totem arro or rainmaker or von schweikert vr1

Hi Robferg,

SInce you are interested in maybe a Jolida amp I though I'll chime in here.

From what I have heard from some users on Audioasylum, the Arros should
be a fairly good match with a Jolida amp if you are interested in going that
route. I own a Jolida amp and have listened to the Arro's but never heard
them toghether though. Also there are some people using the Arros with a
Primaluna amp which should be a nice combination as well.

Other possibilities I can recommend which are just in your budget:

Jolida 302b ($800)
Omega Super3 ($550)
(later add a subwoofer like Acoustic Visions MRS10)

or

Jolida 302b ($800)
Spendor S3/5 ($650 used)

or

Redwine Clari T-amp
Omega Super 3 or Omega Mini Me
(check out: Omega and Clari T)

The first two combinations I have listened to in person, the last one gets
many recommendation right now. As for speaker cable the above mentioned
Speltz Anti cables would work very well in these systems.

The Arros are smaller and you won't need speaker stands. Also, they do have
more extension in the bass compared to the Omega's speakers, but the
speed, tranparency, openess, and coherence of the Omega's is unbelievable
in this price range.

Good luck building a nice system.

Rene

I would highly recommend a PrimaLuna to power your Arro's with, it is a magical presentation! See my system for more details. Good Luck!!!

do you think a 40 watt jolida integrated, the 202, would be sufficient to push the 4 ohm load presented by the arros, i realize that jolida is probaly not the most 'strong and clean' tube amp that you were suggesting but it is about the only tube amp that fits my budget. Do you think i might be happier with the jolida or a musical fidelity x-150 integrated solid state. This is a good sounding amp in my opinion i had to opportunity to hear it on a cheaper pair of B&Ws and it sounded great.

the synergy Arros and tube is tough to match with a SS amp, the transparency combined with holographic image is unbelievable. I would buy a tube integrated - fully "new-to-used" depreciated and then see by myself. Check Radii's products from the Tuner Guy, not well known but DAMN GOOD FOR THE PRICE. Or, a Dynaco ST70 amp if you have variable output on your CDP or if you can find a cheap volume control or preamp (check Creek OBH, some older Rotel pre, older Quad).

Another great match with Arros is Monarchy Audio SM-70. You can start with one (25wpc Class A). I had one with my Arros and loved it, plenty of juice and power. If needed, you can buy a second one and go mono for less than $600 both but I seriously doubt you will need two. One SM-70 and a sub-$300 preamp will give you plenty of upgrade flexibility, tube-like sound and SS convenience.