Hi all,
Im thinking about changing my amp to something that better suits the 685s and my musical tastes.
I had a side-by-side demo of the RA-06SE, NAD 326 and my PM6003, and liked both new amps, though would have liked to try the 355 if they had had it in stock. The Rotel had an awesome soundstage with great separation(what I was trying to achieve by switching amps) and it just sounded effortless for the Rotel to play complex passages, but I was immediately taken aback by the 326's punchy sound, I much prefer this to an overly smooth one.
A) I know the 685s like to have a powerful amplifier matched with them (more so than the Marantz) so am looking at 50w/ch as a minimum. Though in the latest Whathifi mag it recommends the RA-04SE (40w/ch) with the speakers, is that amp able to get the best out of the 685s?
My dealer is selling the RA-06SE for £499 and although this is a reduction from RRP I still don't want to pay that much as I wasn't completely blown away, it was better and I liked it but I didnt feel it was worth the extra outlay.
B) If I were to buy an amp off ebay such as the RA-04/se and added a power amp to bi-amp, do you get both the integrated and power amps power output (40w+70w for example) or do you just get the 70w from the power amp (RB03/06). Newbie question
My other options are the NAD 325,352,355
Im sure I can sell my PM6003 for about £200(perfect condition) so wouldn't to put any more than £50 on top of that for an amp from ebay.
C)Finally is the RC-03/RB-03 and RC-06/RB-06 the same as the RA-03 and RA-06 but in two boxes?The same components/sound etc?
Thanks for reading and any advice and answers to A, B and C would be much appreciated.
Im thinking about changing my amp to something that better suits the 685s and my musical tastes.
I had a side-by-side demo of the RA-06SE, NAD 326 and my PM6003, and liked both new amps, though would have liked to try the 355 if they had had it in stock. The Rotel had an awesome soundstage with great separation(what I was trying to achieve by switching amps) and it just sounded effortless for the Rotel to play complex passages, but I was immediately taken aback by the 326's punchy sound, I much prefer this to an overly smooth one.
A) I know the 685s like to have a powerful amplifier matched with them (more so than the Marantz) so am looking at 50w/ch as a minimum. Though in the latest Whathifi mag it recommends the RA-04SE (40w/ch) with the speakers, is that amp able to get the best out of the 685s?
My dealer is selling the RA-06SE for £499 and although this is a reduction from RRP I still don't want to pay that much as I wasn't completely blown away, it was better and I liked it but I didnt feel it was worth the extra outlay.
B) If I were to buy an amp off ebay such as the RA-04/se and added a power amp to bi-amp, do you get both the integrated and power amps power output (40w+70w for example) or do you just get the 70w from the power amp (RB03/06). Newbie question
My other options are the NAD 325,352,355
Im sure I can sell my PM6003 for about £200(perfect condition) so wouldn't to put any more than £50 on top of that for an amp from ebay.
C)Finally is the RC-03/RB-03 and RC-06/RB-06 the same as the RA-03 and RA-06 but in two boxes?The same components/sound etc?
Thanks for reading and any advice and answers to A, B and C would be much appreciated.
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