what speakers demand high end electronics

Curious as to what speakers really need high end electronics to sound there best. Not power, but quality.

kitegod02-25-2011 4:11am

ebm Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,311 posts 02-25-2011 at 05:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete All good speakers!!
ig316b Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 104 posts 02-25-2011 at 06:23pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Doesn't it really boil down to "It's All In the Ears of the Beholder". ?
unsound Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,341 posts 02-25-2011 at 09:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Apogee, Thiel?
inna Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,785 posts 02-25-2011 at 09:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete This is a complicated question. I would never choose speakers that sounded really well with only very expensive electronics unless I had unlimited funds. On the other hand, I would not expect much from any speakers driven by $1k amp and weak source. It certainly makes sense to me to drive $5k speakers with $10k amp to get the best out of them, if I really like those speakers. What wouldn't make sense to me is putting $5k cartridge on $5k turntable and playing it through $2k phono stage.
lloydc Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 761 posts 02-25-2011 at 09:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Tvad nailed it. Shaw did not say that his speakers would not benefit from finer amps. Who buys Harbeth speakers and tolerates their suboptimal aesthetics, to achieve merely adequate sound?