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starfire_xes
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What's a good stereo amplifier for a couple of good bookshelf speakers and sub?
#17458810 - 12/27/12 11:42 PM (11 years, 1 month ago) |
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Say, about 50~100w a channel. Don't want to spend a lot, I will upgrade later. I will mate it with 2 klipsch bookshelf speakers and a sub. I have big klipsch subs and floor standings, but they are back home in New Mexico, so I cant use them. Any ideas?
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Re: What's a good stereo amplifier for a couple of good bookshelf speakers and sub? [Re: starfire_xes]
#17458821 - 12/27/12 11:44 PM (11 years, 1 month ago) |
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What's the audio source?
Generally, if your audio source isn't that great, and you're going to use some relatively cheap speakers, look for a receiver for $10-50 at a garage sale or off ebay.
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starfire_xes
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Re: What's a good stereo amplifier for a couple of good bookshelf speakers and sub? [Re: ch1ck3n.s0up]
#17458841 - 12/27/12 11:49 PM (11 years, 1 month ago) |
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CD or wave files, and Klipsch Reference Bookshelf speakers aren't exactly low quality, cheap speakers.
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Re: What's a good stereo amplifier for a couple of good bookshelf speakers and sub? [Re: starfire_xes]
#17458846 - 12/27/12 11:50 PM (11 years, 1 month ago) |
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Make one! the circuitry is not too bad at all.
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Re: What's a good stereo amplifier for a couple of good bookshelf speakers and sub? [Re: starfire_xes]
#17458863 - 12/27/12 11:54 PM (11 years, 1 month ago) |
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Peachtree Nova125
Great price:performance ratio, with a great built-in DAC. VERY easy to upgrade, USB inputs w/ iDevice functionality. Tube stage pre-amp with solid state bypass. Class A headphone amplifier built-in, which can run through the tube stage preamp if desired, as well. Overall, very universal and cost-effective. Great sound and features for an integrated amplifier.
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Re: What's a good stereo amplifier for a couple of good bookshelf speakers and sub? [Re: starfire_xes]
#17459543 - 12/28/12 04:32 AM (11 years, 1 month ago) |
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Personally, I'm a Yamaha fan. I'd recommend you stick with the classics: Onkyo, denon, pioneer, harmon kardon, marantz...
If you really want the ability to upgrade, buy something with "pre-outs" so you can amp (again) later. However, pre-outs are usually only available on the upper-end models, so consider buying used.
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