Vienna baby grand

Congrats! The Vienna Baby Grands are marvellous speakers. . . heard them at RMAF in the Soundings room, but. . . it's a little difficult to make a generic amp recommendation. . . What is the rest of your system, including wires, PCs, etc. . . what music do you like to listen to? What are your sonic expectations/goals? What is your budget? Are you set on a particular underlying technology (solid state, tubed, class D/T)?

Ledinhhien, that is exactly the electronics brand I heard at RMAF in the Baby Grands room. They also used a Primare CDp. Only difference was usage of some Analysis+ Ovals and Cardas in the wiring. If I can be hypercritical, the only defect I could find was a slight edginess in the treble for my particular preference. What front end do you use? What sonic change are you seeking? What music do you listen to mostly? Guido

As I mentioned to Hien Le in a private msg, one attractive solution that should fit the $5K budget, may be to adopt a pair of Rowland 201 (new) or even better 501 (used) monoblocks, then get the new Rowland PC1 Power Factor Corrector unit (new only: $1200). This device fits between the amps and the AC outlet and is said to take the little monos more than 80% up to the magic of the 312. Similar circuitry is already built into the 300 series flagship amps. I am not quite sure if the device can be said to be a line conditioner or a transformer. . . I'll post more info when I find out.

Thank you Realhifi. . . I trust my dealer. . . provided he/she agrees with my ears. Regretably, I have this nasty habit of trusting my own ears first. . . odd habit, really.

Or to use the old Reagan adage. . . "trust. . . but verify!"

Last time I agreed with a dealer has been with Soundings ofDenver (Co), who actually recommends wholeheartedly the pairing of Vienna Acoustics speakers with Rowland electronics.