Sony TA-F808ES Should I buy & How much?

eldarvanyar · 22nd January 2008, 09:35 AM

Does any one have the Sony TA-F808ES amp?

I am seriously thinking of buying one on ebay, the user reviews I have read so far look good. It seems to be built like a tank and should last a while. Any Mods???

How much should I pay???? In Euros or £s.

I have Proac Response 1SC speakers and think this would have the weight and authority to drive them. Here are the specs from Proacs website

http://www.proac-loudspeakers.com/1sc.php

Nominal Impedance - 8 ohms
Recommended Amplifiers -20 to 100 watts
Frequency Response - 38hz to 30Khz
Sensitivity - 86db linear for 1 watt at 1 metre
Bass/Midrange -New five inch unit with special transparent cone. Copper magnet assembly and
phase plug mounted on die-cast chassis. High temperature voice coil.

Tweeter -ProAc three quarter inch dome unit, with honeycomb - wound voice coil.

Special damping and ferrofluid-cooled coil assembly.
Crossover Finest components on dedicated circuit board. Multistrand oxygen-free copper cable throughout. Split for optional bi-wiring and bi-amping.
Dimensions
12" (305mm) high
7" (178mm) wide
9 1/4" (235mm) deep
Weight
18lbs (8kg)/cabinet

Thanks

Lee

eldarvanyar · 27th January 2008, 07:34 PM

Well I have bought one on ebay and am awaiting it from Germany. It cost me £430 with delivery, is that too much or a good purchase do you think.
It will be interesting to see how it compares against my 100w AVI.

kaoko · 22nd November 2010, 03:49 PM

So, how did it compare?

22nd January 2008, 09:35 AM	#1
eldarvanyar diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Sony TA-F808ES Should I buy & How much? Does any one have the Sony TA-F808ES amp? I am seriously thinking of buying one on ebay, the user reviews I have read so far look good. It seems to be built like a tank and should last a while. Any Mods??? How much should I pay???? In Euros or £s. I have Proac Response 1SC speakers and think this would have the weight and authority to drive them. Here are the specs from Proacs website http://www.proac-loudspeakers.com/1sc.php Nominal Impedance - 8 ohms Recommended Amplifiers -20 to 100 watts Frequency Response - 38hz to 30Khz Sensitivity - 86db linear for 1 watt at 1 metre Bass/Midrange -New five inch unit with special transparent cone. Copper magnet assembly and phase plug mounted on die-cast chassis. High temperature voice coil. Tweeter -ProAc three quarter inch dome unit, with honeycomb - wound voice coil. Special damping and ferrofluid-cooled coil assembly. Crossover Finest components on dedicated circuit board. Multistrand oxygen-free copper cable throughout. Split for optional bi-wiring and bi-amping. Dimensions 12" (305mm) high 7" (178mm) wide 9 1/4" (235mm) deep Weight 18lbs (8kg)/cabinet Thanks Lee

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27th January 2008, 07:34 PM	#2
eldarvanyar diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Well I have bought one on ebay and am awaiting it from Germany. It cost me £430 with delivery, is that too much or a good purchase do you think. It will be interesting to see how it compares against my 100w AVI.

22nd November 2010, 03:49 PM	#3
kaoko diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010	So, how did it compare?

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