[bbchem]

WANTED TO BUY A CHEAP AGE NOT A CONCERN GOOD CONDITION HIGH POWER >> 100 WPC AMP FOR USE IN MY HOME THEATER TO POWER THE MAGGIES MMG AS REAR SPEAKERS.

BBCHEM@YAHOO.COM

THANKS, BILL

[bbchem]

BUMP

[WGH]

An Adcom 5400 would power those Maggies nicely. I use one in my shop, plenty of high current and decent sound too.

There is currently a new 5400 on eBay.

Wayne

[bbchem]

THANKS, HOW MANY WPC IS IT??

[WGH]

200 watts/channel into the Maggies 4 ohm load, 125 watts/ channel (8 ohm) with MOSFET output circuitry.
* 5400 on Adcom's site
* Adcom GFA-5400 on audioreview.com

[Ericus Rex]

Audire is a company you don't hear of very often but they made (sadly, past tense) great amps that can be had for a song on ebay.  Look for a Forte model - 125 watts channel into 8 (I think) ohms.  I've owned a couple of Audire amps in my day and they're built like tanks.

[Ericus Rex]

Here...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Audire-Power-Amplifier-RARE-WOW-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ280247659324QQihZ018QQcategoryZ39783QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


...is an older Model 2.  I don't know anything about this model but I doubt it will go over $150.

[strider]

I have a Carver M-500 that's not being used if you're interested. Spec'ed at 251wpc @ 8ohms. Let me know if you'd like pictures or anything.

Ben

[James Romeyn]

Bill: I bought this from AC facilitator Bill Berndt about a year ago (he powered his Maggies w/ it); I replaced it w/ a low-power amp for different speakers.  Bill sent me another natural-finish machined-aluminum faceplace plus I have the OEM faceplate but it's a bit scratched up.  Shipping won't be cheap I know, but you are welcome to try it for a week or so & return it for full refund minus delivery, returned in same condition.  This one may be hard to beat at the price.  I'll include a free cherry wood amp stand (must pay for separate shipping).          

http://s246.photobucket.com/albums/gg105/ro7939/Conrad%20Johnson%20MF200%20amp/ 


Conrad Johnson MF200 200Wpc SS + $500 mod by CJ Tech Director

A reliable cool-running smooth-sounding high-current all-analog 56-lb amp for $999

20-year CJ Technical Director Bill Thallman performed $500 upgrade/renovation (3/8/07 invoice in photo): 

1.   Premium high-voltage regulators
2.   Cardas Rhodium RCA input jacks (photo)
3.   Damping sheets under chassis & inside top (photo)
4.   Van den Hul pure silver & silver-plated wire (photo)
5.   Cardas Rhodium 5-way speaker binding posts (photo)
6.   Hyperfast soft-recovery diodes replace standard rectifier
7.   Premium input coupling caps; required circuit modifications
8.   Audiophile AC power cord, Signal Cable, 41” amp to plug tip (photo)

200/350WRMS 8/4-Ohms; two pair output devices per channel; rich detailed upper mid-treble & great stage/image performance.  Stone cold blew away a fully warmed/broken in $2800 Pathos Acoustics Classic One hybrid/MOSFET (then a Stereophile Magazine Class-A Recommended Component); also beat a $1000 ATI #1802 200W bipolar amp.  CJ has excellent power, staging, imaging, refinement, resolution & transparency; the better qualities of tubes w/ none of the cost, heat & service hassles. 

Rock solid reliability; never hiccupped or made inappropriate noise or vibration (mechanical or through the speakers); no blown fuses, no service required, top never removed except for photos.  Dead silent power up/down.  Heatsinks barely warm at highest playback levels.     

Owner’s manual online at Conrad Johnson website; brand new unused OEM shipping carton from CJ; inputs/outputs/fuses/fuse sockets/AC plug all treated w/ Caig Pro Gold; all fuses correct value.  Faceplate is 3/8"-thick beveled-edge; extra faceplate available 1/4"-thick brushed aluminum. 

Specs for shipping & insurance:

Insured value: $1000
Gross shipping weight: 67 lbs
Carton dimensions: 14 x 21 x 23”
Seller can deliver to FedEx Center, Providence UT 84332

Jim R. 435 754 5097 O.K. to call anytime; 100% positive feedback at Audiogon (Spkrplus) & Ebay (RibbonSpeakers).
 

[James Romeyn]

...AGE NOT A CONCERN...

This is self-serving & apologies for that, but all reliable independent professional sources seem to indicate that electrolytic capacitors have a shelf life of about 15 years.  They are mostly used in the power supply because of the higher voltages required, but sometimes may be found at other various sundry places throughout a circuit, especially in lower-priced amps.  It seems prudent to count on replacement cost at the appropriate age rather than hoping you'll luck out & they won't go bad, or purchase an amp that has verified replacements or get a newer amp, unless the price is so low that you can justify tossing it if they go bad (hum develops in the speakers).

Sprague caps are alleged to be the exception to the rule, 35 year old samples in the field routinely maintaining specification.

[doug s.]

what do you consider cheap?  i have a nice homebrew hypex ucd180 amp (180w into 4 ohms, 100 into 8 ohms) that i'd like $600 for, shipped to the lower 48.  i can send pics if interested...

thanks,

doug s.

[golfugh]

I've got a Carver M4.0t, 385w/ch that I'll sell you cheap.  I just pulled it out to insert Odyssey Mono Extreme SEs.  If interested send me a PM, I'll cover shipping to the lower 48.