I am not so concerned with power as much as SQ. Some comments indicate that the SQ of 360 s2 or 300RS is noticeably better than 260. Do you agree with this?The 260 should be enough power in your room. The monos will be effortless.
My system is not SOTA. Preamp is Dan Sachs tube preamp, Lumin X1 streamer/DAC and Sound Lab ESL speakers. Currently using X350.5 but it generates 600W of heat just on idle in my tiny room: 11 x 9 ft. I was looking at a used Spectral since they generate only 250W and low class A bias. I like the sound of the current system but I am willing to change the pre/amp combination.I would not agree with that statement. The 260 is a fine amp. Monos have different qualities that most mono versions of the stereo amp will have. The 300RS is the latest thinking from Spectral and is more than 2X the price of a 260.
What preamp will you be using? If all your equipment is state of the art it may be worth the cost to go for the 300RS.
I got the answer on this. Spectral will not service anything this old.My friend's old DMA-200 has started to buzz on the right channel and the left channel at higher volume. He has never had it serviced, but he loves the sound and prefers to refurbish it. Can he directly deal with Spectral to refurbish something so old or does he have to go through a Spectral dealer? Would they even refurbish something that is 30 years old?
It is supposed to be 250W on idle. I am guessing about 10W in class A.My 260 puts out a lot of heat on idle. I have a similar small space. The 260 puts out heat. The DMC-30 puts out heat and my Aesthetix Io beats them all. Lots of class A to enjoy.
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