Am currently using a Marantz PM15S1 to drive these speakers - very bright, airy, detailed BUT thin and once its gets into symphony / orchestra music, its messy. Otherwise, for simple femalevocals and jazz, its beautiful.
Hv auditioned the below
- Ayre 7xe - BAT vx300 - Marantz PM11S1 - NAD M3 - Luxman L-590u Class A - Musical Fidelity A5.5 - Musical Fidelity A1
Price increase simply cannot justify the sound improvement....am now looking at the below -
for the records - I bought the SUPERNAIT from NAIM !
It way surpassed the MARANTZ PM15S1 in terms of imaging, sound stage, bass and transparenc BUT its too loud .... I cannot put a thumb on the sound ... its a totally different animal!
hee hee...for the records again, i have traded in the supernait for the
BAT vk300x ... now happily a BAT user .....
maybe the pre power - bat vk3ix and vk55 soon. but somehow, not sure if sonically its worth the additional $$$. the bat vk300x is like one of its kind in the BAT family INSTEAD of the entry level pre power : (
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