what is a good amp to use with a7s w 416z and 902 or 806 8as

[Phil-G]

i'm really leaning towards a sansui 717 because i like the sound, its a solid 85 wpc, and thats about all i can afford. my little brother says he has the tube amps that were running the altecs in the church auditorium i grew up listening to. but who knows if they even work. i'm getting the picture it doesn't take a lot of "wattage" to get results. as long as the supply has the ass to back it up. any suggestions in the 3-400$ range?

[RonSSS]

What kind of tube amps......

[cradeldorf]

1-3 watts will get stuff moving. I'm running 90 watt Harman Kardon. Sansui's are supposed to be pretty nice amps. If your brother is offering I wouldn't turn down the tubes, unless he wants an arm and a leg for them.

[Alien_Shore]

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[bowtie427ss]

For your budget, buy the best preamp you can with 3/4 of it then put the rest in a small but decent pro power amplifier that you can upgrade down the road when more funds become available.

For example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altec-Lansin...p2047675.l2557

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ashly-Stereo...item589b28b3bc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BGW-250B-POW...item43b95cc46f

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Harm...p2047675.l2557

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mitsubishi-D...item2a2a728cde

[Audio_by_Goodwill]

Any reason not to use an Altec 9444A? That's what I use connected directly to my DVD player. I don't have A7s, However.

[Phil-G]

looking at ebay it looks like i can get a 9444b for the same price as the 9441 16 metal transisters sound like a great idea.

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looking around the real pisser is, half the ones with free shipping are less than ten miles from my house. :P

[Audio_by_Goodwill]

looking at ebay it looks like i can get a 9444b......

The 9444A is the one to get, Though. The B supposedly doesn't sound as good. I don't know the details on why.

[bowtie427ss]

Any reason not to use an Altec 9444A? That's what I use connected directly to my DVD player. I don't have A7s, However.

I was simply trying to keep within his budget at a power level similar to the AU-717.

IMO&E, the preamp will be the component that's hardest to get right in terms of sound quality. Choose a crappy preamp, and you get crappy sound no matter what you use for an amplifier.

When you can find them, a Soundcraftsmen DX-4000 is a stellar preamp that sells way under the radar in terms of performance. It's one caveat that was finally a deal breaker for me was the lack of a loudness contour when late night listening.

[alancohen]

The 9444A is the one to get, Though. The B supposedly doesn't sound as good. I don't know the details on why.

Let me guess: because someone said so one day, put it in writing and it became gospel.