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  1. 08-21-2009, 06:44 PM #1
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    RGA, this thread is for Simaudio 5.3i and Rita


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    It's a shame so many people read watt numbers and actually pay them any attention "The RITA-880 puts out only a claimed 45Wpc at full tilt, yet it drove the power-hungry PSB Synchrony Two Bs with much greater ease than could my twice-as-powerful Simaudio Moon Classic i5.3 integrated. Even at moderate listening levels, the RITA-880 somehow managed to smoke the Sim when it came to motivating the PSBs’ woofers. When I fed the Grant-PSB combination "Jump," from Van Halen’s Best of Volume I (CD, Warner Bros. 46332-2), I was vaulted directly into the over-the-top arena-rock concerts of my well-spent youth. Want pounding drums? You got it! Want guitars so crunchy you think you’ve got a Marshall amp stack in the room? You got it! Want the enormous wall of fuzzy sound created by a 1980s synthesizer? Rock on, man! http://www.soundstageav.com/onhifi/20081001.htm

    A tube amp for people who want so called "grip" and power. I have heard $70,000 worth of Krell amps - I'd take the Rita 880 for $4K (but for the watt crazy - it is capable of 450 watts)




    Perhaps this should be discussed in a different post, but I think you are comparing completely different amps here. I'll post a different thread in a moment.

    JRA




    I'm not trying to bash you or anything, but I don't quite think your post is valid. If not, tell me I'm wrong. After all you do have more knowledge than I do.

    I've always had doubts on Simaudio's lesser product lines, but 5.3i only operates in class A for the first 4-5 watts. Remaining watts are assumed to operate in class A/B.

    A pair of normal bookshelf speakers (PSB Two B) was used to compare the int-amps, no significant wattage was used. Simaudio could've been operating in class A, but isn't 5.3i designed to sound better at higher wattage (It's just my guess)?
    As far as what I can tell from the net, the Rita is designed to operate in Class A to the peak output.

    Have do you think?
    JRA
    Last edited by jrhymeammo; 08-21-2009 at 07:14 PM.
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