Musical Fidelity Titan

madmax
madmax Posts: 12,434
edited May 2009 in 2 Channel Audio
http://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/titan/index.html

There is a review of this awesome piece of awesomeness in the latest Stereophile magazine. Looks like a pretty cool amp!
madmax
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,561
    edited May 2009
    It's a beast!
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited May 2009
    This has got to be an SS amp.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2009
    The picture on MF's web page is much more flattering than the one in Stereophile.
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  • jm1
    jm1 Posts: 618
    edited May 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    It's a beast!

    Looks like the Beast Master to me.

    Mikey likes it so it must be good. It would be interesting to hear this with the Maxx 3's at live performace levels.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2009
    Only 150lbs Mother of a amp.
    engtaz

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited May 2009
    engtaz wrote: »
    Only 150lbs Mother of a amp.

    Actually, it is a 3 piece beast. The power supply is 150lbs and each channel is an additional 100 pounds. That is a 350lb amp! Shipping charges alone are probably as much as a standard amplifier costs. What I liked (written in stereophile) was that they say the sound is still very nice at low levels.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • jm1
    jm1 Posts: 618
    edited May 2009
    madmax wrote: »
    Actually, it is a 3 piece beast. The power supply is 150lbs and each channel is an additional 100 pounds. That is a 350lb amp! Shipping charges alone are probably as much as a standard amplifier costs. What I liked (written in stereophile) was that they say the sound is still very nice at low levels.
    madmax

    Its a two chassis design; Power Supply @ 150 lbs and the Amplifier @ 99 lbs. The Amplifier chassis includes both channels. The Power Supply module has two 3kVA toroidal transformers; one for each channel!!
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited May 2009
    What would this cost in usd?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,561
    edited May 2009
    $30,000 or was it 40.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited May 2009
    jm1 wrote: »
    Its a two chassis design; Power Supply @ 150 lbs and the Amplifier @ 99 lbs. The Amplifier chassis includes both channels. The Power Supply module has two 3kVA toroidal transformers; one for each channel!!
    Looks like a nice little amp.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited May 2009
    $30,000.00. I read the review in Stereophile this morning. Sounds like a lotta amp and when they compared it to other amps like Bolder it actually was cheaper per watt as a comparison.

    I like the look of it. I think it has a companion Pre also.

    Scott
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited May 2009
    I'd still like to not only hear it..........but own it. For musical purposes of course. I could only imagine the sound stage....
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited May 2009
    Damn...
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited May 2009
    treitz3 wrote: »
    I'd still like to not only hear it..........but own it. For musical purposes of course. I could only imagine the sound stage....

    I'd like to use it for arc welding purposes.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited May 2009
    Throw a couple of blue meters on it & it might give Mac a run for it's money. It does seem like one serious amp though.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,418
    edited May 2009
    Another salient point by Keiko... I think I would give the upper hand to my old hitachi boom box in a side by side test against this amp. It will blow the doors off that beast.:p



    ............at least when it came time to move it. I cannot wait to get my ears on it!

    I wonder if it is ICE powered...
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited May 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »

    I wonder if it is ICE powered...
    That would be a definate NO.It's about as different designwise as you could get with SS vs ICE.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited May 2009
    Looks like a real powerhouse.
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2009
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Throw a couple of blue meters on it & it might give Mac a run for it's money. It does seem like one serious amp though.
    http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/mcintosh-mc2kw-2000-watt-reference-power-amplifier.asp

    Mac has twice as much power at 8ohms.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2009
    I'd rather have the MF.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2009
    Unless I needed a stupid amount of watts, I wouldn't want either.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited May 2009
    Face wrote: »
    http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/mcintosh-mc2kw-2000-watt-reference-power-amplifier.asp

    Mac has twice as much power at 8ohms.

    Yeah, but look at the 4 and 2 ohm ratings. The MF has 3800 watts at 2 ohms. Of course only the first few watts are all that matter anyway.
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,561
    edited May 2009
    Mac has twice as much power at 8ohms.

    Hmmm....it's interesting that it stays at 2000wpc at 8,4 or 2 ohms. I don't believe I've seen that spec before.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited May 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Hmmm....it's interesting that it stays at 2000wpc at 8,4 or 2 ohms. I don't believe I've seen that spec before.
    Likely something to do with their using an autoformer at the output.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,418
    edited May 2009
    how much better will Bose am-5's sound with that kind of power... I bet EXPLOSIVE would be a gross understatement...:D
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2009
    GV#27 wrote: »
    Likely something to do with their using an autoformer at the output.
    Yeppers.

    The 7270 I have here is rated at 270wpc at 8, 4, 2, and 1ohm due to it's autoformers. Many also believe Mac's sound warm or tube like due to having autoformers. It's possible since their HT amps do not have autoformers and are more forward sounding. I've never heard a pair(that I know of), but aren't OTL amps more forward or transparent compared to a traditional tube amp?
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited May 2009
    face wrote: »
    unless i needed a stupid amount of watts, i wouldn't want either.

    agreed!!!!!!!
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited May 2009
    Whoa! Now that is a statement amp!
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited May 2009
    I'm wondering what speakers would be the best with that amp. Certainly my Duo's at 104db sensitivity would be out...
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited May 2009
    MillerLiteScott wrote: »
    $30,000.00. I read the review in Stereophile this morning. Sounds like a lotta amp and when they compared it to other amps like Bolder it actually was cheaper per watt as a comparison.

    I like the look of it. I think it has a companion Pre also.

    Scott

    I have to correct myself. They compared it to a Luxman M800A Stereo amplifier. "Considering that, for less than twice the Luxman's price, the Titan delivers well in excess of 16 times as much power into 8 and 4 ohms, it should be considered a power bargain!"

    Me, at less than the cost of the Titan I will stick with my '05 F150.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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