meep
Prominent Member
So my Christmas project has assembled itself...
I'm anxious to build a stereo system to compliment a 7.2.4 atmos movie system and have been reading a lot about ht-bypass stereo preamps, power amps and the like.
I've sourced a Parasound A23 power amp and a Behringer A100 'reference' power amp to get the ball rolling. I intend to compare it to the amps in my Marantz SR7010 feeding a pair of Kef LS50s and (sometimes) augmented by an SVS PB-1000 sub. Strictly stereo and using the Marantz in pure direct mode as a pre-amp.
I'm aware of the shortcomings of the Behringer but if set up correctly, I would expect there to be little or no difference, especially between the power amps. It's the proposition that amplification, if not overdriven, should be transparent that I want to test.
This exercise will be to satisfy my own curiosity and will of course be mostly relevant to me as it's my listening space, my source equipment, my musical taste and my ears. No double-blind tests here!
I will pull together my impressions at the end in a blog article but before setting out, I'd be interested if there's any pointers or suggestions forum members would have or anything they'd like me to try to test.
Looking forward to the journey....
I'm anxious to build a stereo system to compliment a 7.2.4 atmos movie system and have been reading a lot about ht-bypass stereo preamps, power amps and the like.
I've sourced a Parasound A23 power amp and a Behringer A100 'reference' power amp to get the ball rolling. I intend to compare it to the amps in my Marantz SR7010 feeding a pair of Kef LS50s and (sometimes) augmented by an SVS PB-1000 sub. Strictly stereo and using the Marantz in pure direct mode as a pre-amp.
I'm aware of the shortcomings of the Behringer but if set up correctly, I would expect there to be little or no difference, especially between the power amps. It's the proposition that amplification, if not overdriven, should be transparent that I want to test.
This exercise will be to satisfy my own curiosity and will of course be mostly relevant to me as it's my listening space, my source equipment, my musical taste and my ears. No double-blind tests here!
I will pull together my impressions at the end in a blog article but before setting out, I'd be interested if there's any pointers or suggestions forum members would have or anything they'd like me to try to test.
Looking forward to the journey....