2. amps-preamps
  3. 191081-145729

Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail!

I am assuming some of you have experienced the following.... All else being the same in the chain, you replaced a power amplifier and started hearing more resolution and detail, perhaps a lil more in a track that you have heard a thousand times.

Ime, the higher you go up in price doesn't necessarily guarantee that you could experience the above mentioned. It seems to come down to the nitty gritty of the circuits under consideration, i.e., the black art of power delivery and analog circuit design.

What is a power amp you may have experimented with that provided the maximum detail and resolution at any price? (Not just perceived changes in tonal balance, etc).

I am hoping to shortlist a power amp based on some suggestions here for a future purchase.

 

P.S. If you are an ASR type of guy who thinks all power amps sound the same, this may not the right thread for you, I suppose...

deep_333

Showing 3 responses by zuesman

zuesman
207 posts
 

you should look into the SIM audio north collection the 761 and the 861 amplifiers I heard the 761 and its phenomenal not cheap but well worth it.

zuesman
207 posts
 

You should definitely listen to the new SIM audio 861 amplifier it beats amplifiers costing two to three times the price, the new MDCA circuitry that they have developed is a game changer, It's the first a/ab amplifier that I know of that uses no local or global feedback most other amplifiers still use local feedback which affects the sound, I have no doubt that this amplifier will beat other amplifiers in the 40 to $70,000 Canadian range.

zuesman
207 posts
 

drbay,

I just purchased the SIM audio 861 amplifier all I could say is wow I listened to the Burmeister 216 and 218 which are 50 and $70,000 Canadian and the same audio 861 sounds better the background details those little fine details you can hear a lot clearer with the sim audio 861 and it's only 22,000 US or 29,000 Canadian, the MDCA circuitry that Sim has developed is a real game changer it's going to piss off a lot of companies that make real expensive amplifiers.

More to discover