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    Monitor Audio Silver 100 vs Focal Aria 906

    Hello, I owned both but not at the same time and with much better amplification than yours which matters (Yamaha a-s2000 and marantz pm15s2.) My choice would be monitor audio silver 100. Better bass response, big wide soundstage, crystal clear highs. Focal 906 are nice speakers with elegant...
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    Vladimir please tell me your opinion. Would you trade yamaha for harman or roksan kandy k2 or i should give more time to this combo?(yamaha-focal) Today after listening about 3-4 hours I liked a little more this combination. So, either I got used to it or day by day the speakers play better...
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    As i read Dali opticon is on the bright side so if I hook up the yamaha the result will not please me. Focal are not bright but i still find something annoying. So I conclude that my preference in music is to hear sweet - warm/full sound. That's why I suppose that the combo Harman-MA bronze was...
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    My current speakers are Focal aria 906. So If I'll follow that way, I have to change them for something better than these!
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    Unfortunately it is not easy to try a second hand amp before you buy it. After listening Focal and yamaha more extensively, I conclude that yamaha is a very capable amplifier with lots of detail, wide soundstage, tight bass that could be a little more present and i feel that indeed it is a...
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    I spent a few hours listening this combo. It is ok but not something special! The detail is present, the sound is wide but in higher volumes the speakers scream a little. i dare to say that harman with monitor audio sounded better in my ears. I’m gonna sell the yamaha and I wil try to hear...
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    650 euros (second hand in great condition). Tonight I'll know if I made the right choice.
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    I pulled the trigger and bought second hand yamaha a-s2000. I know it's risky to buy without listening myself. I found it in a very good price and i hope I'll like it. If not i will sell it and start searching again. I will share my impressions when I'll hook it up to the speakers.
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    Come on MA bronze are very nice and capable speakers in their price range...I had my technics 7700 serviced and upgraded so i took its best in sound terms... but when i connected MA with the hk 990 the sound was dramatically improved... I had also heard the yamaha a-s1000 side by side with...
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    I have found an hk 990 so i may end up buying it. I have also a good offer for a naim nait 5i-2 (italic). I can imagine how the hk 990 will sound because i know the amp. Despite the fact that i've been suggested meany times to end up with a combination of focal-naim after of inernet search i...
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    Yes, i have regretted it...That's why i asked if yamaha 2000 is a better amp than hk 990. I can find it in very good price or I'll wait for a second hand hk 990. I have also found a second hand marantz pm11s1 in very good price but a little above my budget.
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    Jazz, vocals, guitars and mainstream music sometimes. I do not listen to rock/metal.
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    I could live with Technics-Focal. The result is very nice. If an old amp (1978) which was not an expensive or special amp makes focal playing so good, i suppose that replacing it with a newer one (in the price range i mentioned) will give a greater reuslt. For example when i owned monitor audio...
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    I've also found a yamaha a-s2000 for a great price. Is it worth it? Has anyone listen to both hk 990 and a-s2000 to make a comparison which is better?
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    I forgot to mention densen b-110