Thanx to all for the feedback. I never immagined that I would get so many responses and appreciate all who took the time to post.
I am replacing my 20 year old components one at a time. I have a rega 3 with rb300 arm with origin live mods (purchased used here a year ago). A pair of paradigm ref studio 20's and and old pair of infinity RSB's (which I really enjoy)
My Yamaha r900 receiver has blown a channel for the last time. This is because I am tired of fixing it only to have it go time and again (man these run hot)
Seems the NAD meets the criteria which is a bang for th buck purchase with power to spare. I am without music now for a few weeks and need to get an amp before I go insane.
I am operating out of a small space and just cant see investing too heavily in things I wont be able to relax with and enjoy. I do hope to have a dedicated listening room in the future and will look into upgrading with some kewl used gear in time.
I did recently pick up an old Scott lk-72 tube amp and was impressed with the qualiy of the sound from this old unit.
Interstingly, I found that the LK-72 didnt seem to drive the paradigmes well at all but did have the minimum needed to push the RSB's along fairly well.
Both speakers are rated at 8 ohms so I am confused as to why they worked so differently.
The RSB's are so much larger tan the ref 20's that I just assumed they would perform less well with the same amount of power.
Any educational tipps appreciated and thanks again to all.
Jake
I am replacing my 20 year old components one at a time. I have a rega 3 with rb300 arm with origin live mods (purchased used here a year ago). A pair of paradigm ref studio 20's and and old pair of infinity RSB's (which I really enjoy)
My Yamaha r900 receiver has blown a channel for the last time. This is because I am tired of fixing it only to have it go time and again (man these run hot)
Seems the NAD meets the criteria which is a bang for th buck purchase with power to spare. I am without music now for a few weeks and need to get an amp before I go insane.
I am operating out of a small space and just cant see investing too heavily in things I wont be able to relax with and enjoy. I do hope to have a dedicated listening room in the future and will look into upgrading with some kewl used gear in time.
I did recently pick up an old Scott lk-72 tube amp and was impressed with the qualiy of the sound from this old unit.
Interstingly, I found that the LK-72 didnt seem to drive the paradigmes well at all but did have the minimum needed to push the RSB's along fairly well.
Both speakers are rated at 8 ohms so I am confused as to why they worked so differently.
The RSB's are so much larger tan the ref 20's that I just assumed they would perform less well with the same amount of power.
Any educational tipps appreciated and thanks again to all.
Jake