Anyone have any exp. with SONANCE amps?

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zarrdoss
zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
edited March 2014 in 2 Channel Audio
I have a chance to pick some up locally cheap and was wondering if anyone has owned them or had exp with?

Thank you!:o
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2009
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    how do these compare to Adcom? anyone know?
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
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    jeez! is everyone so preoccupied with the frivolus "speaker cable" thread that they cannot offer their advise or opinion? :eek:
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
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    guess not
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,095
    edited March 2009
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    zarrdoss wrote: »
    jeez! is everyone so preoccupied with the frivolus "speaker cable" thread that they cannot offer their advise or opinion? :eek:

    what difference does an amp make?
    they are all the same anyway.....:Dj/k
    Sonance, I have never owned, but have heard on a few occasions, and seem to be a great amp. I plan on trying one of theirs some day. is there a particular model you are asking about?
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2009
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    the 2120 and the 260 I found a local deal for these two 260's for center and surround and the 2120 for mains, all three amps for $290, I am planning on using these with my Rotel 5.1 pre
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2009
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    the 260's are 60wx2 @ 8 ohms rms and the 2120 is 120wx2 rms into 8 ohms
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,095
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    I would try one of these first...


    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampsmult&1243535185&/Carver-AV-705x-

    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampsmult&1243289350&/Rotel-RB-985-100-watt--x---5--

    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampsmult&1243539827&/Rotel-RB-956AX-6-channel-amp
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
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    not bad and thanks for looking but I found a guy that wants to give me those amps and some coin for the LS 90 so we will see this friday
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,095
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    zarrdoss wrote: »
    not bad and thanks for looking but I found a guy that wants to give me those amps and some coin for the LS 90 so we will see this friday

    seems better to take all cash if thats the case. ther edoes not appear to be much of a following for sonance...:confused:
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
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    not to worried he also has an adcom GFA 6000, I will listen to both and decide, I wanted seperate amps so it would be more flexable if I wanted to upgrade just the main amp latter on.
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
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    Sonance makes very good amps. They're similar in design to adcom.
    I have a 260. 60 wpc sounds more like a 125 wpc amp.
    Very musical and dynamic.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
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    ESAVINON wrote: »
    Sonance makes very good amps. They're similar in design to adcom.
    I have a 260. 60 wpc sounds more like a 125 wpc amp.
    Very musical and dynamic.

    thanks, I have decided to go the Sonance route for now and for the price I dont think it could be beat.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
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    I just picked up the three Sonance amps and just doing the I-pod test with the monitor 5b's it sounds amazing, I cant wait till tomorrow to get it all going with the Rotel pre.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,095
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    zarrdoss wrote: »
    I just picked up the three Sonance amps and just doing the I-pod test with the monitor 5b's it sounds amazing, I cant wait till tomorrow to get it all going with the Rotel pre.



    congrats man... full review pending?
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
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    Yeah I will as soon as the inital tweeking is done and have a chance to really check it out. So far the difference is like night and day. Everything is much clearer, the Roter does a real nice job of doing 2 ch and 5.1 ht. The Sonance amps seem real well made and are powerful and clean. I moved my monitor 5b's for surrounds. But still need a line conditioner and some other stuff but will have to wait for funds.

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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited April 2009
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    does anyone know about Furman line conditioners?

    Thanks!
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  • niles300z
    niles300z Posts: 21
    edited February 2014
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    im always late. i have a 2120 here.sounds decent. the bass is not bad but there is a slight hump in the upper bass that seems to bloat some male vocals and thickens up some percussion. overall a good value on the used market at around a dollar per watt.despite the slight transformer hum most will find it still beats many receivers
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  • RamZet
    RamZet Posts: 792
    edited March 2014
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    Sonance amps do not sound good and do not sound bad. If you can get a good price I guess there good. I would only use them for multi zone audio.
    I dont get the hype of Adcom amps on this forum. Adcom amps are garbage. Pass up any Adcom amp deal.

    Furmann BlueBolt is a awesome product. Their UPS has a high failure rating. Look at Panamax for line conditioners.
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  • niles300z
    niles300z Posts: 21
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    Sonance seems to fly under the radar and therefore can be found at some great prices.
    I have my second product here the 275se. It is heavy with a nice red board and an oversized toroid transfo. It sounds quite good to me. Being newer than many of my favorite amps its dc offset is solid and right around 0 on both sides. The bbe module is an interesting idea but have not tried it. 75 watts is true but 135 into 4ohms seems to speak for its muscle. I like it!
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  • Dr_Wu
    Dr_Wu Posts: 305
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    That was my first separate amp, and it opened my eyes to what my SDA speakers could sound like. Use the bbe switch like a "Loud" switch if you want -- high/low boost. I also liked the separate RCA out for my subwoofer. Had I been able to bi-amp, I probably would have picked up another -- ridiculously cheap.

    Having said all that, the SDAs didn't reach their potential at 75wpc. 200 has made this a whole other ballgame. But, with different speakers, I wouldn't hesitate to consider Sonance again.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,015
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    It's an old thread for sure.

    The 1250's I just got for free sounded really nice at just 50 watts per 12 channels. I think there was some headroom per channel too.

    They sounded OK to me for sure. But I'm no purist either.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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