confused over amp?

[Richard D]

Hi everyone, I need to ask; for paradym monitor series v6 would I be better going with a Parasound, Outlaw or Sun Fire amplifier? Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated. Thanks, Rich

 

[denom]

Hi Richard,

best way would be to get a home demo of the amps paired to your sepakers & then you pick the one that goes best. Have heard parasound pairs well, but then what you hear & like will be the ultimate deciding factor.

Enjoy the demo's!

 

[gilfredpaul]

hi guys

I am looking for amp in market either used or new one, my budget is 20-25k. I already have tannoy v series FS. Later i had a plan for DAC and CDPlayer. Please suggest good amp which match my speaker.

 

[vikoma]

2). should i buy NAd c356bee now and psb image t6 speakers later. as i have marantz ls 340 oldies i can used them for a while.

My suggestion is to buy T6 speakers and then plan to buy amplifier later. And use Topping TP20 (Rs. 5k) as amplifier for now. This combination works great if you are not expecting to have very loud music. (The quality of speaker is probably going to contribute to at least 75% of the sound quality.)

Some folks say that Topping TP20 can fry the tweeters (of T6) due to lower power rating. But I could not find any reference to this whatsoever. Unless a competent person explains, I am not holding an opinion about this aspect.

 

[ruenigma]

My suggestion is to buy T6 speakers and then plan to buy amplifier later. And use Topping TP20 (Rs. 5k) as amplifier for now. This combination works great if you are not expecting to have very loud music. (The quality of speaker is probably going to contribute to at least 75% of the sound quality.)

Some folks say that Topping TP20 can fry the tweeters (of T6) due to lower power rating. But I could not find any reference to this whatsoever. Unless a competent person explains, I am not holding an opinion about this aspect.

@vikoma: Though I am not a competent authority, here's what Audioholics has to say about the low powered amp clipping issue.

Initially, it seems contradictoryhow could a low-powered amplifier burn out speakers, when amplifiers of 200 or 400 watts per channel would seem to put speakers at much greater risk? The reason is that a small amplifier of 10 or 20 watts per channel can easily be driven into distortion and clipping with even moderately loud playback and dynamic peaks in loudness. The clipping cuts off the waveform and turns the output signal into an almost pure constant DC signal, which can quickly cause the fine wires in the speakers voice coils to overheat and melt. A large amplifier outputs clean power to the speakers distortion-free AC audio signalsthat the speaker voice coils will accept on a momentary basis without damage.

source:10 Things about Audio Amplifiers You've Always Wanted to Know — Reviews and News from Audioholics

Also why put an expensive speaker at the mercy of a 5k device? We wouldn't even use an el-cheapo UPS/Stab in our HiFi chain then why a cheap amp?

PS: Even I have a tripath hidden in the closet which I sometime use with some old inexpensive speakers just for kicks

 

[gilfredpaul]

hi guys

I am looking for amp in market either used or new one, my budget is 20-25k. I already have tannoy v series FS. Later i had a plan for DAC and CDPlayer. Please suggest good amp which match my speaker.

Experts required your inputs for buying my amp.

 

[jenson]

Experts required your inputs for buying my amp.

im no expert...but giving it a shot anyways... capt rajesh in this forums is selling his almost brand new acoustic potrait amplifier at your said budget...

 

[vikoma]

@vikoma: Though I am not a competent authority, here's what Audioholics has to say about the low powered amp clipping issue.


source:10 Things about Audio Amplifiers You've Always Wanted to Know — Reviews and News from Audioholics

Also why put an expensive speaker at the mercy of a 5k device? We wouldn't even use an el-cheapo UPS/Stab in our HiFi chain then why a cheap amp?

PS: Even I have a tripath hidden in the closet which I sometime use with some old inexpensive speakers just for kicks

I wish somebody measures and proves the safety of this popular device! Considering that 1. Good speakers do have DC protection in their crossovers 2. Tripath 2020 chipset is what powers this amp and this is one of the good designs, the amp may have better characteristics...

Anyway, the reason for my interest in this device is that budget is of concern to many folks, and hence whatever info we can pool is generally useful to come to right conclusions. Thanks for pointing out the right reference...

 

[gilfredpaul]

im no expert...but giving it a shot anyways... capt rajesh in this forums is selling his almost brand new acoustic potrait amplifier at your said budget...

Thanks jenson...iam looking for integrated amp, but capt Rajesh selling preamp


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