'm glad you caught that. I didn't even think about the common ground requirement.
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • Goth child
    Goth child Posts: 38
    edited January 2009
    Are all ATI amps non common ground?I tried the 300 watt stereo amp on my SRS 1.2tls' and it worked fine.Ive emailed ATI to be 100% certain because youve got me worried!If it was a non common ground amp what would normally happen?
    PS the sda was defininatley working
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  • Goth child
    Goth child Posts: 38
    edited January 2009
    ATI got back to me and you are right they are all non common ground.
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  • lakesailor
    lakesailor Posts: 319
    edited January 2009
    Of those two I would likely vote for the Aragon. The early Lux was some fairly nice stuff; but I was less impressed with the Lux that came out in the mid to late 80’s.

    Aragon made a pretty nice amp for the money. You might also hunt for Adcom; either a GFA 545 or a 555 are about as good an amp you can find for typically under $ 400 used.
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited January 2009
    The Luxman M-117 is a great amp for SDAs. I've used one for 2 years driving 1Cs. It's on the FM now, but bluecomet has dibs. If he backs out, send me a PM.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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