Mike, a Cary Audio customer, recently shared a wonderful review of our SA-500.1 ES monoblock power amplifier.
SA 500.1 ES, Plenty of Headroom for the Magnepan Speakers.
“I also have a set of Magnepan 3.6r speakers, which demand a lot of power. I read the other review written by Dean D., and I agree that the Cary SA-500.1 ES provides great detail, can handle the power draw without any effort, and provides awesome detail. However, I do not need meters (haha). I purchased the SA 500.1 ES about ten weeks ago and have been very impressed with the amps. The break in time is about 100 hours and keeps improving as you go. I broke them in using the Magnepan 3.6r speakers since they demand so much power. After about a month, I connected a pair of Klipsch Chorus II. My preamp is the Cary SLP-98, and I could not turn the volume up to a quarter turn without being at a comfortable sound level, but the sound frequency was smooth and incredibly detailed from high to low (I never had bass detail like this when I had tubed monoblocks). The large Klipsch Chorus II boxes disappeared into the 16 x 24 listening room. It does not get any better than that. The third speaker set that I have just started listening to is the Von Sweikert vr4 jr speakers. I’m still searching for the sweet spot in the room for these speakers unlike the Klipsch that I eyeballed the placement and blended into the room.
Again, the SA 500.1ES monoblock amps work fantastically with these speakers. The SA 500.1 ES is an absolutely great find for me. I enjoy the simplicity of turning the amps on for 5-10 minutes, playing music for another 5-10 minutes, and you have a full, rich, smooth sound. It seemed like my MB tube amps that I had before took an hour before they hit their stride. I would not hesitate to purchase these SS monoblock amplifiers again.”
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