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Lamm M2.2 instead Krell EVO 302

Hello!

My current set up consists of Wadia 581 SE, ARC L26 preamp, Krell EVO 302 power amp and B&W 802d loudspeakers (biwired). All wiring is silver made, Sumic Audio from Croatia. I somehow have a feeling that B&W 802d are power hungry and that Krell EVO 302 cannot drive them sufficiently unless listen on higher volumes. Therefore, I am considering to replace the power amp with Lamm M2.2 monoblocks. Do you think it is a good idea?
I LISTEN to all kind of music, but jazz and r'n'r are "my favorite things" :)
Thank you in advance for opinions!
makedonac
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kops
478 posts
 
Agree with Branimir.

Lamm would not offer authority, dynamic headroom and soundstage to 802Ds like the Krell can provide.

In my opinion try a pure carbon Interconnect like Stealth Nanofiber from your pre-to amp and see what happens!

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dgad
782 posts
 
I sold my B&Ws for the same reason. You need to play loud to open up the speakers. I switched to Wilsons. The B&Ws play very well but only at loud volumes. I owned 801s w. FPB 600 and then tried w. VTL 750s. Always enough power but poor sound at low volumes.
eradonci
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Based on my own experience, if something is wrong in that particular setup, it's a cabling.
Sumic cables are in my (and a lot other)experience incosistent product; neither sample 8among the same model) does not sound same as other. It is somewhat a fortune what you are getting when paying - you may won, but you may be deply disspointed.
So, you should try something more consistent, like Nordost, Transparent and the similar.
I would not change anything before trying new wiring.
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