Aragon 8008x3

[jaybirdmusic74]

I love audio equipment and am in serious competition with my brother in law for the ultimate system.

up till now I believe i was winning, but recently he bought a 7 channel NAD amp and I purchased a used Aragon 8008x3, without knowing much about the product. Can anyone out there fill me in on how well this amp performs. I have hooked it up but havent had a chance to crank it yet, i do know that it gets very hot, is this normal?

 

[gene]

I was a previous owner of an 8008x3. Great amp but man does it run hot. IMO, there isn't a NAD amp on the planet that can compete with that Aragon unit. They just don't build them like that anymore.

 

[jaybirdmusic74]

Do you have any specific questions about it?

I have a 6.1 receiver and wondering where in this system the aragon should go fronts or back, what should i get to power the rest of the system? I want to feel like im front row of a concert, but my budget is around $2000 canadian

 

[jaybirdmusic74]

I was a previous owner of an 8008x3. Great amp but man does it run hot. IMO, there isn't a NAD amp on the planet that can compete with that Aragon unit. They just don't build them like that anymore.

just noticed who you are, im going to print your response and send it to my brother in law. Any suggestions on where in my system i should have this amp, powering my rears or my fronts, and what to use for the rest of system in the $2000 canadian dollar range

 

[highfihoney]

Great amp,dont sell it or upgrade past it either,you'll be hard pressed to find a better amp without spending several thousand bucks.

If i were you i'd run my fronts & center from the 8008 & use the internal amps inside the reciever to run the rears,if your rears still need more power or you just want a better amp for the rears you can get an aragon 8002 for the rears,125 wpc @ 8 omms for around $400 to $500 .