Charding,
I was driving a pair of Spendor 1/2e speakers with my Cary. In light of your clarification I would agree with Aronss that you could get what you need from thr V12. As to the statement that the V12R is significantly better than the V12i, I would disagree. I have heard both in the same system and would say that the difference is noticeable, but to my ears was subtle, not significant.
I was driving a pair of Spendor 1/2e speakers with my Cary. In light of your clarification I would agree with Aronss that you could get what you need from thr V12. As to the statement that the V12R is significantly better than the V12i, I would disagree. I have heard both in the same system and would say that the difference is noticeable, but to my ears was subtle, not significant.