PS audio m1200


Hi,

I have an ARC Ref 6 preamp with B&W 803 D3 speakers. The M1200’s have a lot of power. I am going to look for a way to demo them. The specs list 600W into 8ohm, 1200 into 4, and stable transients at 2ohms.

I believe the speaker impedance curve has a 3ohm dip. Does anyone have experience to know if these amps are stable at 3ohms with enough power?

 

Thanks

zpatenaude37

I am not an audiophile, but have spent like one.

I have the ref 6 paired with a Bryston 4 b cubed.

 

I find if I want to crank it up the volume flattens out.

It was relayed to me that the design of the volume control on the ref pre is the limiting factor, something to do with gain.

 

Will a more powerful amp solve this? I don't think so.

On that note does anyone know if that vole control on the ref 6 can be modified?

Mossy

Thank you all for the info and advice. I will continue to research your recommendations. 

 

And mossyrocks, it looks like those amps have 2 options for gain. Does it make a difference between the 2 gain options? And also, I am no expert either, but I never looked much into Bryston because the input impedance is lower than what is recommended for the ARC ref 6. Could it be due to that?

Gain switch makes a difference, but the ceiling is still there.

Can't comment on input impedance. The pairing was suggested and confirmed by multiple dealers.

 

 

Interesting. I have the ref 6 and don't have that problem. Good luck and I hope you can figure it out