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Be sure to amortize tube replacement cost against the cost of a solid state unit which is usually significantly higher in cost (e.g. ARC Ref 5 SE vs Ayre KX-R.) |
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Congrats on the ML amp....they are terrific. |
not sure about the classe and parasound but the strads sound very good top to bottom with the pass xa100.5 amps. If you have a large room (can't tell from your pics) or play really loud, the xa200 may be worth it but I would hazard a guess that the xa160.5 would be ideal and you may even get away with the xa100.5
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Oddly enough, that is the recommendation of 4 others I've spoken with. I might go for the xa200.5's. Gasp! 700 watts power consumption at idle. Wow.
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From the manual describing the Levinson's button-operated standby mode: "Power is connected to the main power supply and voltage gain stages. Power is not connected to the output (current gain) stage. Because voltage gain stages are kept at their normal operating temperatures, the No432/431 remains warmed-up to deliver an optimal performance. In standby, the No432/431 consumes about 50W of power." |
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Rated power consumption 440W @ 1/8th power into 8Ω From room temperature, the amplifiers warm up fast. They reach their ideal temperature in less than fifteen minutes and remain there regardless of how hard they are driven. No conventional heatsink can do this. |
What happened to the ML432?
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Beautiful Amp!
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