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Re: Which NAD pre- and power-amplifier are the best?

by "Tonni" <hauge*snabel*hardware*dryp*dk@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mar 23, 2008 at 02:51 PM

"Peter Wieck" <pfjw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> skrev i en meddelelse 
news:frs5vk02lt0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Mar 18, 6:51 pm, Drazen <dadonja...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> I also decided to buy Dynaudio Confidence 5 speakers (although people
>> say it is a tough task to find a right amplifier to drive it).
>> That is why I was wondering if NAD 208 THX can do this job. Dynaudio
>> does not want to give any advice (???- probably they do not want to
>> give any preference, but leaving me without answer - is also not nice)
>
> These?
>
> http://www.dynaudiousa.com/products/archive/conf5/conf5spec.htm
>
> So, they have an actual impedance of ~4 ohms - you are looking for
> stability at that level. There are a whole bunch of solid-state
> vintage units out there that would be perfectly happy at that load. As
> they also look like power-pigs, I would start with the brute-force
> units up in the 200+ range.
>
> Immediate thoughts are:
>
> Dynaco ST-416
> http://home.indy.net/~gregdunn/dynaco/components/ST416/index.html
>
> Harmon Kardon Citation 16
>
http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/view_images.php?cat=Amplifiers&catnick=amplifiers&cfid=70122&image_id=406803
>
> Both of these beasts are perfectly happy at 2 ohms, both have plenty
> of power, and both are pretty rugged - far more rugged than any NAD
> unit I have seen.
>
> Pays you money, takes you chances.
>
> Peter Wieck
> Melrose Park, PA
>

NAD S-100 Pre (Silverline series) sounds very natural!
And in a whole different league, compared to the dark NAD's

Yamaha M-85 Sounds GORGEUS vith Dynaudio
Just heard a pair of Dynaudio BM6P nearfieldmonitors yesterday- Driven by
my 
M-85 Lots of air control and musicallity there!!!

Best regards
Tonni
 




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Which NAD pre- and power-amplifier are the best?
Drazen <dadonja007@[EM  2008-03-17 04:33:12 
Re: Which NAD pre- and power-amplifier are the best?
Peter Wieck <pfjw@[EMA  2008-03-17 23:00:25 
Re: Which NAD pre- and power-amplifier are the best?
Drazen <dadonja007@[EM  2008-03-18 22:51:15 
Re: Which NAD pre- and power-amplifier are the best?
Peter Wieck <pfjw@[EMA  2008-03-19 23:01:08 
Re: Which NAD pre- and power-amplifier are the best?
"Tonni" <hau  2008-03-23 14:51:58 

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