Any one try pa amplifiers for home stereo?


Hi, I was looking for info from anyone that had sorted through some of the offerings from QSC, Peavey, Hafler, Crown, and the alike for sound and compatability with home systems. I am looking to drive Infinity Kappa 9's. Dependability and cost seem interesting. I like a slightly warm sound with bloom and am midway through a Foreplay tube preamp build, Which should allow easy mods to selecting output voltages.
Thanks for your opinions.
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Showing 1 response by joe_b

I have read some favorable comments in online forums about Samson Servo amps and the new Carver Pro digital amps. These amps probably will sound close to or maybe even as good as some entry level home audio equipment. However, if you are after "warmth" and "bloom" I would be very surprised if you will find it from a pro audio amp. In fact, I have heard few ss amps that have these characteristics, and they all cost around $2k or more. Would your speakers be a suitable load for a tube amp? If yes, I would suggest you investigate some budget tube amps like ASL or the AMC CVT2100. The latter puts out 80wpc of tube sound and sells for around $700.