drrdiamond
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| Mcintosh MC-352 or FPB 200 for B&W 802 B&W used the FPB600 and the FPB650M's to voice the "N" line of speakers. My advice (and I use Krell with my B&W speakers) would be to wait until you can afford the FPB300 rather than either of the two amps you suggest. By the way, Krell ad... | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers It depends. I used to use the rule of thumb of 50% of the total budget on speakers. That worked well (40%+) until I found a great speaker that could be made arguably the "best speaker on the planet" by actively bi-amping them. Now the actually spe... | |
| OTL amps with Wilson Watt/Puppy 6s How about Graff? | |
| what is the best super speaker and why? I would put my actively bi-amped, Krell driven, B&W800's up against any of these speakers. A few years back, Krell used them to introduce their FPB line. Dan D'Agostino chose them over the Wilson X-1's (which he also owned). He had called the ... | |
| To plug in or not to plug in? One of my Krell 300 watt amps will draw 5000 watts at full power.You didn't specify your amp, but most people I know with large amps prefer to plug them directly into their DEDICATED outlets.Richard | |
| What is a good amp that cost no more then 3500.00 KRELL FPB300 can be found occasionally for as low as $3300. The FBP200 can be found more easily in your price range, but many people feel the 300 and 600 are better choice for sound quality.Good luck.Richard | |
| looking for upgrade suggestions - 12,000 to spend I agree with Ikarus. B&W800's are fantastic!....especially if you actively bi-amp them with the Krell KBX electronic crossover. If you have any questions about the fantastic speaker, fell free to contact me.Richard | |
| Any great speakers out there? "CHEATING" ..... I wish contributors to this site would not use it to advertise a product on this site or others! (Note Tam124 thread above) I thought the moderator would have caught this bit of "cheating". Just my opinion.Richard | |
| Any great speakers out there? I agree that the Studio Grand was a great speaker IF properly set up. But, I also agree with the designer that the older Diva was better. Did you ever hear the "cost no object" Apogee Grands at $85,000? Talk about goose bumps!In my personal opinio... | |
| Mcintosh - Love Em' or Hate Em' ......Why? For years I used two Mc 2105's to drive my speakers. I then tried one Krell KST100. This, at the time, was the smallest and cheapest amp that Krell had made. Comparing the two was a "no-brainer" ... The Krell blew away the Mac's. I have owned Krel... | |
| Recommend a good value X-over w/stereo low end In my opinion, the Krell KBX is the best money can buy, but it might not be in a reasonable price range for your system.Good luck.Richard | |
| Define high current amp? I am no expert, but from all I have heard, Tubofun is right. ... OTL tube amps are fantastic for ESL's; especially Soundlabs. I have heard the big Soundlabs driven by OTL's and it was a match made in heaven! I think I would add the Graaf amps to y... | |
| Pass 600 Monos vs Krell 350 monos A point to remember: B&W used the FPB650 to voice the "N" line of speakers.Enjoy,Richard | |
| Mono amps... Regarding "Asterix" generalized comment about reduced sound quality from bridging .......Cello's Performance amps when bridged produced thousands of watts and sounded better than when not bridged.Richard | |
| What is the "design" of the "ULTIMATE" loudspeaker Dan D'Agostino has written a "white paper" on how to make some minor adjustement to the B&W800's so that they can be actively bi-amped with his custom KBX electronic crossover.He once called them "the best speaker on the planet." ................ |