Stereo Amplifier suggestion for Dynaudio Audience 72?

hi hifijunky!
i think you could consider the advance acoustic amps as well. they are great amps at very affordable prices.

Hi Tarun
Whom did you talk to at ARN? I am associated with ARN too and deal with Odyssey but I dont remember talking with you. The Etesian is a passive pre (attenuator with multiple source selector) and it uses a high quality DACT. The passive is pretty transparent and is a good choice, however this combo will work well provided you only need to attenuate (your source into the Stratos amp should give you more than enough gain that you will not feel the need to go louder). I am not sure if we have an Etesian at the showroom, the bulk of our equipment will be arriving by tomorrow. If you do come into audition, please try and make it next week.
p.s. As others have said before (and at the risk of losing business), I believe that the used stratos and Candela are unbeatable value. With no dis-respect to others - IMO, the Advance Acoustics and Cayin (both of which we also sell) are no match to the Odyssey combo.

cheers
Sridhar

I agree with shridhar for cayin & advanace acoustics, i feel one can do much better.
Cheers

Hi Sridhar,

Thanks for your reply!

I talked to Mr. Ali at ARN. I will be visiting today evening to audition Stratos. It would be great if you are there too. Do you think time would be better utilised if I come next week?

Let me know your contact details.

Tarun

Hi Tarun
Yes, coming next week would be much better. You can always reach me at
sridhar@arnsystems.com or 9880925992
It would be even better if you can get your speakers in.

cheers

I have auditioned NuForce integrated, Odyssey Stratos, Usher R1.5, Primare I30 and CA 840A so far. All the gear mentioned above is good but goes beyond my budget except for CA. Overall, I think Primare was excellent in terms of overall balance and purity but slightly lacks in terms of power to drive my speakers and warmth. Though the power is not a big concern to me; the price is (about 1.2L + taxes). I was able to audition Primare and CA gear in my home setup itself. Primare excelled in all fronts but pricing which is twice that of CA. I thought CA was good value for money.

I know the guys here have auditioned several sorts of gear. I would like to take your expert opinion on NAD pre/power gear (C172 + C272), Parasound Halo (P3 + A23) and NAD 372 integrated. I just am not able to get them to listen to here in Bangalore. I already own NAD CDP 542 and am very happy with it.

I will be in Delhi on 22nd November. Do you guys know if any dealer in Delhi has above said combos for demo? If it does not work in Delhi, I may need to come down to Mumbai for auditioning.

Dinyaar,

I know you have extensive experience with NAD gear and you had mentioned NAD combo in the thread. What is your take on this? Is it good value for money? Is it worth listening? It will be nice to hear your opinion on this. I mostly listen to Indian music (Ghazals, Old/new movie songs etc).

Thanks,
Tarun

I use a Krell 400xi with Dynaudio Focus 140. Superb!!

Yes it is a good VFM pre/power combo. Owned it for a while and its decent and reliable. Dont know current pricing but should be around 75K here in bbay. I preferred it to the Rotel Pre/power which was a little more expensive.
Power amp is good and has plenty of drive, the preamp is average.

Try and hear both the 150 W integrated and the pre/power combo and take a call. I dont think the C372 is as bad as it made out to be.
Regards

Hey! I agree with dinyaar On the 372, For the money it does deliver a lot. I feel nad gear due it's warm sound is a better option with the dyn's then the CA.Unless of course you prefer a totaly detailed & dynamic sound.
The parasound combo should be expensive.

I'm using a nad 320bee with the audience 52's. But whenever i listen to it i keep on feeling a need to upgrade the amp. My point is, strech your self a bit if you can.
All the best.
Cheers.

HifiJunky:

Though the Parasound Halo is excellent, you should also take a serious look at Parasound's New Classic range - The 2100 pre amplifier and the 2250 power amplifier. Designed by the legendary John Curl who also designed the Halo range, the New Classic is supposed to be extremely transparent giving a flat response across all frequencies.

The 2100 and 2250 are available in India, and if possible, please do audition them. The couple of times I heard the Parasounds, I was able to identify their sound signature in a dark room where I could not see the amplification equipment.

Cheers