i need some help with amps...

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I am looking to buy 8 nice high wattage (@ 8ohms) HiFi mono amps...
I plan to be using the for my HT and I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions on manufacturer I can't spend over $1,250 per unit and I was wondering what I could get...

Thanks,
Slice
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Slice:
I am looking to buy 8 nice high wattage (@ 8ohms) HiFi mono amps... I can't spend over $1,250 per unit

Just to make things clear: if I read you correctly you are planning on spending $10,000 total to get 8 amps. Correct?
 
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Bryston

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get them there awsom i have never seen one com into a reapir shop NEVER there awsome verry reliable too i once seen about 15 of them in a rack mount for home stereo and it was nice.. it looked better than stars in the sky at night all them pritty glowing lights AHHHHH druel..

Jason
 
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Slice, with that budget you can definitly afford Brystons. Even in their multi-channel amps, every channel is a completely separate (except the power cord) mono-bloc.

They have some nice 3, 4, and 5 channel amps, plate amps, and stereo amps (these usually bridgable into mono). For your needs i'd suggest 4 - 4Bs. (i lust after a pr of 4Bs to drive my woofers -- no way i can afford them thou).

They are a favorite of many, many of the mixing studios where THX movies are mixed.

They are rugged. I used 4 - 4Bs & 2 3Bs in my PA for years. Did i say they were rugged. They come with a 20 year waranty because they mostly don't need it. In the one case i had to replace a module, i had it in 24 hrs and it took less then 30 min to put in.

And they sound good. Really good. The old ones don't sound as good as the new STs which have a Stereopile Class A rating -- and in this case i have to agree with them.

I have met Chris & Steve Russell personally (we were an early Bryston hifi dealer when i worked hifi) and they are stand-up guys.

Go to Bryston's website and read all the newsletters.

dave
 
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GlennME said:
Once again, a little reminder; your choice is limited to amplifiers that run on the 240 volt power system used in Australia.
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Glenn you are confusing me... i'm guessing Slice is saying he is from california given the CA as location.

That said Brystons can also be had in 240V.

And the Crown -- i doubt it will hold a candle to the Bryston.

And another note... all the Brystons have been revved to SSTs with a nominal price increase kicking in next week. Had a quick listen to the new 3B SST -- seems an improvement over the 3B ST.

dave
 
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griff said:
mainstream 5.1, why not buy the 5
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I agree totally... but 5.1 needs 6 amps. I think slice also mentioned that he is a couple years out from getting everything together, and at 17, in 2 years a lot can happen -- girls for instance.

For a real kick-*** system, i'd also be looking at multi-way active systems with a whole bunch of smaller amps...

dave
 
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They are far too good to waste on a subbie 😉, though it would be incredibly cool. Try something more like an Adire audio 700watt thing for the bass, they cost around $500USD and have all the active Xovers and things like that built in.
 
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griff said:
They are far too good to waste on a subbie 😉, though it would be incredibly cool. Try something more like an Adire audio 700watt thing for the bass, they cost around $500USD and have all the active Xovers and things like that built in.
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I'll get the Brystons only if they fall off the back of the truck. I need 4 channels to drive my subs -- i'll probably use either 4-25W gain-clones or 4-25W AKSAs.

dave
 
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