@dep14 ,
What are you powering the 120s with? I picked up a used pair at a pretty killer price! Had to drive about 8 hours round trip but worth it. Now possibly looking for a new “to me” integrated to pair with them. |
I've "downgraded" my electronics in recent years.
I back to running my Marantz AV8801 for everything as a pre-amp, though I run it in "pass through" mode with an outboard DAC. Using a Parasound A31 amp to drive it and the Founders Center. It's WAY overkill powerwise. I think that one of the beauty's of the 120H, if you wanted a simple, 2 channel system they would be awesome with the built in amps for 300HZ down. You really get a feel for how little the amp drives for those split seconds before the sub amps kick in. What is cool, if you really wanted to shape that top-end sound, I don't think you need more than 80 watts or so to really drive them. I'd like to have some fun with a tube intetgrated sometime. But I really think you could have some fun with integrateds with them. |
New tubes in the Jolida could make for a lot of fun. I would love to play around with a tube integrated for 2 channel with the 120H. Sure, it's almost the "opposite" of running EQ as you are adding a little distortion. But, I've always found that EQ really works best in the bottom end, and do tend to like a bit of that lushness on the top end. With so many companies out there now offering the ability to try components and return them you could play around with a few integrateds. The 120H is a really good, and fun speaker. I wish mine were the walnut finish (I have the dark cherry as they were a killer deal used, even with the clear coat on the top not being perfect). But really a great speaker to have fun with. I've run mine with bass traps in all 4 corners of the room, and just in the two back corners. EQ'd them each time. I prefer mine with the traps just in the rear corners. I like the extra "thump" I get with no traps behind the speakers. The EQ still keeps it tight. |
