I used a C-900u with a SPL Performer S1200 driving DeVore Super 9 speakers and they paired very nicely! It's well within your budget, especially now that they have a new distribution system.
It also paired well with a Sugden FBA-800 amp.
Finding a Power Amplifier for Luxman C-900U
Hello our community, I think I might need your help to choose a Power amplifier for my system (Stereo or Mono Pow is Ok). Here is my system:
- Speaker: Magico A3 (Also in love with Sonus Faber Serafino or higher is Focal Scala)
- DAC: Mola Mola Tambaqui
- LP/Phono: Technics SP10 MkII / Audia Flight Phono
- Pre: Luxman C-900U
- Pow: At the moment, Pass Aleph 0s
- Cable: All from Acrolink series 7N
For my taste of music:
- Vocal (Opera, Capella, Acoustic,...); Blue; Jazz;
- Sometime instrument: String (Violin, Cello, Guitar, sometime Harp), than drum and piano;
- Sometime Orchestra
- Sometime (rare) with EDM or Rock (Just pop or slow rock, super rare heavy metal)
I really want to upgrade my Aleph 0s with some of the more modern and powerful Pow within $6000 (2nd hand is also a good option), I come up with some in my mind:
- Pass Labs XA60.5 (Roughly $5k in my country for used)
- Luxman M-800a or M-900u (I can find it $6k used imported from Japan, but I love some other combination other than M-900u)
- Parasound JC 1 (Old ver, not Plus)
- Electrocompaniet AW180, or better AW400
- Audionet Amp
- Gato PWR 222
- Moon 860A V1 (or W8?), Trigon Monolog, Mark Levinson 431-532H, Bryston 4B3,...
Hope to receive your suggestion, I really love the Class-A design and don't mind the super hot chassis.
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I'm not sure why you are concerned about fan noise? I only hear it for the first few seconds (to blow dust off the electronics) when the amp is turned on. After that no fan noise! Why would that be a problem? I suppose it could turn on during loud listening sessions powering inefficient speakers, but the db level of the music would be so high as to drown any fan noise. My S1200 never even gets warm when played for hours. Of course, I don't music at head banging levels. : ) Also, the S1200 is supposed to sound better than the monos. |
You are welcome @ darknight8586. Check out Terry London's review. SPL Performer s1200 stereo amplifier by Terry London (stereotimes.com)
Also, I think that having a background in professional audio is a plus when branching out to home audio. The experience and technology gained in producing robust equipment with less noise to stand up to professional use can be transferred to home audio. |