Well, you are right, that's why I am happy that an old NAD 3020i drive Wharfedale Diamond 122 very good. But the reputable Marantz should be able to handle almost any bookshelf speakers?

This post has been edited by wim1983: Dec 13 2014, 08:32 PM

I feel that 9.1 is better than 10.1... I regret selling my 9.1

Well no doubt about Marantz able to handle the speakers. Is just the sound signature will be different. Maybe you should listen to it first before deciding.

I bought a faulty 9.1 for MYR500, had sent to Lex for repair

You mean warm & musical sound signature of Marantz? Which a lot ppl feel it is nice? How do you like it if compare to NAD, more flat and neutral transparent taste?

Sharing a pics setup done recently
Arpeggio Loudspeaker + Magnet + Vermouth Cables
* racks & acoustic treatment soon

Anybody know where to look for Rotel amp?

I will say generally music should sound as natural as possible. We should listen to it as what the creator of the music meant for us to listen. With all this signature add is like altering the music. Of course everyone like their music differently.

B&W showroom in PJ.

Perhaps you can consider mINT,

https://wyred4sound.com/products/integrated-amps/mint

to me, they have really good bang of the buck, but most importantly, they sound really really good.

I particularly like the small footprint which I can hide it inside the cabinet.

This post has been edited by fx20: Dec 16 2014, 04:07 PM

Are you selling it?

hmm, the price is too high though

Any clue how much Rotel RA-12 cost?

No idea

They are having a christmas promotion, USD1099.

If going to buy MINT, it's a better choice to consider Arcam FMJ A19

Both are good amps. It all depends on what do you want.
If you streamed digital music, looking for space saver, you go with the mINT.
If you have lot of analog source, your go for A19.

But the former give you 100w per channel, built-in dac, lot of balanced connectors, and much lower THD.
Most importantly, it is direct sale, no excessive mark-up. Of course, this tarnished by weak ringgit today.

hmm, is 50W for stereo? Almost 4K

What do you mean?

For such small device, 100W delivery is a doubt, I think logically it should be 50W instead, at 8ohm?