Amplifier reccomendations - possibly vintage

[philv]

Hi,

I am looking for an amp to go with some mordaunt short pageat 2 speakers.

One possibility is the a&r a60.

Would something like a trio ka-2002
Or sansui au-101 (12 wpc) be good?

Any reccomendatio s for amps up to around 150?

Also, tne pageant 2 speakers are rated as
6.5v rms (5.3w) to produce 96db at 1 meter.

Can anyone please convert this to the standard sensitivity for 2.83v at 1 meter so i can understand it a bit better?

Thanks for any help.

[Macca]

Depends what level you want to play at. 12 watts would probably be fine if you don't want to rock out. I reckon your speakers are about 87dB for 1 watt sensitive at the standard measure. 87db is well into rocking out level, you will lose a bit depending on how far away you are listening of course.

[Jazid]

Hi,

I am looking for an amp to go with some mordaunt short pageat 2 speakers.

One possibility is the a&r a60.

Would something like a trio ka-2002
Or sansui au-101 (12 wpc) be good?

Any reccomendatio s for amps up to around 150?

Also, tne pageant 2 speakers are rated as
6.5v rms (5.3w) to produce 96db at 1 meter.

Can anyone please convert this to the standard sensitivity for 2.83v at 1 meter so i can understand it a bit better?

Thanks for any help.Approx 89dB/W, accurate enough for amp matching purposes I'd have thought. An old Sugden A48 (?) would make a sweet combo but maybe over budget. It's odd the way those 70s Sansui amps are coming back. They were always regarded and reviewed as mid-fi average performers back in the day. There's a Luxman for £160 on one of the forums, that would be nice and a big step up in quality compared to the Sansui IMHO?

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Edited to correct a simple error :)

[philv]

Thanks.

Surprisigly sensitive.

I couldn’t find any reviews or opinions etc on the luxman.

[Michael loves music]

Wouldn’t a Denon 350 SE be suitable ? I love mine

[walpurgis]

Wouldn’t a Denon 350 SE be suitable ? I love mine

It would be perfect!

Any of the amps in the first post will work OK too, as would a NAD 3020a or Audiolab 8000 and Denon PMA-250SE.

The Pageants are not difficult to drive.

[Scooby]

Id buy this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Creek-Audio-4240-Integrated-Amplifier-in-Black-Preowned/222738571221?hash=item33dc40dfd5:g:~boAAOSwa3BaFAc f

If it's still there by the time you see it.

[IHP]

May I suggest you scroll down and have a look at the amps here...

http://www.retrotechaudio.co.uk/currently-for-sale.html

That NAD C320BEE has surely got to be a bargain (I do like used HiFi that's mint). Other interesting stuff too.

Enjoy shopping ;-)

[sumday]

Ooh spooky.
The Cash Generator on Angel Row has two C320s for sale at 75 quid.

[philv]

Id buy this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Creek-Audio-4240-Integrated-Amplifier-in-Black-Preowned/222738571221?hash=item33dc40dfd5:g:~boAAOSwa3BaFAc f

If it's still there by the time you see it.

Gone....i was travellng and some bugger must have seen your post.

Good shout though.
Thanks

[philv]

Will now include

Marantz pm4

Valve amp up to around the 400 mark
Eg wad mel84

Or could stretch a little further for a jsoundlab 300b.


Open to suggestions

[hermit]

Will now include

Marantz pm4

Valve amp up to around the 400 mark
Eg wad mel84

Open to suggestions

A bit over your £400 budget but still good value:

Glasshouse Passive Pre (http://audioabattoir.com/t/glasshouse-passive-pre/2948) £120 delivered

WAD KEL80 Monos (http://audioabattoir.com/t/wad-kel80-mono blocks/2946/1) £350

[philv]

Oops...i posted that in the wrong thread.

Interesting suggestion. Thanks

[paulf-2007]

Will now include

Marantz pm4

Valve amp up to around the 400 mark
Eg wad mel84

Or could stretch a little further for a jsoundlab 300b.


Open to suggestionsmy j sound labs 300B worked well with quad 63 at Scalford. Many visitors commented that they didn't think 300B would drive 63's and were surprised what they heard. All change here, '80s Sony receiver beats all.

[philv]

Bump

[57charles]

The obvious solution is to buy some Harbeth speakers because all amplifiers apparently sound the same through them...

[philv]

Thanks or all the recommendations.

As a complete about face, i have gone for a
vintage Marantz 2215b receiver.

After a couple of miserable ebay experiences trying to source an amplifier for christmas, hopefully this will be 3rd time lucky.

I'm looking forward to Bing Crosby for Christmas :-)

[walpurgis]

Thanks or all the recommendations.

As a complete about face, i have gone for a
vintage Marantz 2215b receiver.

After a couple of miserable ebay experiences trying to source an amplifier for christmas, hopefully this will be 3rd time lucky.

I'm looking forward to Bing Crosby for Christmas :-)

Glad you found something Philip.

I shall be trying to avoid any Bing Crosby! :)

[philv]

Well, finally received tne marantz 2215b in tne post.
Apart from a very minor ding to the edge of the faceplate which isn’t particularly noticeable, it could be stright from the factory.

As for the pairing with the ms pageant 2, 40 odd year old gear shouldn’t sound this good so cheaply should it?

First time i have heard the pageants, and they are stupidly cheap on ebay, if you can recap tnem.

Much better than i expected.

I have been after some snell k for ages, as rhey seem to go in to the stratosphere pricewuse.
They aren’t 10 to 15 tmes better than tne pageans for sure.

All in all, a very enjoyable listen.

Oh....and the marantz has tne same speaker termnals as the pageants.
Saying they ate the work of tne devil was beng kind.