BossBunos
Active Member
HI all,
Im a long time reader and this is my first post
I have the focal sopra2 with the Hegel rost. I really love this combo.
Later I decided I wanted to give room correction a try and bought the miniDsp shd. Really pleased with the results!
Next step for me is to replace the integrated amp with a power amp. I had the opportunity to test a purifi et400 based amp in my setup for a couple of weeks.
What I noticed (subjectively) was that the bass with the Hegel was 'better'. It just sounds a little thin/less textured on the 1et400 (this was tested with dirac off btw).
I'm ready to pull the trigger on a Benchmark AHB2 but I'm just not sure.... Will the bass be disappointing?
I tought maybe it's the fact that the Hegel is more lineair in 2 ohm loads (keeps doubling power).
The 1ET400 has 227 in 8, 425 in 4, but only 450 in 2 ohms.
The sopra2 dips quite deep (2.6ohms) with a pretty nasty phase angle (45) in the bass (90hz).
Is it lack of (peak) power that I'm hearing or is that just bs?
Cheers
Im a long time reader and this is my first post
I have the focal sopra2 with the Hegel rost. I really love this combo.
Later I decided I wanted to give room correction a try and bought the miniDsp shd. Really pleased with the results!
Next step for me is to replace the integrated amp with a power amp. I had the opportunity to test a purifi et400 based amp in my setup for a couple of weeks.
What I noticed (subjectively) was that the bass with the Hegel was 'better'. It just sounds a little thin/less textured on the 1et400 (this was tested with dirac off btw).
I'm ready to pull the trigger on a Benchmark AHB2 but I'm just not sure.... Will the bass be disappointing?
I tought maybe it's the fact that the Hegel is more lineair in 2 ohm loads (keeps doubling power).
The 1ET400 has 227 in 8, 425 in 4, but only 450 in 2 ohms.
The sopra2 dips quite deep (2.6ohms) with a pretty nasty phase angle (45) in the bass (90hz).
Is it lack of (peak) power that I'm hearing or is that just bs?
Cheers
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