Recent content by ivres

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...

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...

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...

My current speakers are Focal aria 906. So If I'll follow that way, I have to change them for something better than these!

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...

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...

650 euros (second hand in great condition). Tonight I'll know if I made the right choice.

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.

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...

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...

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.

Jazz, vocals, guitars and mainstream music sometimes. I do not listen to rock/metal.

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...

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?

I forgot to mention densen b-110