Hi All,
I need an amp advice.
I'm going to buy Wharfedale diamond 225 or Wharfedale diamond 12.2 and I need an amp for it.
My budget is around 400 USD for the amp.
The speaker's sensitivity is 88dB and 8 Ohms.
I need not tall amp - below 10cm height(it would be great), listening distance up to 5 meters. I don't care about a lot of inputs, but 2 inputs would be beneficial in case of future upgrades to the system.
I'm living in Ukraine, we do not have much choice here.
Based on that I can see such options:
Cambridge audio axa35 - 35 Watts (into 8 Ohms)
Nad c 316bee v2 - 40 Watts (into 8 Ohms)
AIYIMA A07 TPA3255 - looks like a lot of power
other Chinese brands based on Infineon ma12070 - 40 Watts (into 8 Ohms)
I believe that soundwise ca or nad would be better. But what about power - would it be enough?
As for AIYIMA is it a lot worse than ca or nad - because power will be enough for sure.
Or maybe you have your own sugestions.
As for used apms - I'm a bit scared cuz I don't know real value(price) of the amps and also it would be hard to check its efficiency(is it works well).
Or maybe something like that - https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/powe...wer-amplifier-ncore-2x125w-4-ohm-p-12756.html
I need an amp advice.
I'm going to buy Wharfedale diamond 225 or Wharfedale diamond 12.2 and I need an amp for it.
My budget is around 400 USD for the amp.
The speaker's sensitivity is 88dB and 8 Ohms.
I need not tall amp - below 10cm height(it would be great), listening distance up to 5 meters. I don't care about a lot of inputs, but 2 inputs would be beneficial in case of future upgrades to the system.
I'm living in Ukraine, we do not have much choice here.
Based on that I can see such options:
Cambridge audio axa35 - 35 Watts (into 8 Ohms)
Nad c 316bee v2 - 40 Watts (into 8 Ohms)
AIYIMA A07 TPA3255 - looks like a lot of power
other Chinese brands based on Infineon ma12070 - 40 Watts (into 8 Ohms)
I believe that soundwise ca or nad would be better. But what about power - would it be enough?
As for AIYIMA is it a lot worse than ca or nad - because power will be enough for sure.
Or maybe you have your own sugestions.
As for used apms - I'm a bit scared cuz I don't know real value(price) of the amps and also it would be hard to check its efficiency(is it works well).
Or maybe something like that - https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/powe...wer-amplifier-ncore-2x125w-4-ohm-p-12756.html
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