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Threshold S/5000e new amp too good to be true???

I've just read the Soundstage review of this amp and it's too good to be true for it's $2500 brand new price. It was compared to solid-state amplifiers in the $5000 price range, including Aragon Palladium monoblocks, a Simaudio Moon W-5, a Plinius SA-100 Mk 3, Gamut D200 Mk 1 and Mk 2 amps, and an Ayre V-5x. If this amp is up to this big amps costing 2 to 3 times, how come I don't hear or read people raving about it?
Here is the link to the Soundstage review. http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/threshold_s5000e.htm
royy

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loudandclear
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It's possible that the Threshold runs hot because of a high class-A bias. having said that, then *maybe* it should have larger heat sinks. Theshold has a history of producing class-a amps.

The Bryston has a relatively low class-A bias (less than one watt?) so it's not going to run too hot, even with smaller heat sinks.
loudandclear
79 posts
 
Ozfly,

I checked with Threshold and the S5000/e has 45 watts per channel of Class-A before it switches to Class-B.

45wpc of class-A is very high bias for most class A/B amps.
That's why it runs so HOT.
You gotta wonder if there is enough heat sinking there.
loudandclear
79 posts
 
Anyone have a listen to this amplifier yet?
loudandclear
79 posts
 
*bump*

Someone must have heard thsi amp by now. No?
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