Check out Magnus Audio. The are made in California. I have the MA400 from them & it's wonderful. I suspect they make a few models in your price range. They also occasionally come up used.
SS Amp Choices
I presently have a First Watt F8 and was beginning the process of looking at a few Solid State Class AB amps that I could utilize in my system, giving me additional power and flexibility with future speaker choices - running Zu DW 6 Supremes at this time. I would be pairing the amp with my Modwright LS 100. Price wise the range for new/used would be $3 - 4K. My research to date has uncovered the following possibilities - NIB Van Alstine DVA Set 500, NIB Benchmark AHB2, and a lightly used Anthem P2. I have seen a few Pass 150.8 amp offerings but these are top of my range plus for used. I realize there are many choices available and wanted to get some thoughts from this group. Note I will likely keep my F8 as I am attached to it.
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Since you like your F8 I thought this Plinius Class A amp might be worth mentioning as it has a low-bias mode so you can leave it on without killing your electric bill… Here’s a McCormack DNA 225 that’s well below your price range but is a great amp that’ll power just about anything you throw at it… Best of luck. |
Thanks all for your responses and recommendations. I will have time to review them over the holiday weekend. One other potential amp that a friend had brought up that is in the $ range for a lightly used amp - McIntosh MC 152. @soix - I liked the recommendation on the McCormack but it was for local pickup. The Plinius looks very clean and I bet sounds awesome. I know how much heat my F8 puts out in a smaller audio closet and would be concerned with this in the space. I will look into this factor a bit more. |