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    Prodigy advice needed please?

    Hi Nigel, RRP in Australia was $29k aus,not sure about NZ pricing. Victor.
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    AN Parallel Triode 300B - 20 Watts/Channel

    Hi, I have ML prodigy and audio research ref 600mkIII,and I have Avantgarde Duo,s with Wavelength Napoleon Silver 8 watt SE 300b. A friend has Duo,s with Audio Note Conquest silver signature 18 watt and they do sound great,another has Lamm ML2.1 with Duo,s. If you are staying with 300b...
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    Spires vs. ReQuest (Possibly buyers remorse?)

    Hi Sonny, I have prodigy,s for fronts and requests for rears and far more quality power than most systems .Prodigy,s are at least 3db more efficient than requests like you I have them very widely spaced(more than rec but still sound very good for 2 channel no problem on multi channel as centre...
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    Spires & Amp Comparison: Mac 402 vs 275

    Hi, I think this comparison is a little unfair,75 watts tube and 400 watt SS. We should try a 200 watt to 400 watt tube amp see how that goes.I know how 600 watt tube sounds with prodigy,s unbeatable.Regards Victor. MY SYSTEM. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1136036
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    Power Poll - Tubes, Solid State Or Class D?

    Hi DrjRapp, Did not mean to offend you,but class A power is usually between 20% to 33% of idle current hence my doubt of their claim.I have found out that they do indeed claim 140 watts class A power but with an idle current of 250 watts this is not possible ,1/3 is maybe possible. In my system...
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    Power Poll - Tubes, Solid State Or Class D?

    Hi DrJRapp, Just 1 point your amps idle at 140 watts,therefore class a power maybe up to 20 to 30 watts not 140watts but they do not claim any class A power. I use tube amp,audio research ref 600mkIII monoblocks 600 watts into 16 ohms, class A to 200 watts,idle is 800watts each max 2200watts...
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    Amp Power Requirements at Idle

    Im getting warm Hi twich54 and JonFo, It,s cool,just running tube amps they put out huge amount heat 4 fans and 80kg each highest bias (class A 250) 600watt tube with the exception atma-sphere Ma 3 $125k Audio research ref 600mkIII,31 tubes,20 6550c each mono produce a lot of heat raise temp...
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    Amp Power Requirements at Idle

    Hi twich54, No typo,Aircon does whole house,each room a zone,theatre room is a zone is always on except midnight to 6am,other rooms rarely on max 2 zones,at once theatre room gets 70% to 100% of air flow system is computer controled 4 day changes,each zone etc carrier top of the line in oz. When...
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    Amp Power Requirements at Idle

    Hi, I wouldn,t worry too much about amps if you have air conditioning that will use far more power. In my system, AMPS,800watts each x 2(audio research ref600mkII tube monoblocs)2200watts max each krell TAS 500 watts,3000watts max BAT VK-500 450 watt,2000 watts 4 subs max 2400...
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    Pairing up the Statement E2 with Surrounds

    Hi Russ, With statements for fronts I would recommend rears prodigy,s ,odyssey or requests for sides too. Anything smaller panel wise will be noticeable. I have prodigy,s logos,and requests for rears and 4 subs 2front(revel b15) and 2 rears(genesis 900) amps,Audio research ref 600mkIII monoblocs...
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    Amp upgrade ?

    not too loud It depends on the music you play,ie dynamic range,softest to loudest,if more than 20db you need more quality power but your speakers are more efficent than previous range,min i would recommend 100 to 150watt TUBE amp and if for HT, 200 PLUS.I have prodigy,s with audio research ref...
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    $ is No Object Your Ultimate Amplifier for ML's...

    This will warm you up :bowdown::bowdown: best sound would be ML statements times 5,or 7. amps easy ref600mkIII,new ones tubes exposed no good for HT,TIMES 5 OR 7 note need spare amps,i have 2,and they do break,so 2 times ref 300mkII,OR REF 210 MONOS.
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    Tube Amp For Vantage

    arc amps mate very well with martin logans,i would try vs110, ref110,vm220 ref 210 or larger,i run prodigy,s with arc ref 600mkIII monoblocks and they sound magic,regards vic:D
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    Aragon 8008BB vs Pass Labs X150?

    quest z are difficult to drive measure 85db/watt only i would go to a larger amp,i have owed quest z,request as my rears prodigy front ,centre logos upgrading soon,driven by arc ref 600mkIII mono,s ,krell TAS 5 channel centre,rear bat vk-500 and 4 subs 2 revel b15 and 2 genesis 900 for rear...
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    Conclusions and Confusions: Not just another "Which Amplifier" thread...

    very few 5 channel amps can run all m logan system,krell tas has 2 x2kw transformer i only use it to run centre channel or front three arc ref 600mkIII break.rear amp vk-500 upgrading soon pass labs x350.5.power and quality is what you need,movies have huge range and all amps will clip,newer m...
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    Which subwoofer is best match for my Request

    hi,i have owed requests for 6yrs,prodigy fronts,logos,rear request.i use revel b15 x 2 with front speakers,request with genesis 900 x 2 .requests run full range rear subs run up to 100hz.note request are lean below 180hz depending amp running them.request very hard to drive need a lot more power...
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