Gerrardasnails
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Tarquinh:
Gerrardasnails, my current systerm is v-dac or Marantz SACD 7001 into a NAD C320BEE with Sonus Faber Minima speakers. I'd certainly agree that the speakers could benefit from a much better amp, but it still sounds good to me.
Many moons ago I had a £1000 amp (Musical Fidelity) going into some £150 speakers, and while it sounded better than its predecessor, a cheap sony amp, it wasn't brilliantly so. The speakers were from the Tannoy M6xx series - can't remember which ones.
That's what I mean, a £1k amp into £150 speakers is a lot to ask of the speakers and too much of a gap in class. I think these days, speakers seem to be very good once you go past £500 and on the flip side, amps from £300 to £500 are just good.
Gerrardasnails, my current systerm is v-dac or Marantz SACD 7001 into a NAD C320BEE with Sonus Faber Minima speakers. I'd certainly agree that the speakers could benefit from a much better amp, but it still sounds good to me.
Many moons ago I had a £1000 amp (Musical Fidelity) going into some £150 speakers, and while it sounded better than its predecessor, a cheap sony amp, it wasn't brilliantly so. The speakers were from the Tannoy M6xx series - can't remember which ones.
That's what I mean, a £1k amp into £150 speakers is a lot to ask of the speakers and too much of a gap in class. I think these days, speakers seem to be very good once you go past £500 and on the flip side, amps from £300 to £500 are just good.