amp for Dynaudio Contour 1.1

Ruo:
It would help if we knew your friends' budget, room size, type of music and preference for seperates, integrated, solid state or tubes. Regards,

Thanx Ruo:
I am not endorsing these products nor have I listened to them but the Musical Fidelity AC3r amp and pre retail for about $3000 and got quite good reviews. Because they are solid state and new you could look around here for used. They seem to be a good match because the Contours have low sensitivity and the recommended power is a minimum of 65W in medium rooms. I'm sure you will get other good suggestions so your friend may want to put together a short list. Personally, I'm a big fan of Bryston and their 3ST amp might fit the bill. Happy hunting,

Ruo: The cdp is something your friend should wait on because of the SACD v. DVD-A wars. I'm waiting to see what happens. I think SACD will prevail and then watch the prices drop and other manufacturers get involved. In the meantime, and only as a stop gap, I'm telling my friends to buy a DVD player that plays CDs. Pioneer seems to be ahead in the chip race and their lower end models play CD and CDR. And you can watch movies! I bought the lowest model they make and it gave my CD trans and DAC a real run for the money, I couldn't believe how good a cheap DVD could play CDs. I'm waiting another year because I've heard SACD and it is good. I think your friend should concentrate on the amp. BTW there is another thread in here about Odessey amps. They have a twenty year warranty like Bryston. Cheers.