You might want to try an Anthem STR Preamp and then team that up with either the STR power amp or the P2 power amp, or just get the Anthem STR integrated amp.I currently have 2 of the P2 amps in 2 different systems and these things are built to last and can drive any speaker that you can buy no matter how much or how little they cost, or how low the ohms drop they will play it down to 1 ohm without shutting down and they do not get hot just barely warm.
$7000 preamp vs $700 receiver - Is the difference THAT significant?
Current setup:
Marantz SR5005 (AV Receiver) + Peachtree Amp 500 + BluSound Node 2i + GoldenEar Trition 2+ = Current Setup
I'd like... no, want... no, desire... to add "Blue Meters" to my setup. McIntosh haunts me. For dozens of years.
My quandary:
Acquire a McIntosh C52/53, maybe C2600/2700... vs something like a Marantz AV7705 (or AV7706 appears it was just released). Yes I know I'm comparing brie cheese and cheddar. I'm more concerned with the notion that I can get "as good" sound out of that Marantz preamp, as I can from those McIntosh units... (ignore the multi-channel notions for the moment)
Is my sonic happiness "that much better served" by a McIntosh $7K unit vs a Marantz $2-3K unit? How much difference can I expect?
Marantz SR5005 (AV Receiver) + Peachtree Amp 500 + BluSound Node 2i + GoldenEar Trition 2+ = Current Setup
I'd like... no, want... no, desire... to add "Blue Meters" to my setup. McIntosh haunts me. For dozens of years.
My quandary:
Acquire a McIntosh C52/53, maybe C2600/2700... vs something like a Marantz AV7705 (or AV7706 appears it was just released). Yes I know I'm comparing brie cheese and cheddar. I'm more concerned with the notion that I can get "as good" sound out of that Marantz preamp, as I can from those McIntosh units... (ignore the multi-channel notions for the moment)
Is my sonic happiness "that much better served" by a McIntosh $7K unit vs a Marantz $2-3K unit? How much difference can I expect?