Lets recap a bit…
@vermaxis
He has in several threads detailed his journey.
Chosen a dac, Has Vienna ././. Models
Pathos Kratos amp and has very detailed written about the sound he is looking to have.
He has come to the conclusion he wants a neutral
Amp.
And as it seems, there is no ONE definition to what that is.
There is one clue…. Compared to the Pathos Kratos, it must be in the system neutral.
Must be powerfull, not incicive in the tweeter (the Kratos is rather lively there and the loudspeaker rises up to 10 kHz with vengance and with tinnitus one can understand that neutral means it must not be MORE incisive than a Kratos…
MPD-8!is the dac. Organic slightly warm and not known for hot treble…
There Are quite a lot of clues given…
Speakers - not neutral. Dac - not the (most neutral there is, as per say)
Cables:
Clues there too. None Are Hot and hyper detailed or strident.
Musical one could say.
So, a very Good job done by OP in giving lits of clues. Bravo!
What amp in all this context would «GEL» to a neutral, or more neutral presentation and come alive… read: Have jump factor from the ffirst watt.
It will have to be rather powerfull, have Good current, and be ‘Fast’ but not close to neutral like clinical…
So dampening factor might be a factor..,
Slew rate is important, transistor type… the list goes on.
I suggested MBL N21 because of what type of loudspeaker it is designed to drive originally.
Heavy load, inefficient need that omph Right from the start…
So, thats My analyses and reasoning behind it.
I could say that Rotel RB-1590 that can be had for dirt cheap possibly would do a Great job as well.
Will it be considered? I think not.
Would it be neutral? More neutral than a Pathos Kratos.
It has (RB-1590) 23db of gain into xlr allowing the DAC to use its powerfull outputstage and crank those volts out.
it has "just" 300 in dampening factor so it will not be to much of a grip on the woofers going down the herzess. (Mini Fletcher Munson anybody..)
The power to let go... Never heard it, but just looking at the specs... Current monster, a Rotel trait.
Resolution, no clue... but it is probable "enough" Right?
Just saying...
So as as demo idea. Surely there is something known to be not as beautiful and tubey as a Pathos out there. (The Pathis does not try to be neutral. It infuses beauty. It is a trait.
You just have to pick something and try it.
No one amp is always neutral in all context.
There is no such thing…
This is a sort of "Hello there" post... in a way... What is the actual mission?
‘General Kenobi is the alter ego of the unknown neutral perfect amp that brings order and solution…
Midiclorean count 30k ….
He jumps down in volume, speaks with confidence and is in controle … the droid buzz, is silenced…
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