NAD, and Vandersteen

Although i have never done this...on paper... a lively Brit amp such as a Naim, Creek or Musical Fidelity in theory would be a nice match...might have to go used to do this...but well worth the effort IMHO...if funds are tight...Rotel comes close to this sound...

Find a pair of used Quicksilver Mini Monos and a Quicksilver line stage. later you can add a 2WQ and own an amazing system.

The Quicksilver combo sounds good, any suggestons on good matching cd player under $1000.

Just hooked up a NAD 1155 preamp to my signature IIs whilst my tempermental ARC sp-9 mkIII is being serviced, and I must say I am suprised at how good it sounds...

Late to this party, but I had an interesting experience yesterday. I was demoing some Vandersteen 1C's and one set up was the NAD C-565BEE CD player mated with the NAD C-315BEE integrated - 40W and $350. This was a remarkably musical system. Unbelievable presence in the midrange and authoritative room filling bass. Organ music should not sound like that from a budget entry level amp! A big shout out to NAD for an exciting product. Oh, and the Vandersteens 1C's are everything people say they are - great timbre, great sense of space, good frequency response. Could listen all day...