Good and not so good speaker/amplifier pairings

Some classic combos include:

Vandy/ARC
SF/McIntosh
Wilson/Dagostino
Thiel/Krell
Avalon/Spectral
Devore/Shindo
Magnepan/ARC
Evolution Acoustics/DarTZeel
B&W/McIntosh
 
What about Martin Logan, YG acoutics, Proac, Dynaudio? Which amp/preamp brands match well with them?

Also add Bryston-PMC, Vivid-Luxman, Rockport-Gryphon
 
ben said:
What about Martin Logan, YG acoutics, Proac, Dynaudio? Which amp/preamp brands match well with them?

Also add Bryston-PMC, Vivid-Luxman, Rockport-Gryphon
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Soulution/YG works for me
Pass (XA series) and Hegel/Vivid
Hegel and Classe/Revel

Too bad the Hegel got the rep for catching fire ...
 
pdub said:
Soulution/YG works for me
Pass (XA series) and Hegel/Vivid
Hegel and Classe/Revel

Too bad the Hegel got the rep for catching fire ...
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Catching fire? I never heard that before. Revel always shown with Mark Levinson gears at audio shows. Some people use pass labs with revel. First word comes to mind when talking abt Pass labs is versatility. It works great with so many speaker brands
 
ben said:
Catching fire? I never heard that before. Revel always shown with Mark Levinson gears at audio shows. Some people use pass labs with revel. First word comes to mind when talking abt Pass labs is versatility. It works great with so many speaker brands
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Look in the Hegel thread about ten slots down. And ask Mike ... My own H30 gave me years of reliable service but developed some sort of issue after I traded it that involved constantly blowing fuses -- as the dealer I traded it to didn't test it before selling it along I don't know if the problem was occasioned by a transit incident, something the new owner did wrong, or bad luck.
I've heard good things about the higher powered class AB Pass with Revel. In my experience with the hard-to-drive Salon2's the 350W Hegel H30 and 600W Classe sounded great, particularly in large rooms. Soulution 501, at only 120W, didn't seem to have enough oomph with the Salons in a large room but did fine in a smaller space. ML and Revel both owned by Harmon -- haven't heard the combo. Just pointing out what I personally found to be perfectly enjoyable pairings that I would recommend anyone to audition. However, digging deeper, most speaker companies have a range of speakers with different demands on amplifiers and, often, vice versa ...
 
pdub said:
Look in the Hegel thread about ten slots down. And ask Mike ... My own H30 gave me years of reliable service but developed some sort of issue after I traded it that involved constantly blowing fuses -- as the dealer I traded it to didn't test it before selling it along I don't know if the problem was occasioned by a transit incident, something the new owner did wrong, or bad luck.
I've heard good things about the higher powered class AB Pass with Revel. In my experience with the hard-to-drive Salon2's the 350W Hegel H30 and 600W Classe sounded great, particularly in large rooms. Soulution 501, at only 120W, didn't seem to have enough oomph with the Salons in a large room but did fine in a smaller space. ML and Revel both owned by Harmon -- haven't heard the combo. Just pointing out what I personally found to be perfectly enjoyable pairings that I would recommend anyone to audition. However, digging deeper, most speaker companies have a range of speakers with different demands on amplifiers and, often, vice versa ...
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One of my H30’s made a huge noise, and then a puff of black smoke. It went for service and all was well in the end. Hegel support was great. The bottom line with Hegel is that there was a great rep handling the brand about 4 or 5 years ago. He was a super nice guy and very active in getting the brand known in the U.S. Then he was replaced and the brand lost some momentum. Today they have a new go to market strategy and I think it will work. To be honest, I really like their stuff and I feel they’re long since over their QC concerns. I would definitely carry their stuff if I had room. :)
 
Dynaudio and Naim
Dynaudio and Pass XA
Focal (Kanta) and Naim
Bowers & Wilkins and McIntosh
Wilson and Audio Research



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I agree with AJ...
Took me a long time to learn...
Match the specs as close as possible first...
Then go & listen to those that do...
 
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