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Hi all
I am at present using a Prima Luna prologue 2 valve integrated amp driving Ruark Crusader speakers. I may be in the position to upgrade either of them soon. Mt plight is this, do i trade up my P2 for a more powerful option further up the range or should i keep the P2 and buy a pair of sensitive loudspeakers?:scratch:
Do you feel the P2 hasn't got enough welly to drive the Ruarks? I wouldn't say the Ruarks are too difficult a load and the P2 although isn't massively powerful aint no slouch either. Is the system working in a large or small room? Furnishings?
Are there any friendly AOSers around your area who can help you listen to a few different alternatives? I was never a fan of many Ruark speakers (too tight a*sed for my tastes), but some of them respond well to some welly up their backsides. In the meantime, can you get a listen to some different valvey amps between a grand or two? My experiences are strictly limited, but the Icon Stereo 40 and 60 sound very good indeed I thought, and a worthy alternative to the ubiquitous Crofty ones I feel.
As for used amps, I haven't a clue, but the lovely peeps here often come up with something you could try I'm sure :)
steve , if you can be , and can put that laot in a car , drive up to washinton 20 miles at most , can try a pre /power , and 2 integrated , and 2 diff sets of speakers with your lot
Steve if you want listen to crofts i have some;)
jon
Steve,
Keep the Prima Luna and get some Monitor Audio GR or GS 60's second hand. They seem to be quite cheap at the moment £500-£700 and will make Heart of the Sunrise, Starless or Tarkus sound magnificent.
Cheers,
Steve
Speakers.
hello chaps, you're always welcome in Gateshead to hear my kit. Any saturdays are usually fine with me working away at the moment.
Welcome Tommy to AoS as well if i haven't said hello before. Whereabouts in Newcastle are you?
Rich
Cheers steven. may just try a pair of MA speakers.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Slawts
:scratch: as a previous owner of said MA GR60's I couldn't disagree more TBH - I sold mine on eBay for £799Quote:
Originally Posted by Slawts
Have a read here which was a thread discussing Listener Fatigue http://theartofsound.net/forum/showp...3&postcount=14 check the posts I link to.
Just saying and ignore any of the above if you disagree, but it could be worth bearing in mind as MA speakers do have a very characteristic sound, which many hear have commented on - YMMV ;)
I do understand Tim's point. They are quite bright but as your Prima Luna is a bit dark in tone I though it might be a synergistic match. They're not screechy but need a darker amp. Naims are popular with them but if you have a bright tranny amp I'm sure it would sound like screaming cats accompanied by finger nails down a blackboard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim
I've had my MA's for nearly 14 years and it's one of the only bits of kit I haven't changed until now. I've just bought a set of KEF Reference 3.2's which I have to say are a bit of a step up. They're a bit more mature sounding so I've put on a bit of Wishbone Ash.
As Tim says listen before you buy.
Cheers,
Steve