Amp and Preamp recommendations for Yamaha NS5000

@yyzsantabarbara 

they look amazing.
had an old pair of altec Lansing m-510’s w the diaphragm mid and tweeter. Sounded great, but the bass was lacking! Returned them,now I wish I had kept them, nice wood veneer finish, great sound 

miss them! Would sound great w my 2nd kismet system.

the yammys look wicked!
should have wicked sound from the 12” woofer.and matching mid & tweeter.

please post a review when you have time!

Yes I can say the ns5000 is a true dark horse speaker. Not a lot of people know about it but its truly magical sounding. Astounding clarity, imaging, soundstage. It simply sounds so natural. My review has more details but I love them.

As for the ns3000 ya i agree they might be a bit small for my room unless I paired them with my dual 18 inch psa lol. But I like the ns5000 integration with my psa which I cross at 40 hz and turn them down.

As for amps. People on my discord tell me a pass labs xa25 would be more than enough for my speakers since my room isn’t that big. They are 88db and I am confused because even pass said that since the specs mention 200 watts to 600 watts that 200 at least would be ideal? Does more power allow for a more dynamic effortless sound? I rather go for an x250.8 that is being sold locally imo. I’m not confident 25 watts per channel would work.

25 watts would be a joke!

 Your used to 300.
stay with it.
no less than 300WPC.

have faith! 

There are 2-3 easy recommendations that come to mind for the 5000s:

a) Musical Fidelity 800 NuVista or the latest M8xi
b) Dartzeel integrated model??? (there's only one I think)
c) Accuphase e480

All are integrated and their performance (IMO) easily beats any separates you can get anywhere near the price.
Just an idea! Regards

Luxman pre + power.