Which Integrated amp for Mission QX-5?
I suggest add the Vincent SV-227MK to your list, 100watt 8ohm / 196watt 4ohm,
Hybrid
design give you tube warm and
transistor output power
for bass control.
https://www.vincent-tac.de/en/product-types/integrated-amplifiers/sv-227mk.html |
I want to get a new more powerful sweet sounding amp.I doubt it the Musical Fidelity M3Si or the Parasound New Classic 200 integrated amp are more powerful sounding! Look at the specs: Marantz PM8006 70 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms, 100 Watts per channel into 4 Ohms Musical Fidelity M3Si 85 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms, no rating into 4 Ohms Parasound New Classic 200 110 Watts per channels into 4 or 8 Ohms Some internal photos: Marantz PM8006 https://www.marantz.com/-/media/images/marantzna/pm8006/mz_pm8006_n-u_k_bk_product_gallery_4.png?cx=... Musical Fidelity M3Si http://bilder.hifi-forum.de/max/654068/musical-fidelity-m3i_389756.jpg Parasound New Classic 200 https://www.hifitest.de/images/testbilder/big/parasound-newclassic-200-integrated-vollverstaerker-58... Vincent SV-227MK https://andermi.ee/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/43_37202.jpg |
That Parasound is lacking enough heat sinks to avoid over-heating its output stage transistors by driving loads below 8 ohms! This is poor engineering! The Marantz is superior here even though it has less watts at 8 ohms. The difference between 70 and 110 watts is just a few decibels - not enough to be of concern! |
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I will say it again: the Marantz PM8006 is a well-engineered amp of sufficient power, capable of driving low impedances - and sounding excellent! Why not sell the Missions and get higher efficiency speakers that can handle the type of music you like? I can recommend the new JBL Stage A170's at $600/pair. These are 2.5 way floor standers, dual woofers, two rear ports, horn-loaded tweeter. $600/pair. Capable of handling all the loud rock and EDM you can throw at them! |
https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649754716-hegel-h160/ woofer grip, clean sound, power in spades, fits your budget |
The Marantz is superior here even though it has less watts at 8 ohms. The difference between 70 and 110 watts is just a few decibels - not enough to be of concern!Yes, I agree the Marantz is superior to the MF and Parasound. Current delivery and build quality is more important than output watts into 8 ohms specs, only the Vincent SV-227MK can deliver close to double watts from 4 ohms to 8 ohms! By the way, speaker is a very personal thing, Mission QX-5 is quite efficient @90 dB, the important factor is its 4 ohms nominal impedance which need a good 4 ohms rated amplifier. |
You guys who are saying my Marantz is superior might be right but it really has a hard time driving inefficient speakers like my Missions. Anyway, Thanks everyone for their inputs so far. I'm gonna check the price of Vincent amp in my country and I'm also thinking of buying Hegel 160 as suggested by @jjss49 But both of these options are expensive so i might sell my Missions and get the JBL as recommended by @jasonbourne52 . |
