Re: Good amp for classic CMB-170 pair in an office
Originally Posted by
nwilcox
I've listened to the Emotiva BasX a-100 powering the classic CBM-170s for about five hours. I've been running cd quality wav files through a Schiit Modi 2 to the amp. The amp seems very, very good to my ears--virtually unnoticeable. Thank you all for your encouragement--I'm very happy with this buy.
That is great news =) That whole chain represents some of the greatest value you can find in home audio. The fact that Schiit was able to do that much with such a tiny DAC is unreal, and the quality of power the A-100 provides is pretty staggering for 200 bucks, sounds better than anything I've heard under 500 bucks honestly, and some costing much more than that. Well done, and enjoy =)
-Alex
PS4/Nvidia Shield --> Emotiva XMC-1 --> Emotiva XPA-5 --> Ascend Acoustics Sierra Towers and Horizon Center w/ RAAL tweeters (L/C/R), HTM-200 SE (Surrounds), 2x Rythmik F12 subwoofers