Hi, Please help me to find an Integrated Amplifier to pair with "Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Baby Grand Speakers". Source: Arcam cd17 (will be upgraded later) Interconnect: Kimber Hero Speaker Cable: Acoustic zen Satori. Budget: $2000 (prefer used items) I'l be very very grateful if you can help me.
I have owned Haydn Grands & suspect they are generally cut from the same cloth as your Beethoven's,ie:VERY musical but also slightly Dark in tonal color.I would look for something on the cool side of neutral(think crystal clear sky against snow covered hills),maybe something from Krell like a 400Xi or S300i.
My brother in law has those speakers and drove them with Bryston separates (3bst and bp25) and it sounded very good. I had the B100sst which is very similar in specs and sound. I even borrowed my sons 3bsst and didn't notice any difference (using the pre-out from the B100). My speakers though are the Dyn C1's.
That being said a preowned B100 is above your budget but as long as you get a receipt from an authorized dealer Bryston will honor the 20 yr warranty. I traded mine in for 2400 and it was sold for 2600 almost 2 years ago. The only option I had with mine was the remote.
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