Stereo Amplifier suggestion for Dynaudio Audience 72?

Hi,
The prices u mention seem to be on the higher side. 80K for the rotel integrated and 60K for the Nad seems high. Both will drive your speakers. The Rotels have a different type of tone adjustments (loud clicking thru the speakers when operated) and can get noisy when the volume is cranked while the Nad is less detailed. Hear both and take a call. The new entry level Parasound seems to get great reviews too.
If u opt for Rotel this RA 1070 is the best (albiet ancient) integrated in the line up. The series 10 is due for upgrade anytime which is also a factor to keep in mind. I had this amp then sold it and got the Pre power RC 1070/RB 1080 from UK for about 75K which IMO is far better than the integrated in every aspect.
Panditji ur amp plays loud at the 3 o clock position????????? Did u mean the 9 o clock position as by about 11 the amp gets unbearably noisy and harsh and i could never really go above 12 or would have needed to keep an ENT on standby!!
Regards

Dinyaar, I stand corrected. Yes, I meant it is loud enough at the 9 0 clock position. I guess I wrote the post at 3 am and therefore the number 3 in my post.

Hahaha. Thank god for that. Believe me if u do manage to take that amp to 3 o clock ur ears will bleed. These Rotels are tweaked to sound loud at low volumes and just distort when taken even to the half way mark.

I have never gone beyond the 11 o clock position but I agree they sound a bit harsh when pushed..

You should look at Arcam amplifier.
Geoff Meads

As always thanks so much for great responses!

I got hold of last month's AVMAX to see the Parasound review. I stumbled on one more amplifier brand named "Vincent". I called the distributor and got to know that Vincent SV-236 (100wpc@8Ohm) integrated amplifier is available for Rs 69K. Has anyone heard of this amplifier before? How has been the experience?

I am planning to audition Startos power amp(80K + taxes), Nu-force IA-7v2 int amp (1.05L + tax) & Rotel gear (RB1080/RC1070 - 68K +35K+taxes) since they are available for audition readily.

Will keep you guys posted. Please chime in with your opinions...

Tarun

hifijunky,

I had an opportunity to hear a Vincent at a friend's place. This was in Australia abt 2 years ago, no idea which model..

I thought it was quite a bargain and got most things right in a no-nonsense fashion. Lots of good clean power, nothing artificial.

Would say that it tended to favour the bottom half of the frequency spectrum just a wee bit more than the top half - this would go down as a minor shortcoming with some of the music I favour (e.g. small ensemble jazz) but may be good for those with different musical tastes.

In short, not bad at all - worth auditioning if it's easy to..

Of course I haven't heard the Odysseys at all, so can't help in the comparison.

Hope this helps.

persiflage

Vincents OEM is Sheng Ya ( http://www.shengya-audio.com ) who market almost all the vincent products under their brand as well..at a much lower price .

They do have a dealer in mumbai as well altough i dont know who.

I have heard Shengya Monoblocks driving a thiel floorstander with no problem at all.

Hi Tarun
what pre do you have in mind to use with the Odyssey Stratos. The Stratos is a power amp and not an integrated.

cheers

The pre-amplifier will be Etesian (I think). The dealer suggested some other name as well (missing the model name) but was way above my budget. Have you heard this combo before?

Tarun