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Help to choose my new amplifier
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From which manufacturer?
Or do you mean the modules compared as such between each other?
Or do you mean the modules compared as such between each other?
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Same manufacture, but yes the two modules up against my need, taking into consideration the heavy price difference.
Which manufacturer?
From a well-reputed manufacturer, who is knowledgeable and can put together amplifiers in a good way, then, with your speakers you will not hear any difference. Both modules have power so it is enough for your speakers plus SINAD below the limit of audibility.
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Will even the Hypex have sufficient headroom, when playing in a 60m2 room?Which manufacturer?
From a well-reputed manufacturer, who is knowledgeable and can put together amplifiers in a good way, then, with your speakers you will not hear any difference. Both modules have power so it is enough for your speakers plus SINAD below the limit of audibility.
Per measurements from Stereophile, the Snell has a sensitivity of 87 dB/W/m, and it is not a difficult load. The Purifi module will give 2.6 dB higher output power into 4 Ω (and 1 dB into 8 Ω), but either should be fully adequate to drive the Snell.
The "recommend" amplifier power for the Snell is 50-250 W, and both amplifier modules have rated outputs near the higher end of the recommendations.
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The "recommend" amplifier power for the Snell is 50-250 W, and both amplifier modules have rated outputs near the higher end of the recommendations.
Snell Type C/V loudspeaker Measurements | Stereophile.com
Sidebar 2: Measurements Despite its size, the C/V is only moderately sensitive, at a calculated 87dB/W/m (B-weighted). With its tone control set to its flat, 12 o/c position and the rear tweeter turned off, the Snell's impedance (fig.1) only drops below 6 ohms in the midrange, reaching a minimum...
If you don't intend to push the speakers and your ears to the breaking point in combination with a very long listening distance (in a room where the sound is significantly attenuated) to the speakers, plus also listen to extremely high dynamic music then I agree with NTK above.
But if that extreme scenario were to be the case, you should also consider speakers with even more power handling. Note that we are then approaching PA speaker power performance range.
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- What level do you want?
- How far are the speakers from the listening position?
- What power amplifier did you have before?
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While @melomane13 is asking appropriate technical questions necessary to give you the most correct answers, I'll go out on a limb and say either amp has the juice to go far too loud with headroom and is fully compatible with your boxes. So I agree with @DanielT .
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Likely Audalytic (Gustard) DR70 dac directly connected to the amp, no analog input is required.
Speaking of amp power. Page 34, #662.
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With 120 amp watts and 91 dB sensitive speakers. Maybe a little overdriven by Audio Pro, say 88-89 dB sensitive. Then with this song:
It works but it wouldn't hurt to have even more power. In and of itself I don't want to annoy the neighbors anymore so it's good as it is now.
BUT the same 88-89 dB sensitive speakers and sausage-pressed loudness affected recorded pop music so well maybe 10-15 watts would have been enough.
So it depends on what kind of music you play, plus of course how high the volume is.
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We may not have mentioned in the thread that bass requires much more power than treble. A pair of tweeters can be powered up by a 20 watt amp and that may be enough. A subwoofer, in extreme cases a small sealed subwoofer box, ....well feed it with hundreds, say 400 RMS watts and maybe even that won't be enough (I have experience with that).
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It works but it wouldn't hurt to have even more power. In and of itself I don't want to annoy the neighbors anymore so it's good as it is now.
BUT the same 88-89 dB sensitive speakers and sausage-pressed loudness affected recorded pop music so well maybe 10-15 watts would have been enough.
So it depends on what kind of music you play, plus of course how high the volume is.
Edit:
We may not have mentioned in the thread that bass requires much more power than treble. A pair of tweeters can be powered up by a 20 watt amp and that may be enough. A subwoofer, in extreme cases a small sealed subwoofer box, ....well feed it with hundreds, say 400 RMS watts and maybe even that won't be enough (I have experience with that).
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Both will sound the same. Very few speakers will be able to set them apart. If you have the budget for Purifi go for it. FOMO is real and you will be itching wondering what do you miss out.
I know that purifi will sound the same as my AVR, with my speakers. I don't feel that way.
I know that purifi will sound the same as my AVR, with my speakers. I don't feel that way.
Nitpicky point: low dynamic music is usually the worse load. The more compressed to death it is, especially the bass, the more it approaches torture test signals. Trust me, I'm an expert...If you don't intend to push the speakers and your ears to the breaking point in combination with a very long listening distance (in a room where the sound is significantly attenuated) to the speakers, plus also listen to extremely high dynamic music then I agree with NTK above.
But if that extreme scenario were to be the case, you should also consider speakers with even more power handling. Note that we are then approaching PA speaker power performance range.
A rumbling same level throughout the entire frequency range sound porridge. Sounds do it undeniably, if it's good sound, good aporoatch to record music is another question.Nitpicky point: low dynamic music is usually the worse load. The more compressed to death it is, especially the bass, the more it approaches torture test signals. Trust me, I'm an expert...
In any case, the need for that type of loud music has more or less disappeared now in connection with the reduction of FM radio channels....or?
On the other hand, the artists, the record companies may still want it to sound loud when the music is streamed so that would contradict that?
It's an interesting topic though.
Oh, the loudness war is far from over - or it is, and we lost it. Steaming has the exact same problem as radio did: you'll wanna stick out with your production, and loudness is the easy way.A rumbling same level throughout the entire frequency range sound porridge. Sounds do it undeniably, if it's good sound, good aporoatch to record music is another question.
In any case, the need for that type of loud music has more or less disappeared now in connection with the reduction of FM radio channels....or?
On the other hand, the artists, the record companies may still want it to sound loud when the music is streamed so that would contradict that?
It's an interesting topic though.
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Unfortunately, I think you nailed it here, FOMO
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With tone controls, loudness equalization and room compensation on the computer?
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You have been looking for an amplifier for more than 8 months — what is the problem?
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I really don’t get it, do you?
Looking for a classD amplifier to run my Snell c/v in a larger room (60 m2 approx). Was looking at the following or similar amps: AUDIOPHONICS AP300-S500NC Power Amplifier NCore NC502MP AUDIOPHONICS HPA-S450ET Power Amplifier Purifi 1ET6525SA It’s nearly double price for the Purify solution...
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