EAD Powermaster 1000 amp vs Aragon 8008x3


Both of thses amps are 200 watts per channel, does anyone
have experience with these and what type of cables would work best with Paradigm 100 v2 speakers. Listen to R&B and Jazz.

Although I have a hometheater set-up I am only concerned with
the 2 channel operation. I am looking to get a modwright pre
amp and bypass an EAD processor.

Any thoughts.
thomasjrt

Showing 1 response by cytocycle

The EAD will be warmer the Aragon is unrefined at the top end (borderline harsh in my experience), The Aragon will have the low low bass control but then again the EAD will not be a slacker it's just that is what the Aragon amp was designed for low imped. speakers and bass control.

If you listen to R&B and Jazz I would go with the EAD (I have owned the EAD Powermaster 2000 new for a number of years and sold it and I just bought another one back for my Hometheater because it was so amazing in my older 2 channel system.)

The EAD processores Ovation and up (The Encore single bit technology is not very good) work as extremely good preamps/DAC's especially if you can find an EAD Signature 5.1 with the Balanced outputs and run Balanced out with Digital input in...