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Speaker Pairing With Amplifier

Hello everyone! Just joined. I recently just bought a pair of MartinLogan Motion 35XTi speakers and I’m enjoying them, however my amplifier is... A bit lackluster for them. I’m running a Technics SA-R230 AVR from the late 80s, it has enough power, but it’s just not driving them to the full potential.

 

I’m thinking if I go vintage of getting a Harman Kardon Citation 12, or going modern and getting a PM6007 or PM7000N. Maybe a Rega io, was curious if anyone has some real world experience with good pairings for ribbon tweeter speakers. They can be a bit... Picky.

 

Wondering if anyone has any recommendations to go with?

 

Thanks everyone and I’m happy to be here.

 

128x128astal
elliottbnewcombjr
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New 2160 is $999. If over budget, Prior 2150 with less features on hifishark $450.

100 wpc 8ohms; 160 wpc 4 ohms. Perhaps wait for a cleaner one.

 

 

https://outlawaudio.com/products/rr2150.html

 

elliottbnewcombjr
5,376 posts
 

OP found his NAD.

For anyone else interested, a used one popped up, $700.

Music Room, excellent condition they say, 

 

elliottbnewcombjr
5,376 posts
 

astal

not to be argumentative, but to clarify for your understanding.

either you got the model wrong in your post, or, it is a 2 channel stereo receiver with no video features.

AVRs, audio video receivers, have video.

grislybutter
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are you people reading the OPs' updates? He ordered the refurbished NAD from SafeandSound. And you keep posting suggestions. Weird...

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astal OP
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@elliottbnewcombjr That’s odd, mine DOES have composite input, you can see it on the front, along with VCR selection. I wonder why they made multiple versions with the same model number.

 

Must’ve been a quiet revision or something... I’ve used it for composite video switching for some of my older stuff.

 

Also I haven’t ordered the NAD yet, but that was the plan since it’s got the feature set I’d like and is a good price.

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