Hi All,
I am a new to the world of HiFi, and am pretty set on getting the B&W 685 S2's, but to drive them am tossing up between the Marantz PM6005 and the Arcam A19 + IrDAC. I have read that both amps have good reviews for what they are, but here in Australia, the Arcam combo is double the price of the PM6005. I am wondering if the Arcam combo is really worth the extra money, given my speaker choice. I am going to try and listen to the combo's in-store, but it would be great to people's opinion on which option to go for, considering the price + speaker choice, and also get an insight into the sonic characteristics of both options. Soundstaging is important to me. Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
SSS
I am a new to the world of HiFi, and am pretty set on getting the B&W 685 S2's, but to drive them am tossing up between the Marantz PM6005 and the Arcam A19 + IrDAC. I have read that both amps have good reviews for what they are, but here in Australia, the Arcam combo is double the price of the PM6005. I am wondering if the Arcam combo is really worth the extra money, given my speaker choice. I am going to try and listen to the combo's in-store, but it would be great to people's opinion on which option to go for, considering the price + speaker choice, and also get an insight into the sonic characteristics of both options. Soundstaging is important to me. Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
SSS