aboldor
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| Plinius SA102, single versus mono? This is most likely not what you were thinking about, but it's definitely someting worth considering, IMO. Use the SA-102 in stereo to power the upper range of the speakers, and add a Bryston amp for the bass drivers. You may have to get a "pro" v... | |
| What Irish music will you be playing on St Pat's? Dubliners. | |
| Which Receiver for Sonus Cremona Auditors You need the best amplification you can afford in order to take full advantage of the speakers. If I had to go multichannel, I would choose a RMB-1077 Amplifier with either a Rotel pre/pro or an Audio Refinement processor (~ within your budget). I... | |
| Bryston 4B SST or Plinius SB-300? I am not familiar with these particular models. However, I owned a 3B-SST and now I have the SA-102 (both are basically scaled down versions of your models). I think it's hard to go wrong with either one of them, the choice being eventually a matt... | |
| SS Integrated amplifier advise, please Try Plinius. | |
| Best monitors under $5,000/system combos I have the Auditors powered by an X-150. Piano and strings recordings sound so good on them, sometimes it's eerie. They *love* chamber music and vocals. On the other hand, they're less ideal for big orchestras and rock (they do hold their own, but... | |
| Polk RTi10 vs. Paradigm Studio 20 or Mini Monitor Try the monitor 40's - just a little bigger than the smaller ones and almost as good response-wise as a full range. | |
| dear lord, i need help... Check out the Paradigm Studio 40's. Good luck. | |
| B&W and Musical Fidelity I had the N805's with the A300. The combo was a little on the warm side and sounded nice but the speakers only really opened up when powered with a better amp. | |
| Cycle Conversion Give this discussion a read. It's long, but there's some interesting information to be found. | |
| Dali speakers? Trust your ears. If you like them, that's it. Just make sure to get proper stands. | |
| "Must-have" SACDs Out There Carmen McRae - "Fine and Mellow". | |
| jamo speakers e650 I have not heard that particular model, but Jamo is a well-established speaker manufacturer in Europe - actually one of the largest ones. They are from (guess what?) Denmark. Their product ranges/target markets are in a way similar to Paradigm's, ... | |
| So I heard some B&W Signature 805s today... I swapped my N805 (non-signature version, though) with SF Cremona Auditors. I felt it was a significant improvement. A similar speaker (cabinet/drivers) is the System Audio SA2k. Both models are worth a demo. | |
| Bryston BP-25 vs. Plinius CD-LAD Thanks for the input. I'd really love to compare either of these pre-s with the one I have now. I'd like to know if they would bring a significant improvement. Plus, will a balanced connection make a big difference? |