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Topic: help with choosing amp/speakers
Posted By: Leonid_1
Subject: help with choosing amp/speakers
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2009 at 8:48am

Recently I received Graham Slee Eva V Gold and can't stop enjoying it! Star However I'm stuck with choosing the proper amp and speakers for my room (16 m^2). At the moment I connect to my Eva V Gold to common home mini system, which is not the best thing :) Sometimes the bass is very strong to my ears, so I'm looking for a major replacement.Angry

I listen to the 60s/70s LP presses of British and American rock music (Beatles, Stones, Doors...). Can't listen to that flat digital sound.Dead  From reveiws I hear that one amp doesn't handle vocals right, the other can't handle drums right and so on.
 
Can anyone recommend amp/speakers  to extract every nuance from these precious records with my Pro-Ject Xperience turntable ?
 
Thanks
 
p.s. I heard that B&K amps are good. Can anyone confirm or deny it?



Replies:
Posted By: Darren/Audio Elevati
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2009 at 9:26am
Hi Leonid and welcome to the community.
 
Could you advise your budget?


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Posted By: Leonid_1
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2009 at 9:50am

1500$ for amp and about the same amount for speakers.



Posted By: tg [RIP]
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2009 at 9:02am

Leonid,

I am guessing that you are not in the UK or EU - it is very difficult to know what products are available in different markets around the world.

Without recommending specific products, what I would suggest is that revising your budget to allow more for speakers - say a 1:2 ratio of amp:speakers might give a better result.

Listening to different speakers in stores or at friends will give you the best idea, your choice of amplifier may well be governed by your speakers and better chosen after you decide on speakers that you like.

Well made items of either sort last a long time and good quality products are often very good value second hand (provided they have not become "cult" objects).

If you are at all handy and have the necessary facilities, there are many DIY designs and kits for speakers that will give outstanding sound quality for moderate outlay.

Just a few thoughts, hope they are helpful.



Posted By: mrarroyo
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2009 at 12:17am
Leonid, if you are in the USA look into Klipsch and Omega speakers. The first uses a horn plus an speaker for the bass. The second is a single driver type speaker. Both are very different in how they convey the music, chances are that for rock the Klipsch will be your best alternative. On the other hand both manufacturers are very efficient w/ speaker able to produce 100+ dB w/ 1 watt at 1 meter.
 
Since you are in a relative small room the Klipsch RB-81 may be attractive: http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/rb-81.aspx - http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/rb-81.aspx
 
If you have the room and in your price I am partial to the Heresy III: http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/heresy-iii.aspx - http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/heresy-iii.aspx
 
A third option and a totally different speaker is by Magnepan model 1.6. These need a lot of power (over 150 wpc) but are awesome sounding with jazz and classical. http://www.magnepan.com/model_MG_16 - http://www.magnepan.com/model_MG_16
 
In closing, for rock Klipsch.


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Miguel


Posted By: Lucabeer
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2009 at 10:44am
If you can find them, have a listen at the Chario speakers. It's an Italian brand, and it's completely stunning. There are several lines (ranging from a few hundred to several thousand Euros), but they all sound and look great.

I prefer / have to use headphones, but if I had to get some speakers I'd certainly go for the Chario (www.chario.it).




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