Sony TA-F808ES Should I buy & How much?

[eldarvanyar]

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]

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]

So, how did it compare?

 

[eldarvanyar]

Well this is embarrassing the length of time before replying.
The Sony drives the proacs with real authority, it's just effortless. Very clean not harsh at all. I suppose so much of it is down to the size of the psu , caps, construction and circuit. A really super spleaper amp bargain .

 

[orbanp]

Nice!

hifiengine.com has the service manual for your amp:
Sony TA-F808ES Manual - Stereo Integrated Amplifier - HiFi Engine

Peter