What Amp and Speakers Are You Using?

[joncourage]

So, thought a quick poll of what amplification and speakers folks are using with their SB's might prove interesting....

I'll get started:

Amp: Red Wine Clari-T (http://www.redwineaudio.com/Clari_T_Amp.html)

Speakers: Amphion Argon (http://www.amphion.fi/products/argon2/argon2frame5.htm)

Speaker cables: Audioquest, bi-wired

[jonheal]

PSB Stratus Bronze speakers
ADCOM GFA-535 Amplifier
Home-assembled speaker cables

[IndyDan]

Onkyo TX-NR800
Infinity Beta Towers and Bookshelves
Velodyne 12" Sub.
It Rocks with the SB!

[linuxtx]

Downstairs:
Amp: Rotel RB-991 ( http://www.rotel.com/products/search...esc=Amplifiers )
Speakers: B&W Nautilus 804 ( http://www.bwspeakers.com/index.cfm/...20800%20Series )

Office:
Amp: Corda Aria ( http://www.meier-audio.homepage.t-online.de/aria.htm )
Headphones: AKG K701 ( http://www.akg.com/products/powersla...nguage,EN.html )

[mrfantasy]

New amp: Denon AVR-3805 (usually in 5 channel stereo mode--plays L and R channels in both front and rear speakers, a L+R mix in the center)
Speakers: Klipsch Quintet IIs with a KSW10 subwoofer (recently replaced the amp--the old one had significant high frequency distortion that caused buzzing)
Speaker wires: Electronics store 14 gauge copper specials. Rears are some sort of cheap Monster Cables.

[agentsmith]

My humble system:

Amp: Naim Nait 5i
Speakers: Harbeth LS3/5A, Celestion A-1

Itching to replace speakers with Focal.JMLab 1007 Be or Anthony Gallo Nucleus Reference 3. Any suggestions?

[zooropa320]

6 weeks ago I started a thread asking how I could improve my system by spending $1000. Well, I just put together a new system and the only component I kept was my Denon 3802 as a pre-amp. I also just spent $800 on cables alone so that will give you some perspective on how far I've come (or gone into debt) in the past 6 weeks. Here's the results:

SB3 -> Benchmark DAC1 -> Denon 3802 (can bypass this using the DAC1 as a pre-amp) -> Classe DR-15 Mono Blocks (1100 wpc @ 4ohms in mono mode!) -> Magnepan MG 3.5Rs & a REL Strata III.

My signature still shows my old system:

[pfarrell]

zooropa320 wrote:
> spending $1000. Well, I just put together a new system and the only
> component I kept was my Denon 3802 as a pre-amp. I also just spent
> $800 on cables alone so that will give you some perspective on how far
> I've come (or gone into debt) in the past 6 weeks. Here's the
> results:
>
> SB3 -> Benchmark DAC1 -> Denon 3802 (can bypass this using the DAC1 as
> a pre-amp) -> Classe DR-15 Mono Blocks (1100 wpc @ 4ohms in mono mode!)
> -> Magnepan MG 3.5Rs & a REL Strata III.

So how does it sound?
Are you in love?
Got more on your wishlist?

--
Pat
http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimse...msoftware.html

[ezkcdude]

6 weeks ago I started a thread asking how I could improve my system by spending $1000. Well, I just put together a new system and the only component I kept was my Denon 3802 as a pre-amp. I also just spent $800 on cables alone so that will give you some perspective on how far I've come (or gone into debt) in the past 6 weeks. Here's the results:

SB3 -> Benchmark DAC1 -> Denon 3802 (can bypass this using the DAC1 as a pre-amp) -> Classe DR-15 Mono Blocks (1100 wpc @ 4ohms in mono mode!) -> Magnepan MG 3.5Rs & a REL Strata III.

My signature still shows my old system:

Do you really need the preamp? I'm just wondering if you're system would sound better without it. Have you tried a direct connection from the DAC to the amp?

[zooropa320]

Definitely a BIG improvement over my old setup. The Maggies aren't in place yet because I need to move some furniture around and some other stuff needs to happen before that. They still sound great.

Still to come: Mye stands (on order), Magnepan center and rear surrounds to complete the HT setup (not in a rush to get these at the moment).

So, I'm not in love yet but I think I will be once everything's in place!