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Amp for Acoustic Zen Crescendo 2 ?

Hello all,
I have these speakers for 2 months now and want to move on to a tube amp of 50 - 60 wpc or so, or a SS amp that fits the bill..  My current amp is an Ayre V-5xe.  I'm looking for an amp to sweeten up the top end and has a midrange that does vocals full and articulate, even if that means colored.  The Ayre is a great amp but I think there is a better match out there.  I'll have to save up for used, under $5K.  I'm especially interested with what actual owners would say, as well as their system specifics, but all comments welcome.  Acoustics and speaker placement are fixed and substandard.  That's just the way it goes at our house.
I'm using a steel arm VPI TT with Ortofon Cadenza Bronze, ARC PH-7 and REF 3.  Thanks.

wlutke
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grannyring
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Kenny you can use pretty much any decent damping material with adhesive backing. Auto parts stores have all kinds like the brand Dynamat.

Soundcoat sells a nice product that you can buy from Sonic Craft. Here is a link.

https://www.soniccraft.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Soundcoat&search_in_description=1...

It is very expensive however. I needed a bunch to use in my server, amp, audio rack, and speakers. I used the stuff below, and while technically it may not meet the definition of constrained layer damping, it worked well for me. It is used by the military to damp vechiles etc... The price is right for the huge quantity of it. I used two or three layers depending on placement. Careful as it is conductive!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acoustic-Sound-Absorbing-Dampening-37-3-4-034-x-7-034-Adhesive-backing-10-sh...?

Billcendos. Well I need to,have a nice decal made to place on the back of the speaker. Great idea!



kdude66
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Bill,

Thank You for the info,the military surplus stuff looks like it would work just fine in most applications.Dynamat is the only one that I have ever used on driver baskets and inside chassis of components.


Kenny.
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grannyring
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Kenny I like the Soundcoat product that Sonic Craft sells for the inside of electronics. Not conductive and works just great. Just to pricey for the bottom of Audio rack shelving and woofer baskets. 
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wig
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Here are my typical listening sessions with one of my favorite Acoustic Guitarist, Julian Bream.

- How loudly do you listen when you go loud? Did you ever capture with a db meter?

Measurement taken on my Tablet ranging from 73-83 db at my listening position.

Wig

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grannyring
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Thanks Wig. Very modest listening levels for sure. I am going to listen to Julian today. 
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