which amp to suit kef 3005sek2 speakers

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hi,i have just bought kef 3005sek2 speakers with qed silver micro and sa xt.I have a onkyo 606 amp on my other system in another room which i was going to match to these but am i going to get the best out of the speakers or should i just buy the denon 1910,one thing is that i did not want to spend a lot of money because i have allready gone over budget with these speakers,thanks for advice in advance.

 

[Anonymous]

simoncar - the denon 1910 would be a great match but if you do not want to spend too much you should consider getting the denon 1909. This will be cheaper as the 1910 is now out. I have the KEF 3005 SE with the Denon 1909 and the sound is great. I know the 1910 will be better than the 1909 but not sure how noticable it will really be in the sound coming out.

 

[Anonymous]

I have the Kef 3005SE with a Pioneer VSX-1018, this is a combination that doesnt get mentioned much. Obviously sound is quite subjective but if you like a slightly more forward / less warm sound then you may want to give this a listen, the Pioneer has been replaced by the VSX-1019 now.

 

[Frank Harvey]

The 606 will drive them fine - you wouldn't really gain anything in this respect by buying a 1910. You'd have to be looking nearer the £1,000 mark, something like the Yamaha RXV2065 at £899, on which they'll sound much better (the RXV3900 always did a good job too) - although prices of these are about to drop a little, so keep an eye out...

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys for advice I will save some money and match my 606 to kefs and just buy a cheaper amp for my jamo 102hcs speakers in other room.
Any suggestions for amp to match jamos £300 max,this set up will mostly be used now for game play on ps3 and sky veiwing.

 

[HCPMB]

If the surround processing in the 1910 is anything like the 2310 then I would get the 1910.

Comparing my Onkyo 606 to the Denon 2310 in movies showed the very obvious superiority of the Denon.

Whether this translates to the 1910 I am unsure.

 

[Anonymous]

tHANKS FOR THE ADVICE I AM GOING TO GO FOR THE 1910 BECAUSE I MAY ADD SOME FRONT HIGH SPEAFERS TO GET THE BETTER EFFECT,THANKS.