johnthomas
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I was reading Jeff review of the 3050 in Tone Pub. I was wondering how hot 900 watts of class A is? It must be off the charts.
John
John
Did you see the size of the beast? The heat isn't that important since it's spread out over three different zip codes.
Ha!
John,
I think Boulder uses a sliding scale so it's ramped up as needed. I don't understand what they do but I do not think it runs like a conventional Class A amp.
I was reading Jeff review of the 3050 in Tone Pub. I was wondering how hot 900 watts of class A is? It must be off the charts.
John
I have not heard the 3050, but I have heard the 2050 amps with the 2000 series preamp and dCS stack that was current around 2005 on the Martin Logan Statement e2 and they were spectacular.
I would love to have the chance to listen to these. Not that I could ever afford them but I really like the design. I think they would fall through my floor though! Definitely a show piece.
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I've heard the exact same thing from another friend of mine. He considers the the 3000 series the best amp he's ever heard and the only Boulder amp he would buy.I have substantial experience listening to the 2050/2010 with Accuphase, Tara Labs, Focal....I have never and I mean NEVER heard anything like that system. In fact, I was at my friend's audio store at least 5 nights a week for five months or more and what I heard was phenomenal...and what I have heard from people who have heard the 3050's (and whose ears I trust implicitly) say that the improvements from the 2050 to the 3050 is beyond description. "Game changer" is the most common term I have heard bandied about when talking about the 3050's....now, add in the new 2110 Preamp and it may be time to have a large supply of clean underwear when listening.
I will get a chance to test this out for myself after RMAF, as I have a scheduled audition at the Boulder factory on the Monday after. The 3050's, 2110, unknown source (likely Boulder's DAC and CD player) through the Focal Grande Utopia EM speakers. WOO HOOOOO
Cheers,
Those are HUGE!