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My system comprises Arcam FMJA19 amplifier, Monitor Audio Silver 6 speakers and Audiolab 8200CD. I consider this to be well balanced but feel it is slightly underpowered as my listening room is approx. 50 cubic metres.
The amplifier has pre out so I decided that perhaps a power amplifier may be a good idea but my rack is quite full so it would need to be half size. I set about searching the internet and found many small power amps but of course they are class D. I am not actually against class D as I used to own a Marantz MCR603 which sounded good and there are now many expensive class D amps. Most of my searching centered around American forums where I found a number of high powered small class D amps. One name that came up quite a bit was Ghent Audio in China who sell direct. I was a bit worried about buying but read many good reports of excellent service so decided to go ahead and order. I actually contacted Ghent myself before placing my order with a number of questions and found the service to be second to none. English is not perfect but it is easy to understand and all questions were answered very quickly. The power amp that I have purchased is a dual mono in one case model GA-S500B and the price includes free shipping. If you look at the site you can get full details and prices which are exceptional for what you get.
Also you get a one month trial period and 2 year guarantee.
My amplifier will arrive mid May once I set it up I will give you a review.
The amplifier has pre out so I decided that perhaps a power amplifier may be a good idea but my rack is quite full so it would need to be half size. I set about searching the internet and found many small power amps but of course they are class D. I am not actually against class D as I used to own a Marantz MCR603 which sounded good and there are now many expensive class D amps. Most of my searching centered around American forums where I found a number of high powered small class D amps. One name that came up quite a bit was Ghent Audio in China who sell direct. I was a bit worried about buying but read many good reports of excellent service so decided to go ahead and order. I actually contacted Ghent myself before placing my order with a number of questions and found the service to be second to none. English is not perfect but it is easy to understand and all questions were answered very quickly. The power amp that I have purchased is a dual mono in one case model GA-S500B and the price includes free shipping. If you look at the site you can get full details and prices which are exceptional for what you get.
Also you get a one month trial period and 2 year guarantee.
My amplifier will arrive mid May once I set it up I will give you a review.