Any experience or thoughts on Teac AP 505 (Hypex)

[JeremyFife]

Hi,
Does anyone have experience, or opinion on this Teac power amp?
Looks interesting (low power for the money, but looks nice) https://teac.jp/int/product/ap-505/top

 

[Theodore8]

I have the same question, specifically to drive a pair of ELAC Reference DBR 62s.

Would be grateful if anyone in the ASR community who has tried this combination could report her/his experience !

 

[Chrispy]

I'd rather skip the vu meters and have a more powerful amp....

 

[Theodore8]

I'd rather skip the vu meters and have a more powerful amp....

Noted.

If you know of anyone that tried the combo, I would be grateful for sharing their experience.

 

[eddantes]

Looks like Hypex UcD180 based. So likely identical performance to anything else based on that module.

 

[Theodore8]

Looks like Hypex UcD180 based. So likely identical performance to anything else based on that module.

@Ron Texas wrote elsewhere that he believes it is NC122MP based.

And AP-505 has toroidal power supply, which influences power delivery behavior.

That is why I am looking for any actual feedback from marrying AP-505 with “hard to drive“ speakers, and specifically the ELAC Reference DBR62.

 

[Chrispy]

Noted.

If you know of anyone that tried the combo, I would be grateful for sharing their experience.

It's an amp, of course it will work with your speakers up to a point. The amp 4 ohm spec isn't particularly exciting, tho.

 

[Duke650]

I'm happy with my living room setup: TEAC NT-505 > Lyngdorf RP-1 > TEAC AP-505 > KEF R700

 

[Salt]

Really pleasuering design, but in this range of price You may get (without meters) some more powerful amp, based on hypex and purifiy as well (for Scotland don't know a generic vendor, but for EU audiophonics has a lot of offers ).

 

[GiBo61]

I'm happy with my living room setup: TEAC NT-505 > Lyngdorf RP-1 > TEAC AP-505 > KEF R700

So what kind of Hypex module is present based on the pictures you took?

 

[Duke650]

IMHO it could be a NC252MP OEM

Hypex NC252MP OEM amplifier module with on-board SMPS

NC252MP is a class D NCORE® amplifier with on-board SMPS suited for many high-end audio applications. Output power: 2Ω: 2x 180W, 4Ω: 2x 250W, 8Ω: 2x 150W

www.hypex.nl

 

[spookym]

Really pleasuering design, but in this range of price You may get (without meters) some more powerful amp, based on hypex and purifiy as well (for Scotland don't know a generic vendor, but for EU audiophonics has a lot of offers ).

Since OP is based in the UK, another option is Nord who do both NC252MP and NC122MP amps.
2 x 70Wrms into 8 Ohms or 2 x 115Wrms into 4 Ohms for the TEAC seems similar to the NC122MP specs.

Nord Value-Line MP NC122 Stereo Power Amplifier

 

[Theodore8]

So what kind of Hypex module is present based on the pictures you took?

Definitely NC122MP based on the layout. NC252MP has different layout.