11/21/2023 0 Comments Wyred 4 sound mampI started by establishing a baseline data point – reaaal basic. The wildly varying results that follow underscore how revealing these mini monos can be. I ran a handful of these DACs direct into Wyred4Sound’s mAMPs. A good number of modern DACs pack in-built volume attenuation allowing the user to (theoretically) skip out on a separate pre-amplification stage. Feed ‘em right and a pair of mAMPs will be a considerable step-up from the mINT.īowel feeding. With that comes a MUCH larger soundstage, better separation and a lot more detail. In surrendering the all-in-one niceties of the integrated (pre, DAC, headphone stage) for the two-box solution you get a oodles of power. The magic in Wyred4Sound’s mAMP is a new quad FET input buffer. The end result can’t be solely attributed to the ICEPower module pulled from the shelf – its the implementation that counts. Just as DACs are not solely defined by their chip choices, so it is with switching amplifiers. With Miss Conceptions banished to another era, it’s time for a longer listen to the Wyred4Sound mAmps, mono blocks for the budget-focussed (and green-conscious) audiophile: 255wpc into 8 ohms, 430 wpc into ohms, balanced and single ended inputs, US$1800 /pr.Įach mAMP is built into the same shoebox-type casework as the previously reviewed mINT-egrated but “packs in a 125ASX2 module in BTL configuration rather than the 50ASX2 permanent BTL module in the mINT”, says designer EJ Sarmento. Such thinking is as dated and cringe worthy as the casual racism that permeated British sitcoms of the 70s. Anyone who still thinks of Class D as needles and pins or flat and lifeless needs to take a long look at themselves. Class D is the pragmatist’s choice when maximizing the power-dollar quotient. You certainly wouldn’t want to challenge this REDGUM with any of the badder Maggies, for which you’ll need more than even its larger-than-life 60wpc can deliver. The RGi60 is a real all-rounder but driving the entry level Magnepans it runs close to its upper-current-delivery limit the thermal protection circuit is a must. There’s a nice balance between connective flesh and structural bone. It’s an integrated that’s scopious, refined, smooth and urbane whilst retaining an ability to deliver on time and under budget when it comes to dynamics (both micro and macro) and tonal colour. Amplifier standards buzzing around the $2k price point are neatly base-lined (for this reviewer) by the REDGUM RGi60 – a hitherto personal favourite with both Magnepan’s MMG and KEF’s LS50.
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