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

Have you heard Bel Canto Ref 1000m? I'm just looking for cheaper amp options with high power at this point. I wish I could afford some Accuphase class A, but that's just not in the budget. My budget ran thin by the time I got to the amps. 

you might to try an Anthem P2 amp, they have one listed here for $1,900.00 it will go down to 0 ohms (dead short) and keep on playing plus they do not get hot, room temp is all. This amp is built like a tank and has plenty of power for most any speaker you can get.

I've had one for over 10 years and you can run this thing at full blast all day everyday and it will just keep going, not a lot of reviews but the ones you find all say this amp is worth it and the sound is very neutral.

Look up d sonic as well call him. I have d sonic and ps audio1200. I like them both. I do enjoy a conversation with the designer . The d sonic are driving the betta woofers and ps 1200 drive eminent lft 8b.i have called Bruce a few times these people have decades of knowledge. 

Hello zpatenaude37!  If you have not made a purchasing decision yet, I recommend you try the Fiera4 from Starke Sound. It is new model of an amp whose mame ended in AD4. I have six of that discontinued model and am waiting for the new one to arive. They have a return policy and the new model  has a switching power supply and is not nearly as heavy as the previous version. The AD4s do a beautiful job with every speaker I've tried it on. I have five systems in the house and many sets of commercial and DIY speakers to play with. I have no affiliation with the company, but I've been building amps and speakers for over 50 years and know a winner when I encounter one. Needless to say, I have a very tolerant wife. The amp goes on sale during holiday periods for about $999. It's a bargain at the regular price. Check out their website, their name - no spaces dot com. It is a very remarkable product and is 4 channel amp, switchable to 2 or 3 chanels with the flick of a switch, no cable unplugging and replugging. Enjoy the music!.