I am driving right now harbeth shl5 with Synthesis Roma 37DC+ hybrid amp ,d class power 500w per channel+tube input stages. More volume,the more power into the sound and weight,the sound is full with wonderfull midrange.I was inspired by youtube movies of this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftQKhGVkdlE and bought one from Italy and it sounds very similar.
Integrated amp recommendation around 3k (I need more power!)
Hi everyone,
Yep, another of those "which amp would you recommend" questions. My system is settling in very nicely recently. I've bounced around with speakers quite a bit, but I keep returning to little Harbeth P3esr. They fit my room well and sound beautiful. However, they have a sensitivity of only 83db. Right now, my system is comprised of the following: VPI Traveler Turntable w/Clearaudio Maestro V2 cartridge, Croft RIAA phono stage, and the LFD LE V integrated. As nice as the LFD is sonically, it just falls a bit short on power 65wpc into 8ohms) with the little Harbeths.
So, I'm looking to move to a more powerful integrated amp. I'm certainly not a headbanger (or I'd have different speakers), but I would like to have ample headroom and current to maximize the P3s. I'm looking at a budget of around $3k, used or new. As I have an all analog 2-channel rig, I don't need a DAC, subwoofer outs, tone controls, balance, etc. Heck, don't even care about a remote. Just good, clean, dynamic power.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated - thanks!
Best, Scott
Yep, another of those "which amp would you recommend" questions. My system is settling in very nicely recently. I've bounced around with speakers quite a bit, but I keep returning to little Harbeth P3esr. They fit my room well and sound beautiful. However, they have a sensitivity of only 83db. Right now, my system is comprised of the following: VPI Traveler Turntable w/Clearaudio Maestro V2 cartridge, Croft RIAA phono stage, and the LFD LE V integrated. As nice as the LFD is sonically, it just falls a bit short on power 65wpc into 8ohms) with the little Harbeths.
So, I'm looking to move to a more powerful integrated amp. I'm certainly not a headbanger (or I'd have different speakers), but I would like to have ample headroom and current to maximize the P3s. I'm looking at a budget of around $3k, used or new. As I have an all analog 2-channel rig, I don't need a DAC, subwoofer outs, tone controls, balance, etc. Heck, don't even care about a remote. Just good, clean, dynamic power.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated - thanks!
Best, Scott