Pre-Power or Int Amp for Totem Wind

Dave_b,
The Ayre I mentioned are there entry level, sound very good and cost alot less money than the Krells you recomended. You could problably buy the Ayre new for the price of the used Krell gear you mentioned.

Maybe going with Sim separate component is a good idea. All I know is Wind is a very, very, very demanding speaker. They require tons of power to sing well.

Or you could email Vince at Totem. He designs the speakers and he could recommend a few amps that could sufficiently drive the Wind. But tell him up front that your budget is $10K or less, he tends to recommend pricey amps...:-))

Good luck

I got reply from Totem that it's depend on personal taste.... Well, what a nice advise.

He just give me some successful example:
AYRE V5/K5
PLINIUS Sa-103 / p8
Mcintosh 401/501
NAIM nap300
SIMAUDIO w-8
Mcintosh 7000

Most of them are overbudget :(

My error about the Ayre comment, please forgive me.

You can get those amplifiers named by Totem at a hefty discount if you buy them pre-owned (1-2 year old) here or on E Bay.

The partner at my firm had won the auction on a McIntosch integrated on Ebay for 1/3 of the retail price last year and the original owner used it very little and had owned the amp for less than 1 year.

You can always resell them here at a little loss but this should be expected since audio is a hobby:-))

Good luck