power amp? stereo reciever?

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dementedchord said:
if you think a lowend "pro" is better than a home stereo amp.... pass the bong dude you've had enough... the best suggestion was the nad....
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Not just any low cost amp, but the RA100 in particular. It’s a nicely made solid state unit with a good track record. I’ve had a few nice surprises over the years with good bang-for-the-buck devices. The RA100 just happens to be one of them. It fits well with the needs of the original poster. If he had asked for a $1000 amp, well we could list a few of those too.

The list of amps I haven't used over the last 25+ years is a bit shorter than the list of the ones I have. Now and then a piece of equipment you don't expect to stands out, and you don't forget it. ;)
 
Farview said:
It's not a matter of quality. The power section in a home stereo might be cleaner than a low end power amp. But you can't get signal to the power section without going through a bunch of circuitry designed to hype the sound. More that a few home stereos were designed to sound extra dull until you hit the loudness button. Don't get me started on tone controls, surround, stereo wide, etc...

If you could get your signal to the power section of your home stereo without going through all the garbage, you would be in really good shape. Unfortunately, you can't. The types of audiophile power amps that don't have all that crap are as (or more) expensive than a regular studio power amp.
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i would never suggested using the tone controlls or a loudness button but truethfully jay your off base ont he rest of it... i've been inside way too many of these things to beleive this using tone bypasses really do bypass... and a poweramp in is the best way to go... also as i said previously the nad is the better option...
 
Beck said:
Not just any low cost amp, but the RA100 in particular. It’s a nicely made solid state unit with a good track record. I’ve had a few nice surprises over the years with good bang-for-the-buck devices. The RA100 just happens to be one of them. It fits well with the needs of the original poster. If he had asked for a $1000 amp, well we could list a few of those too.

The list of amps I haven't used over the last 25+ years is a bit shorter than the list of the ones I have. Now and then a piece of equipment you don't expect to stands out, and you don't forget it. ;)
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im glad for you that you've been lucky with your ra 100... but i've worked on too many too agree with you.... as always YMMV...
 
dementedchord said:
this using tone bypasses really do bypass...
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When you have the option to bypass. Unless you do have a "power amp in", there is no way to get the treble and bass controls out of the circuit and many recievers do have tone shaping circuitry that is not bypassable (with the exception of the poweramp in on the few receivers that have the option)
 
The key, IMO might be the THD vs IM (Total Harmonic Distortion vs. Intermodulation Distortion) based on trying to trick your home stereo to fit the bill. IM is going to be the spec that will create fatigue to the listener. People often get wrapped up in 'watts'-

I posted that I thought the RA 100 was a solid purchase for me, but was really talking about the durability. A larger cane would be the old PeeWee CS800. didn't sound that great with PA's, but nearly indestructible...

the biggest issue is the fact that it's one thing to use what you have, but there is no real point in trying to hack using a stereo receiver unless you have to at a low price point... just sayin'...
 
Farview said:
You just happen to own the 1 in 100 recievers that are the exception to the rule. As long as it cost less than a comparable power amp, we have a winner.
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It was free to me when my folks upgraded to a 5.1 Sony receiver. :D
 
re: hyped consumer amps... it just aint so... not wantin g to beat the dead horse but i would simply point out that if it were true then when they do thd/im distortion tests (Which litteraly compare the input to the output) it would show up as shit loads of distortion... no??? it does on my test gear... the bigest differences in pro and consumer stuff (aside from misleading power specs) has more to do with being able to kick that bitch out the back of the truck and still use it... something the afore mentioned cs800 can do in spades... the hype in consumer gear is in the speakers not the amp...
 
who let this fucking idiot in here???? some one left the door open again!!!!
 
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