The Power 3's are available cheap on the used market. I have seen a number for $3500 the pair, which is a third of list price. If you need the power, the Power 3 is a better buy than the Power 2.
The general consensus is that these amps have a more solid state like sound than tube. They have been characterized as lean and with a slightly distant sound, and lacking the tube "bones" of other units. I think the Audio Research VT-100 is generally preferred as more detailed, tube-like in the midrange, and generally sonically superior.
The general consensus is that these amps have a more solid state like sound than tube. They have been characterized as lean and with a slightly distant sound, and lacking the tube "bones" of other units. I think the Audio Research VT-100 is generally preferred as more detailed, tube-like in the midrange, and generally sonically superior.