Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Sunfire Cinema Grand 5 X 200

Does anyone here have experience with this amp? I had one years ago but can't really remember much. Reason for the question is I have a family member bound and determined to get one but he wants to know my thoughts.............and I don't have (save the jokes) any on this amp.

i have heard users on another board mention this amp, as well as a parasound amp and outlaw audio amp, as being one of the best 5 x 200 amps for home theatre and music out there for the price.

i think it was on hometheatrespot

but i have no experience with it, sorry

I used this amp (demoed) for about a month with a Def Tech BP3000 HT set, an M&K S-150 package, and various Sonus Faber speakers as well, in my home. It's a beastly amp man that easily made those speakers sound so awesome in a way that some other amps, and definitely no receiver, I tried never could. I say tell your friend to go for it!

If it helps with the decision, I've heard these amps are extremely efficient -- somewhere around 95%. They are basically class D and use a tracking downconverter power supply which samples the input signal voltage 130,000 times a second and keeps the output running just above that. Practically no wasted energy, so the things run very cool and can be intalled in a closed space.

Sunfire/Carver are some of the best amps I've ever used. How you could own one and not remember it is beyond me. I wouldn't have sold it.

Get it. It's a really good amp.

I may be mistaken but Ive heard the processor is good, but was told i shouldnt even consider anything else by carver- apparently he was taken to court for overrating the power output of his subwoofers and some other things :\
keep in mind - this is what Ive HEARD

If anything I think you may have it backwards. Most of what I have been reading over the last few day's seems to indicate his processors are average at best but his amps are outstanding and actually produce far more power then is listed.

As for the lawsuit, it really didn't have anything to do with power.(At least not the one I'm thinking of)

http://www.audioholics.com/news/pressreleases/sunfiresubwooferlawsuit.php

Thanks for the feedback everybody!

I have been running around for the last few day's trying out various Rotel, NAD and a ton of others but he won't budge on the Carver. Perhaps he knows something I don't. So.........I grabbed him a used Cinema Grand Architect II. It's rated at 425 X 5 into 8 ohms..........................as you can imagine, it's being shipped to my house for a little testing before he gets it!

It's been awhile since I tried a new amp. The power ratings on this thing have me very curious. From what I read on the net this thing actually does it. I have owned a lot of amps in my day but this one on paper, puts out more wattage then anything I have owned.

Well it's here and I have it hooked up for anyone who cares.

Anyway, I'm going to be deaf in an hour for sure. This thing has power reserves like I have never seen in an amp before. I thought my old Stratos had headroom but this thing just keeps going and going.

NeverHappy, curious as to what speakers he'll be using? 425 watts per channel right? Yikes! This is the amp with the power/voltage meter on the front face right? Always liked the looks of that. Photos?

Michael