Student budget power amp

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #20 on:** 5 Jul 2004, 08:39 pm »

Let us know how it sounds

I'm a bit interested in the jvc 100w tripath amps too since they're not too pricy but are integrateds by nature. Hopefully I can get a bit more info out of Dmason

Mathew_M · « **Reply #21 on:** 5 Jul 2004, 08:55 pm »

The Teac is tempting.

My Panny XR25 just isn't cutting it for me and I want to spin my vinyl again so I'm tempted by the Teac.

Dmason, how would you compare the Teac to the Powerwave? I really like the Powerwave but its 15watts don't cut it. Does the Teac sound signifcantly more powerful? Also I'm guessing you've compared the Teac to the new JVC amp right?

Dmason · « **Reply #22 on:** 5 Jul 2004, 09:11 pm »

Teac has twice as much juice for the same price as the PowerWave. Mo' betta fo shoo.

30 watts is getting into adequate power country, and it will output 30 watts in the blink of an eye: Tripath amps have the rise time of lightning, and exhibit fantastic speaker control. The Teac has no unnecessary, ancillary type circuitry, is therefore far less noisy, and the implementation is simple, clever, well executed, and, they look very nice in their brushed silver Aluminum livery. My advice: drink two bottles of wine and they will look like Rowland monoblocks, sitting pretty behind the speakers

There is tons of room to add stuff inside, a tube DAC with a volume control comes to mind, and two of them = one component width.

If you have a tube pre amp and the ability to bi amp then the TEAC is a great choice, as long as you have speakers +91db.

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #23 on:** 6 Jul 2004, 01:04 am »

Quote from: Dmason

My advice: drink two bottles of wine and they will look like Rowland monoblocks, sitting pretty behind the speakers

zybar/George.... you could of saved yourself some money with these Teac's !!!

zybar · « **Reply #24 on:** 6 Jul 2004, 01:57 am »

They might look like 201's after two bottles, but you might need more wine before they sound like the 201's...

George

Dmason · « **Reply #25 on:** 6 Jul 2004, 02:08 am »

I agree.

However, with the difference saved and invested in foreign currency pairs, I will withdraw some gains and build an LC Audio amp, THEN we can tear and compare. If it sounds even close, I will then CNC mill up some o' dem stainless steel faceplates, take the name tag off some of my keyboard equipment so it will say, "Roland."

Then I will have "Roland" monoblocks AND a FOREX account, AND lots of wine.

One thing I know is that this low end stuff is beginning to sound dangerously high end.

ps: I used to own a Rowland Model 1, a damn fine sounding machine.

zybar · « **Reply #26 on:** 6 Jul 2004, 02:12 am »

If you live anywhee near NYC area, build 'em and bring them up to my place. I would love to have an equal or better sounding amp for less money!

George

Dmason · « **Reply #27 on:** 6 Jul 2004, 02:22 am »

I plan on being in NYC late fall, and plan on having build at least one LC amp by then. If so, I would be VERY interested in comparing the two.