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What amp for Wharfedale Diamond 10.1s?
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Hey Foggy! Welcome! I was looking at those speakers as well and I bet you will really like them! The sad part is that they will sound crappy with a $40 to $50 amp. Real crappy. If you pony up about $300 for a NAD amp, or $215 for the least expensive Emotiva amp, they should start to sing! But a cheap amp will defeat your search for better sound because the speakers will pass along the cheapness. Sorry!
Trey
Thanks for the reply! I live in England which I suppose I should have said, but I looked for some NAD amps on ebay and saw one for £55 which I could stretch to maybe. Its lsited NAD 3020a stereo integrated amplifier, how would that be? As I said im a real noob and I was hoping I could get a temporary half decent amp for the cheap and upgrade properly later. The wharfedales sound amazing for me as they are relatively cheap and the reviews are amazing.
And small world, I listen from the computer through a NAD 3040. The 3020 is a sweet sounding classic, I would snap it up if you can! Cheers!
Trey
I got the amp, managed to get it for 50 pound. Cheers for the help!
I used to have two of them and they are decent amplifiers.
The AC power switch kept blowing out on mine; when it went bad there would be arcing in the power switch which caused a buzzing or hum in the sound. Watch out for that.
It may be less of an issue there, since you have 240 volts and only half a much current through the switch.