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Looking for a new powerful amp.

I just purchased a Audio Research Ref 3. Now I'm looking to purchase a new amp. My current speakers are Tannoy system 1200's. the new amp must be able to play very loud at times. the type of music ranges from R&B to Hip Hop to Pop.
I may eventually be changing the speakers to Vandersteens 5a's.
I was thinking maybe a Krell amp???

please give me any feedback you might have on the speakers and amps.
thanks!
jon_p
jon_p OP
46 posts
 
thanks for the info guys...
I'm going to audition the Pass X350.5 and Audio Research 300.2...
I will probably not upgrade the speakers until sometime next year. the Tannoy's will do for now. Btw, the sensitivity rating on the Tannoy 1200's is 95db/1w @ 1m.

please give anymore feedback that you may have.
thanks!
stevecham
3,340 posts
 
Krell..bright thin component.

What kind of hash are you smoking D edwards cause it must be quite stale by now.
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czbbcl
1,752 posts
 
Stevecham I am with you I would not classify Krell as bright and thin either. Pass is a good choice as is Krell but with a 95db speaker I am not sure you need all that power. But of course if you change speakers with a more inefficent design then the power will come in handy.

Chuck
mdhoover
695 posts
 
Don't forget to consider Odyssey Extreme Monoblocks. I absolutely love them. Would also try to find a pair of Intuitive Design Summits to try to audition. If you do buy a different brand of speaker, then I would NOT recommend listening to the Summits afterwards. These have an unbelievable combination of high end detail and smoothness like I've heard in no other loudspeaker--ever--at any price. They image like crazy, are balanced, and even have pretty decent bass, with a rolloff somewhere around 40 hertz. Mine are augmented with a Rel Storm 3 sub-bass unit, but the crossover is set somewhere around 28 hertz on the Rel. The combination I have now is just MAGICAL. FYI. I'm not a dealer, just a believer and owner.
judy426
228 posts
 
I agree with dedwards. Both Krell and ARC have arid, grainy, and lean sonic characters. There are far better choices at all price points in both solid state and tubed iterations.
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