Best match amp for Dali Menuet SE

[Harris ARP]

Greetings to all members!!
I want the best match integrated amplifier (neutral to warm sound) under 2000 euro for the Dali Menuet SE.
My room is small 12m2 and i listen nearfield aprox 1,5 meters.
Speakers will be placed on wooden stands.
Most of the times i listen to music in low to moderate volumes.
My music taste 70s-80s rock,soul,funk.

 

[gasolin]

loud ?

Warm sound ?

 

[Harris ARP]

loud ?

Warm sound ?

I mention it in the description neutral to warm sound amp!!

 

[RoA]

I can only suggest from what I use … Arcam. Go for one of the higher models as you need power with those microbes. Never heard them though so I have absolutely no idea as to a match and may just talk out of my arse.

 

[abacus]

The only way to find out is to listen to a selection of amps that meet your requirements and try them out at a dealer.
BTW. A good amp should be totally neutral and not have a sound of its own, and how it reacts with the speakers will determine the final sound, which is why you need to try some out first.

Bill

 

[MUSICRAFT]

integrated amplifier (neutral to warm sound) under 2000 euro for the Dali Menuet SE.

NuPrime Audio's new IDA-9 is worth bearing in mind.

 

[boband212]

Greetings to all members!!
I want the best match integrated amplifier (neutral to warm sound) under 2000 euro for the Dali Menuet SE.
My room is small 12m2 and i listen nearfield aprox 1,5 meters.
Speakers will be placed on wooden stands.
Most of the times i listen to music in low to moderate volumes.
My music taste 70s-80s rock,soul,funk.

No matter what anyone says even a 30wpc amp would drive those well. I have Dali Optical 1 mk 2 speakers. I used a Rotel A8 amp for a while. It seemed a bit bright and thin. I bought and connected an Onkyo Integra amp. My wife loved it. So the Rotel was sold. We have a Yamaha R-S300 that sounds very good with those speakers. Denon is very pleasant. We also listened to one of the new Marantz models. That was very warm and mellow. Cambridge Audio is a good candidate. You dot say anything about streaming or a dac, or bluetooth. If you want to do that the Denon PMA-900NE or the Marantz Stereo 70s are good choices. There are many overpriced amps in the market. The brands I mention are well known. Have been around for a long time. Have had many, many happy customers.

 

[Al ears]

Plenty to choose from, much depends on exactly what sources you are going to be using, you don't tell us what they will be and musical genre is irrelevant.
The Dalis are not the most efficient of speakers so plenty of current delivery ability rather than outright watts per channel might be a good idea.

 

[skinnypuppy71]

I'm using my Dali menuet se with either my Mytec Brooklyn amp plus /Brooklyn bridge or Electrocompaniet eci80d integrated....they work well with either amplifier, I don't believe they're particularly fussy speakers but a amp of similar price to the Dali's original rrp should do a good job of driving them well.

 

[Al ears]

I'm using my Dali menuet se with either my Mytec Brooklyn amp plus /Brooklyn bridge or Electrocompaniet eci80d integrated....they work well with either amplifier, I don't believe they're particularly fussy speakers but a amp of similar price to the Dali's original rrp should do a good job of driving them well.

True but until we know what his sources are I cannot comment further?
Does he need an inbuilt phono stage for example.....
I'll bet your Electrocompaniet drives them better...
🙂

 

[skinnypuppy71]

True but until we know what his sources are I cannot comment further?
Does he need an inbuilt phono stage for example.....
I'll bet your Electrocompaniet drives them better...
🙂

Hi Al....I have used the eci80d on the Dali's but not my new Eci6 mkii......the Electrocompaniet does have a slightly warmer balance than the class d brooklyn amp plus, but hey it's not night and day differences we're talking about though and that ECI 6 mkii would batter them into submission I think.....just messing....that amplifier is just a bit on the large side for my wee summer house....cracking speakers though....used in the near field position of course.