About a year and a half ago I bought a pair of B&W 685 speakers. They are currently paired with a Marantz (budget) receiver, the SR4320, and I always thought it sounded good. A friend of mine has recently bought a Denon PMA-2000AE amp and I hooked my B&W's up to it. The difference in sound was much bigger than I would have thought. They sounded like new speakers!
So now I am in search of a new amp that has enough power to make these speakers sing. I can't afford the aforementioned Denon amp but the little brother (PMA-1500AE) might just be possible.Has anyone heard this combo before?
If anyone would have any experience with Music Hall a25.2 amp with B&W speakers then I'd like to hear it too. There aren't a lot of reviews about this amp from Music Hall but it is said to be a cracking amp at this (low) price.
At the moment the Denon has the edge for me because it's more powerful and therefore it could survive a future speaker upgrade.
Any input would be welcome!
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So now I am in search of a new amp that has enough power to make these speakers sing. I can't afford the aforementioned Denon amp but the little brother (PMA-1500AE) might just be possible.Has anyone heard this combo before?
If anyone would have any experience with Music Hall a25.2 amp with B&W speakers then I'd like to hear it too. There aren't a lot of reviews about this amp from Music Hall but it is said to be a cracking amp at this (low) price.
At the moment the Denon has the edge for me because it's more powerful and therefore it could survive a future speaker upgrade.
Any input would be welcome!
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