"take a bit of power"... these beasts require "power-o-plenty"!!! I owned a pair and ran them with a Bruton 4B-ST amp and felt they could use more. I'm not sure your target price zone will offer many possibilities for a high power integrated but I'd look into a Foreplay tube preamp and an older Bryston 4B amp - maybe cost you $800-$900 all costs in and would make a very nice combo.
'semi-budget' amps for Platinum Audio Solos
I am new to the higher end of audio and am wondering what peoples' suggestions for a nicely-capable and full-sounding integrated amp would be for the Solo's. I stumbled into a fantastic deal on a pair of these wonderful speakers locally, and could not pass them up. But they reveal the shortcomings of my NAD 7600 receiver, which has been raved about for its own strengths. Guess the speakers deserve something in the next league. However my budget is limited. I would like to find something used in the $500-750 range. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I've seen some very favorable reviews for integrateds like: Musical Fidelity integrated, Creek, Plinius (out of price range I think), Bryston...but Unison research SR1 REALLY INTRIGUED me. Anyone have experience with that one? The solo's are about 84-86db sensitivity, so take a bit of power. The Unico by Unison looks good too. But are these enough power? And does quality of the watts make up somewhat for less power? Any thoughts? Thanks, Chris.
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