Steve I appreciate the recommendation on B &K 4420. I will look into it. My Music Fidelity has gotten so much better now that I have burned it in and changed out the speaker cables and upgraded the power cable to it from the wall. I am loving the detail but I agree it can be draining! ADS have so much clarity and detail already. The ACURUS was so neutral sounding, not nearly as musical as this dual mono design Music Fidelity. It is a big change but so fun to hear now that I have warmed up the amp. The Music Fidelity has the power and reserve and I am just getting used to such incredible low bass. ADS L1590 Towers will drop down to 28 khz with a good amp. I have never had a sub because of this. I agree with another audiogon member who said they are not designed for bass slam like the JBL or Vandersteen. I can
Integrated amplifier sound
I read the forum every night to get advice from you all. I am learning so much. I just started using my Music Fidelity A3.2 Dual mono solid state integrated amp(115 W per channel into 8 ohms) with my flagship pair of ADS L1590 Tower speakers. It is not a good match. I have never heard so much beautiful detail and sound but, it sounds like the Music Fidelity would do better with ribbon speakers like Magnapans or Acustat brand speakers. My towers are very efficient. 90db. I was using an acurus D-100 with 100 watts per channel and it was great! Very neutral sound but clean and I had slam. I cannot get slam with the music fidelity. When I try to increase volume it is just not the same. I have tried Cambridge audio amps and love the smooth rolled off sound but they lack the power for slam. I see the 851 Azure new has great reviews but it is not integrated. A lot of guys get two and put them in as mono blocks. I cannot afford that right now. I am going to put my Music Fidelity on Audiogon soon and need to find an amp for these towers. I have heard that Rogue Audio Spinx is a good sound and may provide some of what I am looking for. What amps have the power and reserve like the ACURUS has to get me back in the game. I really should have auditioned the Music Fidelity before I bought it. It is not a cheap amp. I am so upset. I will unhook it and use a spare cambridge audio integrated with low power for now. I will be purchasing used in order to stay under 1,500 dollars. Please advise!
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