The nova 125 sounded good but I didn't care to listen to it for longer periods. I owned the 15s2 also It was a very quiet & clean sounding amp with huge power reserves,the capacitors are quite large in this amp and it performed best when you put more juice to the speakers. So I believe it would work better with inefficient speakers. Also your marantz makes a great pre amp. And you can pick up a very nice high power amp on the used market pretty cheap.
Comparing new Nova300 vs Marantz PM14S3
Hi,
Another question from a newbie:
First, some back ground info to look into,
1) Amplifier - Marantz Pearl Lite
2) Source - SA 8005 & computer direct to spinner with usb cable
3) Speakers - Harbeth shl5 plus
4) Room - 4.2m x 4.35m x 3.4m (LBH)
5) Music genre - basically all, favorite singers/musicians - Kitaro, Allan Taylor, Sara K, Janis Ian, Dionne Warwick, Bob Dylan, Tenesse Ernie Ford, Cusco, Leonard Cohen, BB King, Eric Clapton, Hiroshima, The Tall Band, ..........
6) No dedicated music room, but the living room is well treated.
I'm having problems above 85db without loosing control of the inefficient 86db speakers. Thinking of upgrading the amp and go all computer based system. Saw the news on Peachtree and wondered if the sound is compatible to my current system.
I like a slightly warm sound, reason for using Marantz, but do not like a bloated or bright sound. Heard the PM 14 S3 in the shop (like it), but was thinking is 90watts sufficient (only 20watts more than my current)? (Was using a Accuphase 406, sold it, as it started to give funny sound. It's out of my budget to get the newer models. Loves the control and the free flowing sound.)
Price wise, the Nova300 and the PM14S3 is pretty close, but has 300watts on tap. My only worry is the brightness of digital amplifiers, correct me if I'm wrong.
Has anyone compared or heard the Nova300, and enlighten me on the sound characteristic?
Thank you all and sorry for a lengthy read.
Another question from a newbie:
First, some back ground info to look into,
1) Amplifier - Marantz Pearl Lite
2) Source - SA 8005 & computer direct to spinner with usb cable
3) Speakers - Harbeth shl5 plus
4) Room - 4.2m x 4.35m x 3.4m (LBH)
5) Music genre - basically all, favorite singers/musicians - Kitaro, Allan Taylor, Sara K, Janis Ian, Dionne Warwick, Bob Dylan, Tenesse Ernie Ford, Cusco, Leonard Cohen, BB King, Eric Clapton, Hiroshima, The Tall Band, ..........
6) No dedicated music room, but the living room is well treated.
I'm having problems above 85db without loosing control of the inefficient 86db speakers. Thinking of upgrading the amp and go all computer based system. Saw the news on Peachtree and wondered if the sound is compatible to my current system.
I like a slightly warm sound, reason for using Marantz, but do not like a bloated or bright sound. Heard the PM 14 S3 in the shop (like it), but was thinking is 90watts sufficient (only 20watts more than my current)? (Was using a Accuphase 406, sold it, as it started to give funny sound. It's out of my budget to get the newer models. Loves the control and the free flowing sound.)
Price wise, the Nova300 and the PM14S3 is pretty close, but has 300watts on tap. My only worry is the brightness of digital amplifiers, correct me if I'm wrong.
Has anyone compared or heard the Nova300, and enlighten me on the sound characteristic?
Thank you all and sorry for a lengthy read.