Being a decidedly "budget" audiophile, I have driven a pair of the original golds with a Carver TFM 35x, then a Sunfire Stereo amp. I drive my current Gold i's with a Sunfire Signature Stereo Amp going through a Krell KSP 7b.
The sound is as good as anything else I've heard anywhere for as much as two or three times the cost of my set-up.
The sound is as good as anything else I've heard anywhere for as much as two or three times the cost of my set-up.