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Amplifier suggestion for Dynaudio Sapphire

Hi,

I bought a pair of Dynaudio Sapphire speakers. My electronics and cables are;

Classe Cap-2100
Ear Acute cd player
Pro-ject Extension(with ortfon Jubilee)
Unison Phono One Phone Pre
Auidoquest Volcano speaker cable, Sky Analog interconnects.

I do not have a budget limit to buy electronics(also no rush) but I do not want to spend my money for uncessary ultra expensive equipment. I am considering EAR 890 power&868 pre, ASR Emitter I with battery, Audio Research REF3(2nd hand of course)+REF110, Musical Fidelity AMS series vs. vs.
altanpsx

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keithr
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I've owned several pairs of Dyns (1.3SEs, C1s) and heard the Sapphires, but don't think Audio Research would be a good match at all. In general, tube preamp and ss amp would be preferred.

BAT and Pass both worked for me---and Krell 400cx was my next step. Krell works very, very well with tube preamps and would be a dynamite combo---you need something that pushes the bass on the Sapphires imo (its weak spot)
keithr
1,306 posts
 
I agree with Mission. And the way to do this is to purchase BAT, Pass, and Krell amps and figure out which one you like first---then add the tube preamp. With BAT, you probably want a BAT preamp. With Krell you have many options. Pass you need to be careful on what you match it with (impedance-wise)---there is loads of information on this forum about Pass with tubes.

Can you use your Classe integrated as a preamp to do so? Speaker/amp is the critical match before anything else. If it were me I would purchase Krell and Pass and start from there....
keithr
1,306 posts
 
thanks for the comparo Altanpsx--btw, looking at the Stereophile measurements of the Sapphire, forgot that Dynaudio seems to have a bit more aggressive treble in its special release speakers (Special 25, Sapphire, etc).

Pass or BAT would probably be a slightly better match than the Krell.

Good luck!
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