I have had the 14s1 with a variety of speakers (ryan,paradigms,fritz,gravitas scanspeak) The sound at low volume was ok but vailed. At high volume the sound was very clean full and detailed just top notch. I had a cronus magnum at the same time with the same speakers At low to mid volume it sounds great at high not as great until I hooked a pair of klipsch ksb 3.1 book shelf speakers. (by far the cheapest of the bunch) Those made the cronus come alive. Experiment with a laid back pre amp tube to offset the highs from the horn tweeter you will be all set. Or pair the cronus with high sensitivity speaker 92 or above.
Marantz integrated amp question
I have Rogue Cronus Magnum that has even had a cap and resistor upgrade from Rogue but am thinking for operational reason of some other things Being a Marantz fan as thinking about the Marantz PM 14s1 but I have tried a number units and wonder were it would fall within this group Here have been my observations in MY system Your MMV
PM 15s1 Kind of warm laid back . Felt the edges were blunted or smoothed over on guitars and such
PM PM15S2 Different for sure. Much more focused and clear images. Little more exciting HOWEVER always felt like I was looking at the floor. Top of the stage gone Low stage height,even in headphones I am not the only one that has mentioned this.
PM 11s1 Got this local at a good price and thought this was it. Many good reviews and all mention how easy it was to listen to. Should have known/ Prozac is the word that comes to mind To laid back for me
PM 8004 5 6 These do not have the stage or refinement of the Ref gear but they have a musical heart and are fun . Do not sound screwed around with. Remind me a bit of a Expusre 2010s (not as transparent as the Exposure)
So the question is where does the PM 14s1 fit in and I guess the 2nd question is am i going anywhere sound wise over what I have? Thanks
PM 15s1 Kind of warm laid back . Felt the edges were blunted or smoothed over on guitars and such
PM PM15S2 Different for sure. Much more focused and clear images. Little more exciting HOWEVER always felt like I was looking at the floor. Top of the stage gone Low stage height,even in headphones I am not the only one that has mentioned this.
PM 11s1 Got this local at a good price and thought this was it. Many good reviews and all mention how easy it was to listen to. Should have known/ Prozac is the word that comes to mind To laid back for me
PM 8004 5 6 These do not have the stage or refinement of the Ref gear but they have a musical heart and are fun . Do not sound screwed around with. Remind me a bit of a Expusre 2010s (not as transparent as the Exposure)
So the question is where does the PM 14s1 fit in and I guess the 2nd question is am i going anywhere sound wise over what I have? Thanks