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Title: amp suggestions for my new speakers?
Post by: Jimna on March 08, 2009, 09:20:50 PM

i just purchased a set of martin logan preface speakers which will be here early next month.  i now realize i need a real amp to power the ML, rated at 200w @ 4 ohm.  i did go over my budget on the speakers so i need to find a cost effective solution for my amp, even if its just a tweener amp until i can get something better next tax return(baby steps).  i do want something to properly break the ML's in and satisfy me for the next yr.  is there such a thing as a bad way to break them in?  i see tons of old stuff on ebay but have no idea what to look for or what to stay away from.   im totally fine with a third-hand amp for now as long as it fits the bill. 

budget = value menu :P

all suggestions are welcome.  TIA

Title: Re: amp suggestions for my new speakers?
Post by: Jimna on March 08, 2009, 09:38:24 PM

anyone familiar with QSC amps?  BB sells them and i get a discount there...

also whats the danger in over powering these speakers?  would 400w smoke them?

Title: Re: amp suggestions for my new speakers?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on March 09, 2009, 09:17:41 PM

I had a CJ MF2300A for a while.  nice warm sound.  I would buy one again if I needed big power.  None on agon right now but they pop up from time to time.

Title: Re: amp suggestions for my new speakers?
Post by: BC on March 10, 2009, 04:11:11 PM

adcom
outlaw audio
parasound

Title: Re: amp suggestions for my new speakers?
Post by: Javier Cinakowski on March 10, 2009, 04:20:20 PM

I use a QSC 1100 in my new playback.  It is 100w and it powers my 200w rated Design Acoustics so loud the ductwork in my walls rattle...

I got the amp from a vacant building we own, but I saw one at guitar center used for $50.  Not bad for a professional stereo amplifier...

PC-> USB2-> Super Pro DAC707 24/192-> BBE 882i Sonic Maximizer-> QSC 1000 Pro Stereo Amp-> Design Acoustics PS10a

Title: Re: amp suggestions for my new speakers?
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on March 10, 2009, 04:29:39 PM

B&K ST-140.

Terry

Title: Re: amp suggestions for my new speakers?
Post by: Scooter123 on March 10, 2009, 09:07:24 PM

Second the suggestion on Adcom.  When I did sound, I had a rack of these babies and they are cheap, sound great and are built like a frigging tank. 

My stereo system has Adcom electrics and Vanderstein Speakers and Subwoofers.