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Need a new amplifier. Need a good match for my Audio Research LS7 preamp

Speakers - B&W CDM-7NT

NAD CD Player

10x12 room

SS or Tube, New, or used.  Looking to tame a little top end brightness, and more clarity at higher volume.

Mostly Classic Rock, Reggae, Singer songwriter stuff, with a smattering of Jazz and Bluegrass.  Lots of ground to cover. 

Current amp was an Arcam Alpha 10 100wpc.

Looking to spend around $1500.

Saw a used Odyssey Khartago Extreme for under $1k, but don't know much about it, other than needs to be biased to your homes electric output, and had some real good reviews. Sounds a little finicky.

Appreciate your input

j200jr

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atmasphere
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A lively room is definitely something to be considered! The room is at least half the sound of any stereo so proper room treatment is important.
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I agree with yogiboy that brightness is a common comment about that speaker.

Whatever you do, do an audition if at all possible! Its very easy to flush lots of $$$$ down the loo otherwise....

I would use tubes, but because of the design of the speaker you will need a tube amp that employs a bit of feedback. This will sound smoother than most transistor amps you can find. The RM-100 by Roger Modjeski would be a good amp if you can find one, I think they are discontinued. The Cary SLM-100 or similar would be another good used choice.

Tube power is more expensive than solid state, so to get the same power I think used is the way to go. Good Luck!
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