JM lab Electr 926 speakers good pre amp&amplifier

Hello,

I am fairly familiar with the JM Labs speaker line. I listened to the Electra line 906, 926 and ended up with the mini utopia instead. I tested the 906 at home with my McIntosh solid state gear (older C28 pre and 2205 amp). I find the JM Lab gear to be slightly thin sounding. I upgraded my pre amp first to a Herron tube pre amp and it sounded better. When I finally got the Herron mono amps the bass got much better. The amps made the biggest change in the sound. I really like the sound of the JM Labs speakers and if can audition several amps, I think the amp may make the most positve improvement in the sound. I was really was suprised by the contribution the amplifer makes.

I also have the Electras 926 since 2 years ago, and yes, they are very very fast and clean, that surpasses the lean bass.I am considering the Parasound A23-P3 Halo pre-power
or Nad Pre-pwr. Suggestions?

I have repeatedly auditioned the 936 with Simaudio gear: P-5 pre/W-5 amp/Nova CDP. I think the neutral Sim gear is a very good match with the JMlab, making a very musical and nonfatiguing system. May not have some of the in your face WOW factor of other speakers, but on extended use you should be very happy. If 2-channel music is your first priority, you could drive the 926's for music using the Simaudio pre/amp and then, for movies/MC playback you could get a high end AV receiver and run it pass-through the SImaudio pre.