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looking for a warm ss amp....

for my paradigm studio 40s. i hate a bright treblely sound! i currently use signal cables and a denon 3802 reciever. i have had many people tell me to go with bryston or anthem, but both have been out of my price range so far. which of these have a warmer sound? how would rotel or b&K amps sound with my speakers? they seem to cost much less. since i can only buy used, i really do not have the opportunity to audition the different amps. i will continue to use the denon as my pre-amp.
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macrojack
1,303 posts
 
Fishcall,
You are spreading your resources too thin. If sound effects are what you're after, you are on the right track. If, however, you want to pursue the best music reproduction you can afford, you should unload most or all of those pieces and focus on a two channel system. A couple grand on 2 speakers will take you much further than the same money spread over 5 or 6 or 7 channels. Likewise with the electronics. Denon multichannel receivers are really just car stereo for the home. You've been given a number of viable suggestions but the best came from Dennisj. A Plinius 8100 integrated and pair of Vandersteen twos could be had for around $1500 if you watch the ads on this site. Put them on either side of your video screen and prepare to experience something all of those things you currently own can't begin to offer.
And your wife will gladly accept this because of the 60% reduction in the number of pieces needed to make it happen.
cdma
61 posts
 
Tuble pre might not be a good mate to low impedance Aleph amps, though they are super ss amps. my 2 cents!
waterzlife
139 posts
 
I have a tubey-sounding amp...Monarchy Audio SM 70. Love it....best of both worlds Check out the reviews by audio mags on their site.

Small in size....built like a Krell....NO problems with it and I use it many hours daily ( no fatigue).

Luis
aball
2,016 posts
 
I would have to suggest McIntosh amps if you like warm tube sound and own Paradigm speakers. I had a Krell KSA100 and it is not warm compared to my delightful little MC7100. Paired with Paradigm Reference 100.2, my McIntosh has proven the perfect synergistic match. I bet it would be the same case with Studio 40s. Good luck! Arthur
rcprince
3,070 posts
 
Good grief, you've gotten a lot of suggestions. One more to add from the used market would be the Meitner STR 55 stereo amp or MTR 101 monos, very rich, tube-like amps without any of that treble that you so dislike. They can likely be updated by John Wright to state-of-the-art performance if you need, but sound great as-is. And they look great, small units in either mahogany or rosewood cases.
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