Proac D48R

I have heard the Sugden Masterclass IA-4 Integrated Amplifier with my Proac D-40r speakers (very similar to your D-48 speakers) and was very impressed with the results. It is in your price range new, with a minor discount, and is a real consideration if you are looking for an integrated amplifier. 33 wpc of pure class A listening pleasure.

Sense63, take a look at my room. I have the D-40r speakers in a 11x17 room with 10 ft ceilings. They work fine in that size of room.

Thanks sense 63. I appreciate the comment on my system.

If your room and budget work with the size and cost of the D-48r that would be my choice. The D-48r will have more bass extension and play louder than the D-30r due to the additional woofer and larger cabinet.
 
The D-48r is an update of the D-40r. The D-40r is is the same size as the D-48r, but does not show as a current speaker on their web site. The sound will be very similar.

Ron,

Glad to hear you are happy with your Proac D-30 r speakers. A really great sounding speaker, and system as well, I am sure.

Ron,

Send me a private e-mail if you are in Phoenix. Great to hear your son is at ASU. I am an ASU alumni. I use Nordost sort fut under my D-40r and found them be a significant improvement over the stock spikes. Expensive, but worth it in my opinion.

Best Regards,

Jim Perry

Ron,

I was able to demo the sort fut, and as I said it did make a significant positive difference. The downside is the price. I have sort kone TC under my amp and preamp.

I did not try the other Nordost speaker cables before purchasing the Tyr 2.  I bought a trade-in pair, which I did take home and try, then kept them. The pricing on the trade-in pair was too good for me to consider another Nordost speaker cable choice.  I jumper the speaker cables per my dealer's recommendation with the Nordost Reference bi-wire jumpers.

I have 2 pieces of Valhalla 2 in my system, a tonearm cable on my primary turntable and the AC cable from the wall to my QB-8. The interconnects are Tyr 2 and the other AC cables are Frey 2.

Thanks for the comment on the album wall. My wife helped me with that and we both like to look at it. The lady on the cover of Whipped Cream is still around and lives in Seattle area according to an article I saw a while ago.

I hope you enjoy you Proac speakers as much as I enjoy mine.

Best Regards,

Jim Perry

@milpai 

Congrats on your purchase. I am sure you will be very happy with your decision. A great sounding pair of speakers.

@milpai ,

The ProAc D-48r in ebony look great in your room. A huge upgrade from the Quad 21L.

You should try an active preamp to see if that makes a difference for you. I am using an Aesthetix Calypso which is great in my system. 

I also replaced the factory spikes with Nordost Sort Fut. That made a very nice improvement.

Best Regards,

Jim Perry

@ctsooner ,

I use the Nordost Sort Fut and recommend he try those. I will be interested to see a report on the results.

@ctsooner please provide some more specific information on the exact HRS product(s) used.

Thanks.

I changed up my amplification for my D-40r speakers and I am now using a pair of Luxman MB-3045 factory modified to use 6550 tubes, coupled with a Luxman CL-35 III or a new production CL-38uC.

The best combination I have heard so far in my limited experience. I have not tried a SET amp yet, but will let you know my thoughts if I try one. 

Best Regards,

Jim Perry

I have also added a Nagra Classic amp to my system and the combination with the ProAc speakers is fantastic, although a different fantastic than the Luxman tube amps