Because it’s evident, black sounds better, hence has a superior value!
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Parasound. I owned amps from their HCA and HALO lines.
I agree with @davida about the liquid sound. They drove Focal and Vandersteen speakers (before I reached true enlightenment with KEF speakers).
*Parasound’s previous web site version was vastly superior (elegant with loads of white space) to the current version but new ownership, etc.
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This Mirage model has a minimum impedance of 4ohm, so I don’t think you need tons of current, though some is needed, more watts are needed because of the low sensitivity. I would look for used M1200’s.
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Just to throw out another alternative, I would highly recommend taking a look at the Anthem STR power amp. They pop up on the used market here n there but that amp has a ton of power and will work on about any speaker.
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Thanks for all the good ideas and topics above.
I ended up pulling the trigger on a new set of Wyred 4 Sound SX-1000R since they had a 40% off holiday discount. They are monoblocks, each rated at about 1200W/ 4ohm. They had some nice reviews, though probably not as nice as the M1200s…but for a $2160 new for their specs, being made in USA, and a 5year warranty, it was too good to resist.
More SX-1000R details here.
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Don’t sell the SX 1000R short!
I have a wyred4sound STP SE Stage 2 preamp that is absolutely amazing
transparent, reveals minutest detail, delicately presented micro dynamics
with crushing FFF …
Cannot say enough for EJ Sarmiento…makes designs and builds great product!!!
And he designed and built your SX 1000Rs…Enjoy them…
Fwt they do require burn in…I just don’t know how long…just be patient
with the ensuing up and downs of the burn in process…when they settle in
you are in for a long time treat!!!
Congrats
By the way which preamp are you using?
Best wishes
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Wow, that is great to hear.
I actually spoke to EJ and he was super knowledgeable and humble. He told me that the amp would require about 100 hours of play time before it sounded “broken in”.
Looking back on it, i thought EJ was incredibly knowledgeable and i even complimented him for being so. I had not known he was also the designer, but that figures clearly now!
For my Preamp i am just using an Eversolo DMP A6. It’s relatively inexpensive but it does a great job streaming and playing from its onboard SSD. At some point I may need to invest in a true preamp, but I do think subwoofers will be next project once my hobbies slush fund recovers.
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