bargain powerhouses.....

[julian2002]

hi,
been daydreaming a bit and was wondering if there was a half decent amp that would meet the following criteria....

250+ wpc output into 8 ohms - ideally doubling properly as impedence halves.

cost less than 500 ukp.

new / old, foreign / domestic doesn;t matter.
monoblock pair would be nice but not mandatory.
big vu meters a definite plus but again not mandatory.

have seen a couple of nad amps which would probably do and possibly a rotel or two but was hoping for something a bit more bling.

cheers


julian

 

[I-S]

NAD and Rotel are the obvious choices.

I'd be inclined to go for an NAD 208THX, 218 or S200.

 

[Stereo Mic]

Julian,

I can lend you a Crown K2 if you want to experiment.

About £500 s/h, fits the bill perfectly, and has a bottom end that puts Krell and Bryston to shame.

 

[Markus S]

Alesis RA 500 (unfortunately, not bling at all). Or SM's Crown if you are looking for Death Star power.

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

Would a s/h TACT SDA do the job?

 

[julian2002]

mike,
i'll take you up on your offer for a play with the crown if you don;t mind. fancy a bike ride tomorrow?

the alesis looks interesting and cheap enough to run bridged so i can arc weld my speaker's voice coils.

not sure about the tact.

keep 'em coming.

cheers


julian.

 

[Legzr1]

Worth a look?

http://www.hifiwigwam.com/forum5/4672.html

 

[julian2002]

i did spot that. it's a possibility.

 

[Jimbo]

Could this be what your looking for. At 36kg you may need a RSJ to support it, wouldnt trust a rack. Jim.
http://www.timaudio.com/showphoto.asp?photoid=240

 

[penance]

Rotel RB-1070, listed here at £300 -
http://www.pjhifi.co.uk/pj/special_offers.asp
130w in to 8 ohms, but i cant see a 4 ohm figure quoted.
If your lucky you may find a RB-1090 in your budget.

An RB981 for £229 -
http://www.mikemanningaudio.com/Pages/offers.html