Pixelhead
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I just acquired a pair of Ohm Walsh 2000 Speakers and need to figure out the best amplifier to power them from for under $1000. (I'm in Florida, USA). The manufacturer recommends amps between 40 and 200W, but said they'd much rather me overshoot that range that end up with an underpowered amp. The speakers have an 88dB sensitivity and are 6 Ohms.
Audio will come from a Bluesound Node (airplay from phone, TV via eARC, Tidal and music off my NAS). It sounds like the Node has a variable output, so I could send that directly to an amplifier. I'm also fine ending up with an integrated amp.
Ideally I'd like just a two channel amp that is 200ish watts
I've been interested in a Class D amplifier, but find not that many well reviewed options in my price range. There are a few factory reconditioned Rotel RB 1572 V02's for $600 on Ebay.
I'd also consider vintage gear if I can end up with more bang for my buck and realize that will likely end up being a class A/B amp, which is fine, but I'd rather hide it away in a cabinet and would rather not have cooling issues.
I'm trying to get this figured out so that I can receive an amp before August 7th, which is my wife's birthday. I'm using that occasion as my deadline for getting this system setup.
Audio will come from a Bluesound Node (airplay from phone, TV via eARC, Tidal and music off my NAS). It sounds like the Node has a variable output, so I could send that directly to an amplifier. I'm also fine ending up with an integrated amp.
Ideally I'd like just a two channel amp that is 200ish watts
I've been interested in a Class D amplifier, but find not that many well reviewed options in my price range. There are a few factory reconditioned Rotel RB 1572 V02's for $600 on Ebay.
I'd also consider vintage gear if I can end up with more bang for my buck and realize that will likely end up being a class A/B amp, which is fine, but I'd rather hide it away in a cabinet and would rather not have cooling issues.
I'm trying to get this figured out so that I can receive an amp before August 7th, which is my wife's birthday. I'm using that occasion as my deadline for getting this system setup.