QUOTE(Y.C. @ Sep 21 2008, 03:57 AM)
1) However, to me, it is totally out of proportion to spend RM15,000 on amplification just to drive a pair of RM4,000 loudspeakers.
2) IMHO, you should only spend between RM3,000 - RM4,000 being the maximum in amplifier to drive Sonus Faber Concertino Domus / Home.
1) I would agree with that. Spending RM15K on amp to drive a pair of RM4K speakers is bit too much.
2) I wouldn't mind spending a lot more than that. When choosing an amp to drive a pair of speakers, I usually end up spending up to 175% of the value of the speakers.
QUOTE(outdoorxplorer @ Sep 23 2008, 07:31 PM)
it will be safer to invest on a better amp and upgrade the speaker at later time rather than spending on a better set of speakers and can't be driven by the existing amp. $0.02 ..
QUOTE(Y.C. @ Sep 23 2008, 08:47 PM)
True. However, I would go the other way around, get speakers first followed by amplifier to drive them properly.
No fixed and fast rule here; end of the day, they are merely equipment (
the means) to let us ENJOY THE MUSIC.
Yes, I would build a system around the speakers. Why spending so much on an amp that you will only use a fraction of its capability?