Kinergetics Research Chiro C-200 or Classe Audio DR-10

[dexter321]

I changing my stereo setup, and interested in your opinions on power amplifiers.
I have a chance to get Kinergetics Research Chiro C-200 and/or Classe Audio DR-10. I’m planning to use one of them with Musical Fidelity Electra E20 preamp, so which power amp will be better match to it? Also, in general, which one of those power amps is better sounding in your opinion?

Thanks,

 

[Jon_Logan]

Classe.

From the samples I've seen of both, the Classe is a class above.

 

[dexter321]

Classe.

From the samples I've seen of both, the Classe is a class above.

Thanks, I reading very different reviews from the Net about DR-10, some people like it very much, many people said that the only worth Classe amp from that era was DR-8. As for the Kinergetics C-20 – looks like everybody like it. So, I’m a little bit confused.

 

[Jon_Logan]

The one's Ive seen were from the 80's. In the one's I saw, the Kinergetics used power amplifier IC's, while the Classe amps looked well made and hand made.

I haven't seen them all. There was a time, I was impressed by the Kinergetics based on the buzz about them. Then I saw inside and lost a lot of respect for them and their price.

 

[dexter321]

The one's Ive seen were from the 80's. In the one's I saw, the Kinergetics used power amplifier IC's, while the Classe amps looked well made and hand made.

I haven't seen them all. There was a time, I was impressed by the Kinergetics based on the buzz about them. Then I saw inside and lost a lot of respect for them and their price.

I’m sure that there is no power amp IC’s in Chiro C-200, I saw it opened, it has power transistors in each channel.