Looking for 200+wpc stereo amp or pair of monoblocks

billbillw
billbillw Posts: 6,765
edited February 2007 in Wanted (WTB) Classifieds
EDIT: Not really looking any more. Also, my Sony and B&K amps are both sold.

I made the jump to separates. The Mirage M-3 need more power.

Using a B&K ST1400 right now and would like to up the ante to 200 wpc or better. I'm partial to B&K, Parasound, Aragon, or Rotel, but am open to other brands if the price/quality is right. Can be a stereo amp or a pair of monoblocks.

If interested in a trade+cash, at present, I can offer either my fine Sony TA-F333ESL integrated (100WPC) or the B&K ST1400 (105WPC) or both. I'd value the Sony at about $300 (its minty with orignal manual and remote) and the B&K at about $250.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2006
    I have a near mint Adcom GFA-5400 that is 200 @ 4ohms, but only 130 @ 8. I got it from a guy who's knew someone who got out of the business, so he had a stack of GFA-5400's with almost no time on them. I paid $200 for it. So $200 + shipping it is yours. Let me know if your interested.

    Thanks Ben

    http://www.adcom.com/data/manuals/gfa_5400manual.pdf
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited December 2006
    ^^^
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,765
    edited December 2006
    Should have clarified, looking for 200+ watts into 8 ohms. The Mirage are listed at 6 ohms nominal, and they luv them some major power. So, the 5400 is not really what I'm looking for. Now if it were a 5500, I might take you up. Thanks for the offer though.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,765
    edited February 2007
    Ok,
    I'm back in the hunt for something to fit my needs. Thought I had a nice Parasound, but it was damaged in shipping, so no go there. My ST-1400 amp is sold now.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited February 2007
    Bi-amp em'. Adcom on bottom, B&K on top.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited February 2007
    RuSsMaN wrote:
    Bi-amp em'. Adcom on bottom, B&K on top.

    This would a great cost effective solution. If your Mirage's are the later "si" models they are bi-amp capable.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,765
    edited February 2007
    RuSsMaN wrote:
    Bi-amp em'. Adcom on bottom, B&K on top.

    With what? Got nothing right now. Not sure if that Adcom above is even still on the table, but my B&K is gone for sure.

    The M-3 are all bi-amp/bi-wire capable. The early M-1 were not.
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  • crossroadazn
    crossroadazn Posts: 69
    edited February 2007
    How about my McIntosh MC202 ? ;) Power rating 200 Watts in 2,4 & 8 Ohm per chanel.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,765
    edited February 2007
    crossroadazn wrote:
    How about my McIntosh MC202 ? ;) Power rating 200 Watts in 2,4 & 8 Ohm per chanel.

    Something tells me that's outta my range on price (by about 3x) :(
    Its pretty though. Love the blue lit meters.

    Actually, I have a Parasound HCA-2200ii on the way that will hopefully fill the amp void I have right now.
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited February 2007
    I have two Adcom 565's packed in the original shipping boxes that will have more than enough power. $900 + Shipping. Condition per Doro's or my sale thread.

    Unfortunately I don't think you're going to find the power you're looking for at the $300 price point. Let me know if the adcom's would work.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2007
    crossroadazn wrote:
    How about my McIntosh MC202 ? ;) Power rating 200 Watts in 2,4 & 8 Ohm per chanel.


    Nice.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2007
    jdhdiggs wrote:
    I have two Adcom 565's packed in the original shipping boxes that will have more than enough power. $900 + Shipping. Condition per Doro's or my sale thread.

    Unfortunately I don't think you're going to find the power you're looking for at the $300 price point. Let me know if the adcom's would work.

    Have them, love them, I'm going to vertically bi-amp my 1.2 TLs using the 565s on the lows and a Parasound on the highs.
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited February 2007
    Why not find a carver TFM-35 somewhere? I believe they do about 300 wpc into 6 ohms and would certainly have the juice you're looking for.

    Relatively cheap too, you can get them for around $300-$400 if you look around, and there's always one or two on sale somewhere.

    *EDIT*

    Here are a couple on the bay:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/CARVER-TFM-35x-THX-AMPLIFIER_W0QQitemZ170080935490QQihZ007QQcategoryZ67789QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Carver-TFM-35X-Amp-Amplifier-Home-Audio-LED-Tube-sound_W0QQitemZ260085754030QQihZ016QQcategoryZ71544QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited February 2007
    Refefer wrote:
    Why not find a carver TFM-35 somewhere? I believe they do about 300 wpc into 6 ohms and would certainly have the juice you're looking for.
    Agreed they are reasonable in price and have plenty of power to drive my sda srs 1.2 tls. I have one hooked up now a TFM-35X my ears give up long before it will. Or perhaps an adcom GFA-555 it is 200wpc conservatively rated. There both in the same price range 300- 400 on average. REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,765
    edited February 2007
    jdhdiggs wrote:
    I have two Adcom 565's packed in the original shipping boxes that will have more than enough power. $900 + Shipping. Condition per Doro's or my sale thread.

    Unfortunately I don't think you're going to find the power you're looking for at the $300 price point. Let me know if the adcom's would work.

    I guess you didn't see my post just above your's. I have already procurred a Parasound HCA-2200ii. Actually, I never said anything about a $300 price point. I was looking at amps up to $600 or so. I ended up getting my Parasound for $450 shipped and it is in pretty good shape all around considering the price. Not quite as much power as a pair of 565s, but probably a bit more refined.
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