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Would a stereo Sim Audio Moon 861 amp be as powerful as 2 McIntosh 611 monoblock amps?

It’s hard to know because of AC current measurements in addition to wattage rating of a amp. I was wondering... would a single stereo Sim Audio Moon 871 amp (300 watts 8 ohm/ 600 watts 4 ohm) stereo amp play as loud as 2 McIntosh MC611 monoblocks (600 watts at all ohms) without losing sound quality or struggle? For speakers, it would be Focal Sopra n2s or Dynaudios of similar tier. I'm thinking about 85 decibel level. 

dman777

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dman777 OP
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@overthemoon oh wow thank you for sharing. Can you please tell me what preamp you are using with the moon 860 amp?

dman777 OP
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@overthemoon  I was at the audio store and I heard the moon 761 with a Macintosh C12,000 preamp. It sounded really good. I didn't get a chance to hear it paired with the moon preamp. Would it be crazy to pair the 861 amp with the Macintosh c12000 preamp instead? I was wondering if it was the tubes  that complemented that sound really good

 

 

dman777 OP
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I was asking in this thread because I own a Yamaha AS 3200.  I played at 70% volume to get about 70 DB. After 70% it starts losing its sound quality really bad and sounds thin. I want to make sure my next smp has plenty of headroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

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