From what I’ve read, the 21 is a significant step up over the 23, and the 21+ is a meaningful upgrade over the 21. I’d guess you can get a 21+ used for not all that much more than a 21, so that’s where I’d go without a doubt FWIW.
Amp for Vandersteen 2ci
Hi all, I am planning on upgrading my amp for my Vandersteen 2ci. I am looking for an amp with a little more power and with a budget at 2k. I currently have the B&K ST2140 amp with a Rotel RC-970BX preamp which I went to RC-995 preamp with balanced output. Their are a few amp I was thinking in no particular order:
Classe CA-200
Threshold Audio S-300
Parasound Halo A21
Krell KAV 250a
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
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@highend64 is that a step up from the B&K? if you do not have a subwoofer, then I would suggest that it could/should be a better, or more sure improvement, than just swapping amps.
Not sure about your preamp, but they can also be a source of improvement… so I’ll just assume that your’s is a keeper. |
@holmz The B&K amp does drive the Vandersteen quite nice but my suggestion was more to improvement on quality than power wise. I do have a subwoofer available but I have decided to remove it from my system just because the Vandersteen produce enough solid bass for my room. Honestly I do miss the low extension subbass but for the level of listening and the kind of music I listen to usually does required it. As for the preamp I am running a Rotel RC-995 which I recently purchase to replace a RC-970BX. |
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