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Going to take the plunge on JM Lab Micro Utopia Be

I've been auditioning a ton of speakers of late and seem to have finally met my match, the Micros, which I really love. they seem the most appropriate for my central listening tastes, which are typically electroacoustic and electronic. Very few speakers I heard covered the range of these on this music and yes we should buy speakers first and foremost to fit our music.

What I'd like to know now is what kind of amplification should I consider. The music I listen to covers a lot of wide frequency ranges--sometimes quite abruptly. I need equipment that can take the sonic punishment. What, dear folks, matches up best with the Micros in your opinions? I've read about the YBA's but I can't get them locally (I don't live in the states). I'd probably have to buy them on my next trip to the US or find something else. Any other recommendations? I've heard them very well with a Musical Fidelity setup, quite nicely with the AVI integrated, and today witnessed them with Chord Pre/Power. The dealer said that an older combo with Mark Levinson 28 and 29 would also be a good one. Any thoughts? thanks in advance.
bashline9b78
goose
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bashline, I really don't know why the McIntosh gear wouldn't work. In my previous post I was using old Mac gear with my Mini Utopia's and they Mini's sounded pretty good. The old Mac gear (1976) didn't have the base authority or absolute seperation in the instruments as my new amp/pre amp but it wasn't bad. I wonder why the dealer is steering you away from the new stuff.....it's quite good from what I hear. I have also heard good things about YBA gear. My only recommendation for JM Labs matching is to stay away form electronics that tend to sound bright. I think the JM Labs speakers can lean towards the bright side and matching with bright electronics would not be the best.
sea2
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I am an owner of the old Micros. i have heard the new ones and agree with your taste. JM Lab products match up very well with YBA, Sim Audio, and they love tubes! i did put a REL Storm with my micros to fill in the bottom end.
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warrenh
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Your speakers are going to love the Passion. I own one, and love it. The list, here, is about $5k with phono. Maybe a tad less. I know, Jmlabs had their big babies playing with the Passion at an audio show, and the sound (from what I read) was fabulous.
bashline9b78 OP
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thanks once again for all the replies. I'm going to keep the Sim Audio in mind, try to audition the YBA. Goose, there might be a reason why the guy is steering me away from the Macs, but he was selling some. My first preference for amplification, without an adequate test, was the 6900. I like the convenience of having the phono stage built in and a headphone jack. I loved the sound with some Tannoy speakers. But if I can get the YBAs, I may well buy them unheard after all the reports I've read here. The Gryphons are also still in the equation though I won't be able to buy them for about eight months at least and cost is an issue there.

thanks again for all the very useful and helpful replies.
bashline9b78 OP
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Oh and which tubes would you recommend should I go that direction? Thanks.
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