There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
There ARE some excellent multi-channel amps that are designed around 5 to 7 channels all with equal power - and don't hide behind a two channel rating. Outlaw Audio has several. Parasound has a few. NAD has a couple. I'd love to see a drop for a good, powerful multi-channel amp.
I've got an AV amp rated 140W... two channels, driving my 5.1 system. Subs are powered. My front speakers are 92db efficient. I should be able to blow out my ear drums, right? Nope. My center and rears are also 90db... but that 140W/ch, once it's divvied up, just isn't enough. If you've got a receiver, you'd be blown away by how much difference it would make to use your pre-amp outs to a truly powerful amplifier.