Yamaha NS-10 (what would be the perfect power amp?)

[DesertDude]

yamaha P220 on ebay 3 hours to go

I had that exact set up, to be honest it was kinda thick sounding... I think it has a slow slew?


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[Alécio Costa]

if you want a small, budget thing, check the a100a. I ave ine here, but since you are in the USA, you shall buy it almost half at ebay!
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[Alécio Costa]

if you want a small, budget thing, check the a100a. I ave ine here, but since you are in the USA, you shall buy it almost half at ebay!
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[Clif Norrell]

I was using a Yamaha P-2200 for my NS-10's and yes, they are a beast of an amp, but all brute force and no refinement. I think you are better off spending a bit more to get something clearer sounding, like some of those suggested above.

I've also had better luck with some of the higher end Crown amps on NS-10's. The DC-300 is an old favorite, and the Crown Studio Reference 2 is a monster, maybe overkill for NS-10's, but still an incredible amp.

[Muzoid]

Forget all the specs / wattage and the blah, blah, blah...

Every single time that I have walked into a major recording studio that I hadn't worked in before and listened to a CD to get a feel for the room before starting and the Yamahas sounded great... it was always the same amp.

Bryston 4B or 4B st

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[Brent Hahn]

The other nice thing about Bryston (if you're buying used/eBay etc.) is the transferrable warranty -- something like 25 years. So if it shows up DOA, you're not totally screwed.

BH

[Mastersonics]

hi
thanks everyone for the great info
here's the situation:

a friend of mine is closing his studio and
he is selling a Hot House One Thousand model
plus a Muse 100 series amp.

i was wondering if any of you heard or
used any of these ones.
what's your take on these amps etc...

i'm also looking at the Bryston
just want to see if these are good amps as well

thanks for any info
regards,
charles

[bryston]

Ashley fet 500 or 200s work well also

[stick]

I have a hafler p1500 trans nova amp for sale. It's just sitting there I will sell it for $150 u.s dollars. If any are interested I can be reached at [email protected] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[Matt Zeiner]

I recently set up a pair of NS-10s with a Crown K1. Both myself and the client were more than adequately impressed. No fan, runs quiet and sounds like music. Beware of the Hafler Pro5000 series from the early 90's...very unreliable units. A major movie theatre chain I used to do service for had them in a multiplex and after ALL of them (we are talking 12 Bi-Amped SDDS 8 channel Plus subs screens all using them) failed 3-4 times over a 1.5 year period, they had to throw them out. Hafler kinda gave up on them, too. Not a very good record....I spec Crown, BGW and Yamaha now.