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Would an Alesis RA-150 work ok with Yamaha NS1000M speakers?

Bob

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Scott

What would you recommend, under 1000 dollars. 100 watts per channel would
probably be about the right size.

Bob.

"Scott Dorsey" <kludge@panix.com> wrote in message
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> sycochkn <sycochkn@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >Would an Alesis RA-150 work ok with Yamaha NS1000M speakers?
>
> No, the RA-150 sounds bad no matter what load you put on it.
> --scott
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"sycochkn" <sycochkn@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Would an Alesis RA-150 work ok with Yamaha NS1000M speakers?

Let me phrase it this way: it won't be any worse with the Yamahas than it is
with everything else.

Peace,
Paul

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I can tell you from a lot of first hand experience, the NS1000M's need a really sweet sounding
amp to sound their best. Among solid state amps, I would very strongly recommend an old
McIntosh MC2105($700-900 avg price) or MC2505($450-800 avg), with second place recommendation
to the Nakamichi Stasis amps, PA-5($350-450 avg.), PA-7($600-700 avg), PA-5AII($550-750 avg) or
PA-7AII($900-1100 avg). The beryllium mids & tweeters are extremely low distortion & extremely
fast, but this does mean that they are *extremely* revealing of deficiencies in the driving
electronics. If you don't mind a slight sacrifice in bass tightness/punch, I'd even more
strongly recommend a good tube amp, such as a conrad-johnson MV-52($800-$1200 avg) or Premier
4($600-1000 avg), or McIntosh MC225($700-1200 avg), pair of MC30's($900-1400/pr avg) or
MC40's($900-1400/pr avg).

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"sycochkn" <sycochkn@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Would an Alesis RA-150 work ok with Yamaha NS1000M speakers?
>
> Bob
>
> --
> I work real hard but I don't have much fun. I need medication but I don't
> know which one.
>
>

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"sycochkn"

> Would an Alesis RA-150 work ok with Yamaha NS1000M speakers?
>
>


** Yes, as would almost any other modern SS hi-fi amplifier.




............. Phil

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"Phil Allison" <philallison@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Scott Dorsey"
>> sycochkn
>>>
>>> Would an Alesis RA-150 work ok with Yamaha NS1000M speakers?
>>
>> No, the RA-150 sounds bad no matter what load you put on it.

> ** Got any LM301s inside it ??

If its anything like a RA-100, its all discrete transistors.

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"Phil Allison" <philallison@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Arny Krueger"
>> "Phil Allison"
>>>> sycochkn
>>>>>
>>>>> Would an Alesis RA-150 work ok with Yamaha NS1000M speakers?
>>>>
>>>> No, the RA-150 sounds bad no matter what load you put on it.
>>
>>> ** Got any LM301s inside it ??
>>
>> If its anything like a RA-100, its all discrete transistors.
>
>
>
> ** Arny missed the joke.

No Phil, I didn't miss YOU at all!

;-)