And by stressed, I mean that the bass lost definition, the highs became a bit screechy, and the whole soundstage became less coherent. Distortion without much added volume. Unimpressive.
At least when compared to how my LPA-1 handles the same situation, with SQ remaining clean and composed well past 100db.
That would be how I would describe the 3808 vs the A1400. The 3808 was good to about 103-105 on the meter but the A1400, well, I couldn't get it to sound stressed, I ran out of gain in the 3808 before the amp ran out of room. Then again the 3808 and the A1400 sound different at lower volumes as well.
Peter, did you notice much difference at lower volumes between the Onkyo and the LPA, anything similar to my 3808/A1400 comparison?
