How much do I have to spend?


Hello all.
i have just purchased a pair of Tannoy XT6F speakers. I'm using an older solid state Rotel power amp. How much will I need to spend for a new power amp that will make a difference? Depth, imaging, soundstage, low end, high end. You know. All the good stuff. I want to stick with solid state. I have an Audible Illusions pre to pair it with. Thanks in advance and happy new year!
Ben

honashagen

Components, especially amps and speakers should be matched by how well they perform together and not by price tags.  Your Tannoys are 8 Ohm, 90 db speakers so they won't require a ton of power to drive them - just good clean power with high current.  If you tell us what Rotel power amp you have, you may find you have all you need right now.

Also, a lot of what you are seeking - depth, imaging, soundstage, etc. comes from the preamp and your Audio Illusions is a pretty good one but its starting to get long in the tooth.  I would make sure its still operating at factory spec.

It's a Rotel 990BX. I also have a Primaluna prologue premium but it does not work well with these Tannoys. I don't want to buy a new amp if it's not going to make any sonic differences. 

The Rotel is giving you 200 wpc into 8 ohms, more than enough for the Tannoys.  You most likely have power to spare on tap that your never using.  I really don't think you need a different amp.

Again, an amps primary job is to drive a pair of speakers.  Everything else, soundstage, imagine, refinement, detail, etc. comes from the preamp and you have a pretty good one. 

So if you want to improve the overall quality of your sound, I would be looking at speaker placement  and your room acoustics first.

If you're looking to stay somewhat high powered solid state, than look no further than a Job 225.
Used, even better still.