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suggestions for preamp/amp combos

Hi, just wanted to get some friendly suggestions for preamp/amplifier (can mix and match freely) combos that produce warm yet clean and not overly bright acoustics. Pretty vague, eh? Anyways, looking to keep the price tag under 3-4k for the used combo, would be driving larger monitors, maybe Spendors 2/3 and larger (love the British sound), no subs, or etc. Generally listen to acoustics, both classical and modern, but can mix it up with Pavarotti to Portishead. A big fan of Audiogon and lurker for many, many years.

Big thanks to everyone in advance.
catboy44106
jbuenech
37 posts
 
I have had the opportunity to listen to the whole range of Spendor Classic line (2/3, 1/2, 3/5, 100) and the 2/3 came out as the brighter. It was the only one of the range I didn't like. It was too bright and distracted my attention from music.

If you don't like 'bright', perhaps you should start by choosing the right speaker, as someone else suggested before in this thread.

Regards,

Chema
nolitan
865 posts
 
Spendors are not bright at all. They are among the warmer, sounding type of speakers.
vhiner
544 posts
 
Catboy44106,

Let us know what you end up doing. And I apologize for those who ignore your question and try to correct decisions you're clearly happy with. I'm always interested when someone discovers a good amp/preamp combo, so if you stumble on to something please post.
catboy44106 OP
4 posts
 
Will do, Im trying to find a place where I can demo some of the gear in the type of configuration I am scheming, which is half the fun. I think a conrad johnson preamp (tube or hybrid) and a musical fidelity amp are part of the picture, so far. However, as one poster pointed out, that combo may end up being too warm. Anyways, Im sure many of the suggested combinations would work well and the posts gave me a lot of ideas. Best, Albert
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