I have not heard the 803s mated to anything in a system that was familiar to me, but at that price point, you could get some decent seperates. I went the route of the DNA-125 from McCormack and Eastern Electric Minimax pre, and it was a very nice sound for $1500 used. You could probably get a used DNA-1 if you needed more juice, the Minimax, and still be at $2k. Upgrade paths are readily available for the McCormacks down the line. Or, perhaps a C-J MF2250a mated to decent pre would keep you under $2k and sound great.
Pre Amp + Amp to run B&W 803S
my budget is $2000 for both the USED preAmp and USED Amp together.I did some research, still novice in this Hifi knowledge.
I am not sure of exact spec's a preAmp should have or even what they are, but I am to some extent aware of the AMP, min 200W in 8 ohms, I am unsure about its Hi current transformer VA values, should be enough to power the 803S.
I am thinking about used Krell KAV250P or 280P as preamp and Classe CA200 or CA300 as the Amp. I will be running this setup as 2 channel only. Your suggestions and Comments are most welcome. Please correct me if I am wrong.
I am not sure of exact spec's a preAmp should have or even what they are, but I am to some extent aware of the AMP, min 200W in 8 ohms, I am unsure about its Hi current transformer VA values, should be enough to power the 803S.
I am thinking about used Krell KAV250P or 280P as preamp and Classe CA200 or CA300 as the Amp. I will be running this setup as 2 channel only. Your suggestions and Comments are most welcome. Please correct me if I am wrong.