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Amp to Add Dynamics & Detail to 'Polite' Speakers

I'm looking for an amp that excels in dynamics and detail - I'd like to impart some 'life' or 'zip' into speakers best characterized as a bit 'polite' sounding. Looking for nicely extended highs with slightly lean and tight upper-bass.

I'm taking a little hiatus from tubes, so solid state or class d amps only. I figure around 250 WPC into 4 ohms and around $3k new or used.

What else can be done to push a system in this direction - silver cables?

Thanks for any suggestions.
srosenberg
csontos
1,311 posts
 
Find yourself an Acoustat TNT200 and have it rebuilt by Roy Esposito at Sounds Like New in Florida. It'll cost about $1,500 total + shipping and you'll have an amp rivaling anything up to $20,000.00. Characteristics are over the top in what you're asking for with unrivaled bottom end.
jihley
74 posts
 
how about a nice Coda? First rate tn every way.
tonyangel
309 posts
 
What speakers are we talking about? Of course, my experience is very limited, but generally speaking I don't think that you can completely change the character of the speakers by going with a different amp.

Of course, if you speakers are being under driven, that may be a different matter entirely.

So, what speakers are you running?
csontos
1,311 posts
 
You may not change their character but you may very well change/realize their potential.
zd542
5,339 posts
 
I'm pretty sure I saw a few Krell KAV 250's listed here. I used to have one and liked it very much. It should easily do what you are asking. You can get one for a lot less than your max budget.
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