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Benatalaya

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Good Morning. I write to the bull to ask for an amplifier recommendation. I have been in the world of listening to music all my life. I am 62 years old. I'm not audiophile. I listen to vinyl. I had some JBL xpl160 speakers and a Harman Garden stage and price for 30 years. I currently have some TAD TSM2 or Pioneer Exclusive 2402 speakers. Garrard 401 turntable. Leben valve phono preamp. Ortofo SPU and Surt Auditorium 23 . The speakers have an approximate sensitivity of 95 dbs. What modern amplifier can you recommend? Class D, Purify, Hipex etc? The inputs of my equipment are RCA. Thank you very much.
 

GXAlan

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The Benchmark AHB2 remains the gold standard for performance and reliability. Since you listen to vinyl, some may argue that it is overkill but I actually found my Kenwood L-08c/L-08m to sound great with vinyl and that is one of my best measuring amps.
 

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A modern class D amp with many modern features plus vintage looks: :)

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95dB sensitive speakers you say. With "normal" listening volume and distance to the speakers, you don't need that many watts.Here you can test how many watts make sense, is suitable for you::)

(with the addition that pure subwoofers, dedicated low-frequency playing bass modules usually require a lot of watts / power, but that's another question:))
 
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Benatalaya

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Un amplificador de clase D moderno con muchas características modernas y un aspecto vintage::)

[ADJUNTAR=completo]240459[/ADJUNTAR]

https://nadelectronics.com/50years/c3050le/

Altavoces sensibles a 95dB, dados. Con un volumen de escucha "normal" y la distancia a los altavoces, no necesita tantos vatios. Aquí puede probar cuántos vatios tiene sentido, es adecuado para usted::)

(con la adición de que los subwoofers puros, los módulos de graves dedicados a la reproducción de baja frecuencia generalmente requieren una gran cantidad de vatios/potencia, pero esa es otra cuestión

Un amplificador de clase D moderno con muchas características modernas y un aspecto vintage::)

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https://nadelectronics.com/50years/c3050le/

Altavoces sensibles a 95dB, dices. Con un volumen de escucha "normal" y la distancia a los altavoces, no necesita tantos vatios. Aquí puede probar cuántos vatios tiene sentido, es adecuado para usted::)

(con la adición de que los subwoofers puros, los módulos de graves dedicados a la reproducción de baja frecuencia generalmente requieren una gran cantidad de vatios/potencia, pero esa es otra cuestión :))
Beautiful amp.Thanks you
 

Chrispy

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You want an integrated amp or a power amp ? Where are you?
 
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Benatalaya

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Indiferent. No coloración, no distorsión, about 5000 dólares approximately
 
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