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Martin Logan Aerius. Great quality compare to the price.
We got a record number of responses last week when we asked readers to share their loudspeaker preferences. Now tell us what <I>drives</I> those speakers.
To drive my home-brew 3-way systems using ScanSpeak drivers, I passively biamplify. The midranges and tweeters are driven from the power amp in my Linn Classik, and the woofers are driven from bridged NAD power amps. The bridged NADs have exactly the same voltage gain as the Classik, but have about twice the output power.
I own a Krell 300i integrated amplifier. My speaker cables are MIT T2 biwire. My interconnect cables are the MIT 330 Plus II. My disc player is the Sony DVP-S7000. The synergy of this system is right on time. The Krell's dynamics are top-notch, and the MIT cables soothe out the S7000's soul. Together, they make a pretty damn decent combination.
Had maggies 1.5's 3 years for audio,and SMGa's for the home theater. The live type of feelings passed by these types of speakers will always be my favorite.My amp needs to be replaced with a Arogon 8002,presently a carver TFM-45.The Arogon did great with a 2 hour demo on 1.6s,last month,Note maggies need room to breath.
Carver AV705x THX certified 110w x 5 the green power on light is too bright - I am going to see if I can get a tech to change the bulb. I love the sound and the peak power indicator lights that will start to light if you crank it way too loud.
I began my "audiophile odyssey" with a cheap Yamaha receiver, graduating to an Audio Research LS3 preamp, which was paired with a Krell 50-s amp until the preamp's turn-on switch died and I purchased a Krell KRC-3 preamp. Along the way I replaced my CAL transport/Theta DAC combo with a Krell 300CD. So this is what drives my Apogee Centaur Minor speakers, and to their credit, the speakers reflected EVERY change! Im happy now (for a while?).
An aging 30W British Onix integrated bought ex-demo from a dealer who kept it too long---a minimalist black box that sounds like heaven with my Monitor Audios. A Rogers E20 valve integrated drives my "designer" system using Rogers db101. (Don't laugh---they rock together, even if the speakers cost a fifth of the amp's price.)