Recent content by Brian109

Ok - in the end an easy choice. The Yamaha won easily, not surprising given the seeming difference in spec. What I also hadn't bargained on was the price. In the end I was able to get the Yamaha 200 euro's LESS than the Pioneer. The B&W's sing with the Yamaha - great balance of power and...

Normally totally agree - where I live I end up going to Germany to get the speakers which is fine if I buy them first then demo with the amps, but if I can't demo the speakers first want to be reasonably sure that they are going to be decent match. You'd like to think so at the price point, but...

Always the simpliest answer - I can certainly demo the systems back to back - but they don't sell the MT60D's which I wanted to make sure were a decent match with either amp. As you say the 3020 is more often compared to the LX86, so given the relatively good price I can get on the Yamaha, it...