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    What amp for B&W 685 S2?

    Thank you all for all the help. I took a chance and bought the Rotel RA-12, i found it used only 6 months old for 312 pounds so i just couldnt resist it ;) I can happliy say that i am very pleased with it, such an upgrade from my HT-receiver! The punch in the lower bassregions is in a whole...
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    What amp for B&W 685 S2?

    Thank you! I will try to listen to as many amps as possible before making my choice. In those cases I cannot test it I need to read as much as possible ;)
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    What amp for B&W 685 S2?

    It's mainly indie rock but also some punk rock and metal. The size of the room is about 25m2 so it's a pretty small one. The source i'm playning from is mainly a Intel NUC where i play mostly spotify but also some "high quality" FLAC. It's connected via HDMI to the receiver now but in the future...
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    What amp for B&W 685 S2?

    After some searching i have actually located a couple of stores "nearby" (within 1.5 hours drive). I'll try to contact them and see if they are willing to let me demo some of the mentioned amps with my 685 speakers. Hopefully there shouldn't be any issues. My budget is a bit loose actually, i...
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    What amp for B&W 685 S2?

    If only I had a retailer that sold all of these so that I could try it out :) I try to read as much as possible and make my decision that way, it's a little bit of taking a chance though. But in most cases, reviews gives quite a good overall impression. Let's hope it's enough ;) So, you're...
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    What amp for B&W 685 S2?

    Thank you all for your input! I'm going to see if I can try any of them with my speakers. Compared to my Yamaha V773, how would a Rotel RA-12 perform? Would the 2x 60W be sufficient? My Yamaha is supposed to have 95W output per channel but I'm not sure how it stands compared to a real 2 channel...
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    What amp for B&W 685 S2?

    This is my first post here, i have browsed the forums for a long time though :) I think some of you guys could point me in the right direction, i'm about to go crazy choosing from all possible combination of amplifiers out there. So, right now i got my B&W speakers connected to a Yamaha RX-V773...