Considering a new amp for my Vandersteen Quatro CT
I've been using a Bryston 4Bsst2 with my Vandersteen Quatro CT for the past 5 years. This was not an amp I purchased for the Quatro, just one that I happened to already have. It is about 12 years old. It has been a solid performer and I have no specific complaints....just curious what a different amp might offer. My preamp is an Audio Research LS-15. There are three amps that have been recommended by various sources. The Ayre VX-5 Twenty, The CODA Model 8, and the Moon by Simaudio 760a. These are all in my general price range. Anyone have experience with any or all of these? Which would you think would be the best match with my speakers?
Just want to point out that the ARC LS15 specs suggest that using it with an amplifier with input impedance less than 20K ohms (balanced) is not recommended.
The CODA is the only amp of those you mentioned that does not meet this spec.
I agree with @tomic601 you could cast a wider net (lower power amplifiers can work well with the Quatros). |
