bargain powerhouses.....

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    julian2002 Muper Soderator

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    hi,
    been daydreaming a bit and was wondering if there was a half decent amp that would meet the following criteria....

    250+ wpc output into 8 ohms - ideally doubling properly as impedence halves.

    cost less than 500 ukp.

    new / old, foreign / domestic doesn;t matter.
    monoblock pair would be nice but not mandatory.
    big vu meters a definite plus but again not mandatory.

    have seen a couple of nad amps which would probably do and possibly a rotel or two but was hoping for something a bit more bling.

    cheers


    julian
     
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    I-S Good Evening.... Infidel

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    NAD and Rotel are the obvious choices.

    I'd be inclined to go for an NAD 208THX, 218 or S200.
     
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    Julian,

    I can lend you a Crown K2 if you want to experiment.

    About £500 s/h, fits the bill perfectly, and has a bottom end that puts Krell and Bryston to shame.
     
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    Alesis RA 500 (unfortunately, not bling at all). Or SM's Crown if you are looking for Death Star power.
     
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    Would a s/h TACT SDA do the job?
     
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    mike,
    i'll take you up on your offer for a play with the crown if you don;t mind. fancy a bike ride tomorrow?

    the alesis looks interesting and cheap enough to run bridged so i can arc weld my speaker's voice coils.

    not sure about the tact.

    keep 'em coming.

    cheers


    julian.
     
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    julian2002 Muper Soderator

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    i did spot that. it's a possibility.
     
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