deilenberger
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I'm picking up some very low hour Sources tomorrow. Right now I have a choice of amps to drive them with..
Solid state: Marantz 140 - vintage classic amp that outperforms all it's spec's and supposedly does OK with 2 Ohm loads.. Rated at 70WPC at > .1% THD, it usually tests out at over 90WPC at .1% THD, and 20-20k +/- 0db (and no noise at all..)
Tube: Marantz 8B - slightly modded many years ago (added more capacitor to the B+ supply and some parallel capacitors to clean up the high frequencies.) Another classic, it does have 4 Ohm taps on the power transformers, and it was the amp of choice for KLH-9 speakers back in the day..
Anyone have experience driving Sources with either of these oldies? (Ahead of them will be a Marantz 3200 preamp, then Dual 501 DD turntable/Shure V15-Type 5 and undecided if I want to update my $10 flea-market Sony CD changer..)
These will be used in a small room - about 10'x14', 7'8" ceilings.
Solid state: Marantz 140 - vintage classic amp that outperforms all it's spec's and supposedly does OK with 2 Ohm loads.. Rated at 70WPC at > .1% THD, it usually tests out at over 90WPC at .1% THD, and 20-20k +/- 0db (and no noise at all..)
Tube: Marantz 8B - slightly modded many years ago (added more capacitor to the B+ supply and some parallel capacitors to clean up the high frequencies.) Another classic, it does have 4 Ohm taps on the power transformers, and it was the amp of choice for KLH-9 speakers back in the day..
Anyone have experience driving Sources with either of these oldies? (Ahead of them will be a Marantz 3200 preamp, then Dual 501 DD turntable/Shure V15-Type 5 and undecided if I want to update my $10 flea-market Sony CD changer..)
These will be used in a small room - about 10'x14', 7'8" ceilings.
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