Amp time is acoming

#Robbo, an the wager is?????

 

I'd second what Paul says

If you get the chance, do listen to one of the bigger Rotels with the Dyns, they gel really well. Maybe a touch of smoothing off the fine detail compared with megabucks kit, but they really are musical with real dynamic grunt.

Oh and Dynaudio use their own amplifiers for development. Anyone seen the Arbiters

 

50p

 

Merlin, are you talking about the RB range of power amps?

fancy flogging your sim for 750 and a bag of bud?

 

come on come on Robbo are we a man or mouse

the challange is made, your welcome to bring your 200.2 down
to the garden of England

we bet proper money £1

 

I havent got a 200.2 (or any other digital amp for that matter)!

 

The BC Evo 2i integrated I've been playing with for the past week or so doesn't quite do the ball busting Krell impersonator thang very well My GamuT is much better in that respect.

Should be able to knock the guy down a bit on that $1100 for the 200.2, as the other 3 I saw on Audiogon which have all gone were a bit cheaper than that.

Shipping was $240 for my Evo 2i, that's for a 5 working day "Expediated" service from UPS. Package was weight was about 18kg, the 200.2 should be able the same.

If you want a UK deal, there's an Evo 2 (newer version of 2002.) on Hififorsale ATM, but you'll be paying UK prices and be way over budget.

 

Ohhh I thought you have demoed / or heard one
I have had one for an afternoon, along with AVI Lab series
I bought the AVI...........but lusted after that missing..something

that something is early Krell class A

 

Henry, apart the testosterone fuelled hifi attributes, how does the 2i compare for musical enjoyment?

 

Last time I did that test the Krell went bang and fried an output stage, plus when you switch the 200.2 into dual diff mode the krell becomes just a Hard distant, over warm memory, although rugged and more powerful that the 50 wpc suggests, the ksa50, just doubles up as nostalgic trip down pinball alley
Merlin and Paul, are on the right lines, abig Rotel is fun, dynamic & ballsy and a good price too, the 1070 didn't disgrace itself at all, take one for a test drive Andy, you may yet be surprised. T.
The 200.2 power amp, doesn't suffer from the polite tendenices that the 2i does, unless you feed something like a M/f or levvy, which hopefully you wont

 

I second Paul Duerden.

Try one of these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3280&item=3075273227

adb from HFC uses one if you've got any specific questions.

Cheers

 

ah hem, must admit ive not heard much of this stuff
trying to gleam as much knowledge as i can - i hate to say but the best it is likely to get is an educated guess

Empoium have a sim celeste, i mailed asking for model but no response.
Henry, i worked it out to be around 850 to the door for a bel canto, must admit ive not seen the 2000.2 cheaper than 1050 dolla(sucky sucky)
I would love to get a try at an audio research valve power, but somewhat out of my range i think

 

Hard ,Distant?..............WM kill 2 bird with one stone, Bring up your DAC.......and your 200 and let's dance

 

Timpy
Ive not heard of the Michi series from Rotel... good stuff?
I could nearly stretch to the 2 * power and pre if no one bids.

 

Pennance.......could you stretch too £900 for ARC power?

 

Robbo,

I kept on meaning to write a review this week, but can't be arsed ATM. Will do so soon though.

The Evo 2i is very good with more subtle styles of music making. It soothes and swells, rather than banging it all out at you at warp speed. It's got what I perceive as the usual trademark of PWM amps of being able to grip and control the drivers rather well. Really does sound like a valve amp in the mids, but without the treacle that *some* valve amp add.

 

I have a ksa100 here if you want, make me an offer?, think you've been pipped on the dac too I'm afraid Kev, long drive to back end of beyond, do enough trips during the week If I got paid by the mile, I'd be smiling

 

Penance,

If you want to hear my Audio Research amp to see if its your kind of thing, you are more than welcome.

Cheers, Robbo

 

Yaboo, bit to much at the mo

 

Warp speed is for pussys