Thanks all for the feedback. Luna, what amp did you try the Cremona M's with?
You can see images of my current room and set-up here:
http://estebanmedaglia.blogspot.com/
I could get the Cremona M's brand new at a GREAT price, and am able to do it effortlessly for the first time in my life (to answer Rich's comment). It would be a happy day indeed for me. I wanted this speaker for at least 10 years, so I'm really tempted. But I'm a newbie when it comes to fully understanding what makes one speaker more sensitive over another one. The Toys are 89db and the Cremonas 91db. But one is 8ohm and the other 4ohm. The Prima Luna has speaker terminals for both, so that shouldn't be a problem. Also, I am not a
bass freak". More of a mid-range guy, but I like the bass to be there when required. The nice folks at Upscale Audio / Prima Luna assure me that speakers with a bigger woofer are easier to drive. I asked about the Cremona Auditor stand-mount, for example, and they said the floorstander would be easier to drive. I remember an issue of Stereophile (in the manufacturer's comments section) where Kevin Deal even said that he got good results with a ProLogue (lower end, with much less beefy transformers) amplifier and a Sonus faber Stradivari! So, I'm confused about this. Any more light you can shed on the subject would be appreciated.
(alternatively, I thought about selling the Toy Towers AND the Prima Luna amp, if REALLY needed, and trading that for a more powerful amp... but I'd rather not have to part with the Prima Luna... I truly love that amp...)
You can see images of my current room and set-up here:
http://estebanmedaglia.blogspot.com/
I could get the Cremona M's brand new at a GREAT price, and am able to do it effortlessly for the first time in my life (to answer Rich's comment). It would be a happy day indeed for me. I wanted this speaker for at least 10 years, so I'm really tempted. But I'm a newbie when it comes to fully understanding what makes one speaker more sensitive over another one. The Toys are 89db and the Cremonas 91db. But one is 8ohm and the other 4ohm. The Prima Luna has speaker terminals for both, so that shouldn't be a problem. Also, I am not a
bass freak". More of a mid-range guy, but I like the bass to be there when required. The nice folks at Upscale Audio / Prima Luna assure me that speakers with a bigger woofer are easier to drive. I asked about the Cremona Auditor stand-mount, for example, and they said the floorstander would be easier to drive. I remember an issue of Stereophile (in the manufacturer's comments section) where Kevin Deal even said that he got good results with a ProLogue (lower end, with much less beefy transformers) amplifier and a Sonus faber Stradivari! So, I'm confused about this. Any more light you can shed on the subject would be appreciated.
(alternatively, I thought about selling the Toy Towers AND the Prima Luna amp, if REALLY needed, and trading that for a more powerful amp... but I'd rather not have to part with the Prima Luna... I truly love that amp...)