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Pre Amp + Amp to run B&W 803S

my budget is $2000 for both the USED preAmp and USED Amp together.I did some research, still novice in this Hifi knowledge.

I am not sure of exact spec's a preAmp should have or even what they are, but I am to some extent aware of the AMP, min 200W in 8 ohms, I am unsure about its Hi current transformer VA values, should be enough to power the 803S.

I am thinking about used Krell KAV250P or 280P as preamp and Classe CA200 or CA300 as the Amp. I will be running this setup as 2 channel only. Your suggestions and Comments are most welcome. Please correct me if I am wrong.
scorpious
scorpious OP
5 posts
 
To keep costs to a min i chose the following setup,
I know mac's, classe, rotel are best paired with B&W's, but to keep my spending under 2K
i decided to go for Parasound - Halo P3 + Yamaha P3500s + bluejeans cables.

thank you all for the advice
cajunpepe
255 posts
 
Scorpious,
It looks like the Yamaha is a professional amp--like those found in nightclubs. What drew you to these amps? It looks from the spec sheet that these amps don't even have a single ended input. How are you planning on connecting them?
Just curious.

Pepe
scorpious OP
5 posts
 
Balanced XLR inputs. from balanced output from a PreAmp.

http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/Images/ProAudio/Product/Views/pseries_amp_rear.jpg
hodby
3 posts
 
Pretty sure you will have trouble driving 803S to decent output levels with a $2K integrated; it's a real burden on underbuilt amps. Not a ROTEL-sound fan at all, so not an option to me at all.

Maybe try to find a used Parasound A21 power amp, stable to 400w at 4ohms, new at $2K.

Good luck.
dawgcatching
139 posts
 
I have not heard the 803s mated to anything in a system that was familiar to me, but at that price point, you could get some decent seperates. I went the route of the DNA-125 from McCormack and Eastern Electric Minimax pre, and it was a very nice sound for $1500 used. You could probably get a used DNA-1 if you needed more juice, the Minimax, and still be at $2k. Upgrade paths are readily available for the McCormacks down the line. Or, perhaps a C-J MF2250a mated to decent pre would keep you under $2k and sound great.
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