I have to downsize big time, any ideas on integrated amps and smaller 3 way speakers
@Shamus2211, So sorry to hear about your dilemma. May I suggest that you enjoy your system as long as you can and do not underestimate your family's ability to handle the rest at a later time, perhaps with some astute advice from you. We never know what gifts may be most treasured after we move ahead. Some of my parents 1940 and 1950s vinyl is still among my fondest memories, especially Harry Belafonte. (also, although I'll never admit it in public Alan Sherman and Mitch Miller. Don't tell) |
shamus2211 OPIf you add all the extras to that your close to this beauty the Mark Levinson Integrated that has all the extras in it, and would "probably" sound better. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/mark-levinson-integrated-powerhouse-with-all-the-bling Cheers George |
The best amplifier I have ever heard is an integrated by Engstrom & Engstrom called Arne. It's 300b based and puts out 20W (but can power surprising variety of speakers). Its available for demo in NYC. You will hear things you have never heard before. Best of wishes for your recovery, cancer is no longer terminal like it used to be, hopefully you beat like many others have, no matter what they say. |
Very sad to hear your story, but a two-year prognosis at least offers *some* hope. Even if medicine has done all it can do, spontaneous regressions/remissions do happen. They’re rare of course, but not non-existent. Either way I wish you all the very best. In terms of the actual question, I did the same thing a couple of years back. Very willingly in my case though, as I was simply tired of owning a monstrous system. After a god-awful lot of auditioning here, there and everywhere I now listen to a Luxman L-550AXII and a pair of Tannoy Legacy Eatons. As far as I’m concerned it’s a perfect pairing and I’m happier with the sound here than I’ve ever been. Depending on the size of the room you might want to look at the Eatons two bigger brothers, Cheviot and Arden. That said the Eatons can fill a much larger space than the 30m2 room I use them in. To my ears the Luxman is simply sublime and it has an abundance of power in terms of what either of the Legacy models require. I also considered and auditioned the 590AXII, but as didn’t find it to sound any better I decided against it. Equally excellent of course and no doubt better than the 550AXII on more demanding loads, but only a pointless extra expense in my case. Whatever you end up with, here’s hoping your down-size will do for you what mine did for me! |
