Will a 3-channel separate Amp mellow big two tower speakers?

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PENG

Audioholic Slumlord
All those are European or American brands - currently Aussie dollar is low. Plus postage will be high.
I did link March Audio, model P that is made in Western Australia:
About Us - March Audio

The P422, specifically, had great measurements, and is much more powerful than the Elektra amp:
Marchaudio P422 Stereo Power Amplifier Renewed Review | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum

The Elektra amp does have great specs too, just not really that powerful, only 225 W into 4 ohms, that is about the same as the upper midrange AVRs of Denon, Marantz, Yamaha, Onkyo's.

It is probably a good choice, being made in Australia. It would be great if I can see some technical reviews that included bench test measurements, but I found none on the internet.

The March Audio amps (seems to be the only class D Bruno Putrzey designed amps build in Australia) is preferred mainly because it is class D, that I think is the trend, sooner or later they will displace class AB amps that are heavy, runs hot, and need more space, and for no good reasons now that highly transparent class D amps are widely available. Among class D amps, Bruno Putzey's design is one of the well proven one as he started the Hypex series long time ago and have been improving his designs over the years.

Bruno Putzeys: Head of the Class (D, That is) | Sound & Vision

I have replaced my two heavies amps in the last couple years and never look back.

Here's one of the huge amp I replaced most recently:


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Obviously if space, heat, weight is not a benefit to your case then the only other advantage of class D amps is "green" lol... In that case, the Elektra looks really good, at least on paper, again, just not powerful enough imo, and no bench test results to confirm the advertised specs.
 
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Golfx

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Are you just totally against getting better speakers? You are really searching for fixes that will not really work. As suggested above get new speakers and you will be pleased in the long run.

March audio near perth also sells world quality speakers that have rave reviews. And as you mentioned Kef as well. Sometimes it is hard to admit we have purchased bad speakers—they usually show up as tiring to listen to after awhile.
 
TLS Guy

TLS Guy

Seriously, I have no life.
All those are European or American brands - currently Aussie dollar is low. Plus postage will be high. I found this Aussie brand (Elektra) if someone could have a look - on paper it looks extremely impressive three channel amp. Damping factor > 5000 freq response starts from 5 Hz (Blah blah?) The link is from a retailer: https://www.westcoasthifi.com.au/shop/2-channel-audio/power-amplifier/elektra-hd2-power-amplifier/. Obviously a costly purchase - only if needed after Dirac bass licence.
You are looking for solutions that are not going to help improve your sound.

There is good and very reliable data on all the drivers in your speakers. I am certain that your issue is incompetently designed crossovers. It will be work, but I could design new crossovers for you if you want. If I do, are you able to build them, or would I have to build them and ship them?

I only use high quality inductors and caps in my crossovers, so there would be some expense, but I can't tell you the figure until I would do a design and price the components.

After reviewing all this I am certain your speakers can be greatly improved by a crossover redesign. You would have to install them of course.
 
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