what speakers demand high end electronics

I have heard sets with expenisve speakers and simple electronics and most of the time I don't like those sets. Expensive speakers ofthen let you hear all the things that the cheaper electronics do wrong. I've heard sets where the CD player was more expensive then the speakers that sounded very fine to my ears.

The new price of my amp is almost twice as expensive as my speakers.

In general, very good speakers require very good source components. If the signal coming to the speakers isn't very clean, then the sound won't be either.

Greg

kbarkamian,
Your reasoning is correct. The weak link in a given system will compromise the performance of the other components within that chain without fail, no matter how high the quality of those components. Regarding the original question, the better the amp, the better the speaker will sound.

I think Alan Shaw's comments are primarily intended to encourage potential Harbeth buyers to write the check when they might be hesitating out of fear that they would also need to make another substantial investment in amplification.

By stating that Harbeth speakers work just fine with inexpensive amps, he removes an obstacle to the potential buyer, thus possibly making another sale.

It's a classic sales technique.

Wilson. High power tubes will cost you about $50K.