Boasting 300Wpc into 8 ohms, the Dragon offers a near-granular level of finesse and clarity. The Dragon is a sophisticated, hybrid tube/Class D design that stands atop the Rogue Audio lineup. If you require a power amplifier that can generate oodles of effortless output, runs cool, produces a very precise lateral soundstage, offers substantial bass extension and control, has a neutral harmonic balance, and is exceedingly quiet, the Wyred 4 Sound SX-1000R should be on your short list. Imaging through the SX-1000R is laterally precise. The SX-1000R’s 625W of power (1225W into 4 ohms) can effortlessly deliver copious dynamics and details.
While many amplifiers use Bang & Olufsen’s ICE switch-mode output module, the SX-1000R combines it with its own direct-coupled, balanced, dual-FET input stage, designed by Bascom King. The M225’s soundstaging also gets high marks for its natural depth, width, and detailed placement of voices and instruments. It may not have the dynamic energy of far more powerful amplifiers in the lowest frequencies at extremely high volumes, but control of bass dynamics and detail are very good. Within its power limits, the M225 is one of the best, most neutral, and most revealing power amplifiers around at any price. That fundamental circuit-realized with many refinements-forms the heart of the M225. These high-power (225Wpc into 8 ohms), moderately priced monoblocks trace their origin to the 1980s and Frank Van Alstine’s reworking of the Dynaco ST-120.
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