Sherbourn 7/1250A Amplifier Review

[gene]

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[mtrycrafts]

Here is a sneak peek of my review of the Sherbourn 7/1250A before it goes up on our homepage.

Sherbourn 7/1250A Amplifier Review

Since the JND at 16kHz is 1 dB spl minimum, 3 dB average, I doubt anyone would hear the frequency roll off of this amp, especially with music.

"Level Discrimination as a Function of Level for Tones from .25 to 16khz", Florentine, Mary, et al, Journal of Acoustic Society of America, 81(5) May 1987, pg 1528-1541.

 

[flyv65]

Thanks for the "sneak peek' Gene-but I've checked the write-up as well as Sherbourn's webpage without finding out if the channels are bridgeable, like in the 200 wpc amps. Still have that amp handy?

Bryan...this might be the one...

 

[gene]

They don't offer bridging option on this amp like they do with the 7/2100.

 

[flyv65]

They don't offer bridging option on this amp like they do with the 7/2100.

Dag nab it...that would've been perfect for my speakers (bridging the fronts and running straight on the rest of the surrounds). Thanks for checking, Gene.

Bryan...saving for the 7/2100, I guess...

 

[gene]

Or you can do passive biamping to the fronts if you don't need all 7 channels.

 

[RLA]

Hello
Gene I think you were quite gracious with your review of the Sherbourn
Something struck me as I viewed the photo of the Amp with the cover off
I had seen that design somewhere before. The pictured amp below does not look identical but it is strikingly similar where is the Sherbourne manufactured?
If you want to see what a real amp looks like inside look at the next set of photos of my modded Kin 2 channel amp Yes Virginia that is a quarter