wjm (02/22/83)
Separate amplifiers are not either extinct or limited to the "high end" of
the market. Most of the major audio manufacturers make a full line of
both integrated (power amp & preamp in the same chassis) and separate amplifiers
You can look at the directory in the October '82 issue of "Audio" to see what's
available and its list price (remember, these things are usually discounted).
However, given that there's more competition for receivers, you might be better
off buying a receiver and just using it as an amplifier (by feeding your tuner
into one of its aux inputs).
Bill Mitchell
Bell Labs - Whippany, NJ
(whuxk!wjm)wjm@whuxk.UUCP (06/03/83)
I agree with the need for higher power amplifiers (especially if one has
relatively inefficient speakers) since much new material like CD's and dbx
encoded material is making the 90dB dynamic range of a full orchestra a
reality. That's one reason I bought my Hafler 220. I'd also like to add
that not only does Hafler give you a good deal on watts/$, they also make
a very clean amplifier. I could have paid considerably more for a power
amp (and was pleased that I didn't have to) but picked the Hafler for its
very low distortion and high dynamic headroom. There are very few amps
that can handle 250w/ch (8 ohms) peaks with the kind of distortion the DH-220
has.
End of flames (for awhile) ... BB
Bill Mitchell (whuxk!wjm)