Danielk141 - building system around primo pair of Snell AIII's. After testing six amps on them, they clearly need as much power as you can give them. Issue clearly demonstrated. Not just chasing big numbers.... Thanks
Gshepard, I definitely want to hear the Snells with a couple of MC 501's or more power. Like to think the 7000 and 452 weren't enough power and 501's would be less "warm". Thanks.
Sunfire 600 should be on the top of your list. It pumps out 1200 watts into 4 ohms and sounds fabulous at all volumes. It's a shame they aren't made anymore, but they come up on ebay regularly.
It is an extraordinary amplifier with a superior power supply courtesy of its linear voltage regulator.
If more power is needed (and it might be if you are running full range ESL or large planar speakers) then the Sanders Magtech in a mono-bloc format will deliver 2000 watts into 4 ohm. That rating is of course RMS for both channels driven at any audio frequency (20 Hz to 20 KHz) and with a THD level cited in the manual of just 0.01% at any power level below clipping.
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