SDA-2a Amp/Pre-Amp Recommendation

Jiffylust
Jiffylust Posts: 2
edited July 2011 in Electronics
Hello,
I would like to preface by saying I know next to nothing about audio equipment. Anyways, I have a pair of SDA-2a?s and I was wondering what amp and pre-amp to get so i can utilize them properly, specificity is appreciated. Oh, and price range is around $500.

Thanks
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited July 2011
    An adcom 545,555amp or parasound.
    A monarchy audio pre or a nice NAK

    Hope this helps and welcome to CP.
    Link>> http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstran&1315696900&/Adcom-GFA-555

    Link>>http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstran&1316025080&/Parasound-HCA--1000

    Link>>http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?preatran&1314823868&/Nakamichi-ca-5a-ii
    SDA-2BTL with custom IC
    Adcom 565 monoblocks--Monarchy Audio M-10 preamp
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    DH Labs Q-10 Signature Speaker Cables With Furez silver plated copper bananas
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited July 2011
    FBM gave you some real good suggestions there.

    I Prefer B&K Amps to Adcom myself but Adcom can be found easier and usually cheaper.
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  • drummer86
    drummer86 Posts: 441
    edited July 2011
    Jiffylust wrote: »
    Hello,
    I would like to preface by saying I know next to nothing about audio equipment. Anyways, I have a pair of SDA-2a?sThanks

    For not being an audio guy you have a pretty nice set of speaks there.

    I'm not really a car guy but I happen to have a classic Porsche 930 Turbo in my garage :wink:




    ...I wish
    Display: LG 47" LCD | AVR: Marantz SR5005 | BD: Panasonic BDT-210 | CD/SACD: Oppo 980 |
    Amps: Rotel RB-990bx | Marantz MA-500 | Speakers: Totem Mite : Totem Mite-C : RC60i | Sub: HSU VTF-2 MKIV

    HK AVR635 | Polk R30 | Sony DVD/SACD Player
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  • Jiffylust
    Jiffylust Posts: 2
    edited July 2011
    @fmb211 - Thanks, all this is very much appreciated. I would be so lost if it wasn't for forums.

    @Joe08867 - Thanks, for the tip. I'm finding it to be most true on ebay.

    @drummer86 - lol. I don't know audio. But I do know when I hear speakers that sound better than anything on the current market. Seems like vintage speakers is the way to go. Newer speakers all sound airy to me since I've got the Polks.
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  • JPSmario
    JPSmario Posts: 142
    edited July 2011
    I use a Rotel RC995/RB980BX preamp/power amp combination with my SDA2A's and they sound great. 2 years ago, these cost me just over $500, might be less now. Rotel and NAD have made some really nice integrated amps that fit this price range, like a Rotel RA-972 or RA-985. whatever you get, make sure handles 4 ohm loads easily. the SDA2A's have been know to give some trouble to amps that don't like low impedance.
    Dual 1229/Grado Gold/Rotel RCD1070/RC995/RB980BX/Pioneer 7100/Denon DRM710/Monster HTS3600MKII/PolkAudio SDA2B/TL's
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