BGW Amps?

Has anyone on Audiogon had any experience with BGW systems amps, especially the 750 series? They seem to be used in recording studios, but wouldn't they also be great for home audio?

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tokalou11-12-2003 4:04am

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errivera Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 22 posts 11-14-2003 at 02:07am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete BGW is still around today folks! You can find them at: www.bgw.com I can't vouche for their new amps, but back in the day (70's) their amps were quite durable and reliable. As for their sonic attributes, well, I would think that maybe they were better suited to bass drivers. You can find these on ebay sometimes.
richingoth Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 326 posts 11-12-2003 at 07:20pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I also remember back in the late seventies that I recommended this brand (model number long forgotten) to a bass player for his rig. He was a happy camper. Many, many 75 watt darlington output transistors derated to a few hundred watts per channel.
moemoney Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 158 posts 11-12-2003 at 05:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I remember this back in the day 75-80 in the clubs, a lot of DJs used this amp. During that time this was the amp to have if you were a DJ.
driver Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 750 posts 11-12-2003 at 02:41pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Only used them for PA work & they held up fine.
xiekitchen Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 821 posts 11-12-2003 at 12:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete These were popular around 1972-1976 or so. I have never heard them. I remember them as being advertised as the theatre amplifiers used for the sub-sonics in the movie "Earthquake"

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