ethervalve
Well-known member
Hi folks,
I'm shopping around for an amp for my NS10 monitors and I saw a beautiful looking McIntosh solid state unit for sale locally for $500 (Canadian). It's rated at 50 watts per side but I read that that's fairly conservative and they actually test at 70+watts.
There's also a well-used Bryston 3B for about $100 less. I'd ideally like an amp that makes the NS10s a little less fatiguing on the ears.
Does anyone have any experience with these amps? Thanks in advance for any insight.
Here are the McIntosh's deets from Roger-russell.com :
MC 2505 Stereo Power Amplifier
ELECTRICAL: 50w/ch. Response 20-20kHz (+0 -0.25dB). Distortion 0.25%. Noise and hum -90dB. Output impedance 4, 8 and 16 ohms. Damping factor 10. Input impedance 200k. Input sensitivity 0.5v. Headphone impedance 4 to 600 ohms. Sentry Monitor.
FRONT PANEL: Glass panel. Illuminated. Power level meters (meters read 0 at 50w). Gain controls. Meter range sw: off, -20, -10 and 0. Speaker sw: on or off. Power sw: on or off. Headphone jack.
BACK PANEL: Output barrier strips. Audio inputs. AC outlet. Circuit breaker. Panloc mounting.
Size 5-7/16"H, 16"W and 13"D. Weight 38 lb. Sold from 1967-1977. Last retail price $549.00
I'm shopping around for an amp for my NS10 monitors and I saw a beautiful looking McIntosh solid state unit for sale locally for $500 (Canadian). It's rated at 50 watts per side but I read that that's fairly conservative and they actually test at 70+watts.
There's also a well-used Bryston 3B for about $100 less. I'd ideally like an amp that makes the NS10s a little less fatiguing on the ears.
Does anyone have any experience with these amps? Thanks in advance for any insight.
Here are the McIntosh's deets from Roger-russell.com :
MC 2505 Stereo Power Amplifier
ELECTRICAL: 50w/ch. Response 20-20kHz (+0 -0.25dB). Distortion 0.25%. Noise and hum -90dB. Output impedance 4, 8 and 16 ohms. Damping factor 10. Input impedance 200k. Input sensitivity 0.5v. Headphone impedance 4 to 600 ohms. Sentry Monitor.
FRONT PANEL: Glass panel. Illuminated. Power level meters (meters read 0 at 50w). Gain controls. Meter range sw: off, -20, -10 and 0. Speaker sw: on or off. Power sw: on or off. Headphone jack.
BACK PANEL: Output barrier strips. Audio inputs. AC outlet. Circuit breaker. Panloc mounting.
Size 5-7/16"H, 16"W and 13"D. Weight 38 lb. Sold from 1967-1977. Last retail price $549.00