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After the "terrible" web design changes of this forum, I find it no longer confortable, smart, interesting and useful as before and it's a pity... now it seems slow, banal, uncomfortable, careless ... here, for example, in these other much better designed forums, there is always a lot of...

What's the problem with b&w 685 s2 or nad 326bee ? What don't you like of their sound ? Thanks...

For Holographic sound you should look for a vintage Carver amp http://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/carver/cm-1090.shtml

Are Mordaunt Short still producing speakers ? Anyway, the Aviano 6 was a good floorst, punch and confortable highs ... *clapping*

Advent loudspeaker

The new PM 6006 Marantz amp ( 45 W / 8 Ohm ) has a power consumption of 395 W vs the 155 W of 6004/5 predecessor, Class AB ( US site ) but 155 W in other countries sites ??? *wacko* The new Nad amps : from 290 W of C326 ( 50 W / 8 Ohm, Class AB ) to 100 W of C368 ( 80 W / 8 Ohm , Class D) .

Mara 6004 protections are very good, I too made a mistake in connections, but after few seconds all was ok.

... and what are the differences between the "german sound" and say B&W 600 series loudpseakers , for example ?

Yam AS 500/501 = 85 W *biggrin*

... without clipping. above 12 o'clock too; some months ago I did some measures: CD PinkF Dark Side otm - absolutely high volumes ( there were no neighbors! ) , with vol knob at 15 o'clock , (max is 17 hours) and source direct ; in the peaks I digitally tested (average) : Vmax = 14 V/ch and...

Insane test : Marantz Pm 6004 vs Quad 34 + 306 ( and Yam AS 500 ) on B&W 603 floorstanding Some months ago I did some measures: CD PinkF Dark Side otm - absolutely high volumes ( there were no neighbors! ) , with vol knob at 15 o'clock , (max is 17 hours) and source direct ; in the peaks I...

Did you check the 2 or 4 inner fuses?

After 20 years with Quad 24+306, I can say that Mara 6004 has more flexibility in input/output, better external finish, and a sound that even at low level fill spk and room, were Quad need to rise vol; at insane cd level ( at 15 o'clock vol) it still sound, were Quad gone in protection; I found...

Mara phono is good enough, but if http://www.decibelhifi.com.au/gsp-gram-amp-2-special-edition-v3-phono-pre-amplifier/ has some management or regulation for capacity / impedance , maybe is an improvement ( but for 400 £ min ... *help* )

I agree with splasher : I actually have two front B&W speakers linked to A spk out and a B&W sub linked to B spk: no biwiring at all ; the whole power is going to the front speakers, as the sub impedance is much higher ( 50 KOhm or more ) than that ( 8 Ohm or more ) of the spk.