Thread: E-480 is coming
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Old 08-18-2019, 08:28 AM
meltemi meltemi is offline
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Originally Posted by Littleyin View Post
Hi everybody, I have bought B&W 802D3

But I have not decided to buy E480 or E4650

now I have no enough money to buy pre-amp and power-amp

my plan:

1. E480 -> in the future add A250 -> final replace E480 with C3850
2. E480 -> in the future add P7300 -> final replace E480 with C3850
3. E650 -> in the future add P7300 -> final replace E650 with C3850

Which plan is better?
Of course the C-3850 + 2x A-250 combo is close to sonic Nirwana but also very expensive. IMHO it is a must for my 800D3.

To spend less money, I'd go for the E-650 and later add an A-48 for the low end to do biamplification.
The E-650 has a fully balanced volume control similar to that of the C-3850 and is Class A.
The E-480 does not have a fully balanced volume control and is not Class A .

If unsure, I'd highly recommend to do a listening comparison E-650 vs E-480, but please be aware that sources and cables might influence the results.

Martin

Last edited by meltemi; 08-18-2019 at 08:30 AM.
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