[Scott Dorsey]

Neil Gould wrote:
RANT
Every now and then, I look at new amp offerings to cover the "what-if"
scenario that my aging BGW amps will need to be replaced. I'm finding fewer
and fewer amps in the under 100w/ch range. Also, the newer amps either have
horrid THD (1%... really?!) or exorbitant pricing. Or both. Have speakers
really become so inefficient that one needs 300w/ch???
/RANT

Any suggestions for decent, reasonably priced amps?


This is for PA applications or recording? Smaller amplifiers are drying up
in both markets, mostly because powered speaker systems have started to take
the market over.

If it were me, I'd just get the BGWs rebuilt. But then, I'm using a 1961
model studio monitor amp, which I got in 1978 and which sounds just fine.

For PA use, the QSC RMX series isn't bad, but you're still dealing with RoHS
issues.... I'd feel more secure with a properly maintained old BGW....
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."