LFletcher
Prominent Member
Been looking to replace a Tag 100x5R amp with something better. Speakers are getting an upgrade at the same time and will either be B&W Nautilus 803/805/HTM1 or 805 Sigs/HTM1 Sig. There is also the strong possibility that it will turn into a 7 speaker setup in the not too distant future.
The amps will be connected to a TAG AV32R and DVD32R (for the time being).
At the moment its about a 70/30 split between watching movies and listening to music, but that might change when my music server is up and running.
Narrowed down the contenders to the following makes (and models),
Theta Dreadnaught II (5 channel, 3x225w + 2x100w setup)
Bryston (6B SST + 4B SST)
Classe (CAV500 or CAV180)
Chord (SPM1900 or 1200C + 603)
Krell (3250 + 2250, or TAS)
Any recommendations, suggestions as to which would be best suited to the B&W's?
Or any other brands/models to throw into the melting pot?
I should be demoing two of the brands next weekend and the other 3 at the beginning of september, so have a little time to make my decision.
And now to the title of this thread. Apart from Chord all originate from the US or Canada and after a little investigation on the web, all appear to be a darn site cheaper over the other side of the water.
The Theta for example would cost roughly £7500 here, and £4500 there. For all the makes we have a 1:1 dollar/pound exchange rate.
On the other hand the Chord stuff appears to roughly follow the exhange rate of 1.5:1 dollar/pound.
Does that mean that the Chord stuff is overpriced here or a bargain compared to the US makes?
Is the US stuff still good value (in its price range) at the inflated price?
Also has anyone ever imported an amps from the US? If so any issues with the power supply (or anything else)?
Thanks a lot
Laurence
The amps will be connected to a TAG AV32R and DVD32R (for the time being).
At the moment its about a 70/30 split between watching movies and listening to music, but that might change when my music server is up and running.
Narrowed down the contenders to the following makes (and models),
Theta Dreadnaught II (5 channel, 3x225w + 2x100w setup)
Bryston (6B SST + 4B SST)
Classe (CAV500 or CAV180)
Chord (SPM1900 or 1200C + 603)
Krell (3250 + 2250, or TAS)
Any recommendations, suggestions as to which would be best suited to the B&W's?
Or any other brands/models to throw into the melting pot?
I should be demoing two of the brands next weekend and the other 3 at the beginning of september, so have a little time to make my decision.
And now to the title of this thread. Apart from Chord all originate from the US or Canada and after a little investigation on the web, all appear to be a darn site cheaper over the other side of the water.
The Theta for example would cost roughly £7500 here, and £4500 there. For all the makes we have a 1:1 dollar/pound exchange rate.
On the other hand the Chord stuff appears to roughly follow the exhange rate of 1.5:1 dollar/pound.
Does that mean that the Chord stuff is overpriced here or a bargain compared to the US makes?
Is the US stuff still good value (in its price range) at the inflated price?
Also has anyone ever imported an amps from the US? If so any issues with the power supply (or anything else)?
Thanks a lot
Laurence