Converting a friend from Bose - Let's start with speakers <$800

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  • aboroth00
    aboroth00 Posts: 1,106
    edited December 2013
    On second thought... in the case of a preamp that uses tubes for input and doesn't use a tube for a rectifier. It can be called a hybrid?
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  • drummer86
    drummer86 Posts: 441
    edited December 2013
    aboroth00 wrote: »
    Ouch Marvda... Way to kill a guy's wallet. The DM's aren't too hard to drive and you can get away with a lot lower wattage especially considering the room size. Great options such as Parasound, B&K in the price range. I'm a little partial to the older Rotel/NAD integrateds or yesteryear as you can pick those up for ~200-300 and use them as the preamp or amp when you decide to upgrade.

    Haha no kidding! Dude just buys his first pair of real speaker and now we're recommending $1500 amps! I've got him looking at Parasound HCAs and B&K ST's. Anything else in the $200-400 range worth looking at?
    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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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,001
    edited December 2013
    They have a sensitivity of 86 and are 4 ohm....get a high current amp bro and don't even think about blasting those on a receiver.
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  • drummer86
    drummer86 Posts: 441
    edited December 2013
    tonyb wrote: »
    They have a sensitivity of 86 and are 4 ohm....get a high current amp bro and don't even think about blasting those on a receiver.

    They'll run off of my Rotel for a little while and I'm lending him an HK AVR635 which (according to Harman) has 50amps per channel in stereo which should do fine until he saves a few bones for an outboard amp. No plans to take the paint off the walls just yet.
    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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  • aboroth00
    aboroth00 Posts: 1,106
    edited December 2013
    drummer86 wrote: »
    They'll run off of my Rotel for a little while and I'm lending him an HK AVR635 which (according to Harman) has 50amps per channel in stereo which should do fine until he saves a few bones for an outboard amp. No plans to take the paint off the walls just yet.

    I'd keep an eye out for good local deals on some good brands mentioned earlier.
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  • drummer86
    drummer86 Posts: 441
    edited December 2013
    local deals simply aren't happening around here. Local CL is a joke and there are no hi fi stores selling used gear. It's going have to be an ebay, flea market, or audiogon purchase. Patience will be key.
    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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  • drummer86
    drummer86 Posts: 441
    edited December 2013
    I wouldn't call mine "skills" as it's something I've just recently started learning. Another friend of mine is much better. He and I have fixed a few amps replacing caps and whatnot. More confident that I could repair something if I knew the problem, not confident that I'd be able to easily diagnose the problem.
    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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