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In Reply to: RE: Looking for advise on BookShelf Speakers posted by sb on February 25, 2010 at 13:00:14:
You may ask, and I shall answer.
I use a Pioneer Elite VSX-36tx as my preamp and the amp to drive the midrange/ tweeters, and I use an Adcom GFA-5400 to drive the woofers. The Pioneer is rated @ 100 watts @ 8 ohms and the Adcom is rated @ 125 watts @ 8 ohms, 165 watts @ 4 ohms.
I stared out with Paradigm Monitor 70P. They had a 175 amp per tower driving 2 6.5" subs. This sounded pretty good, but I knew that I could do better. I upgraded to Studio 100 V2 and I did not have enough power with the Pioneer so I bought the GFA-5400 to drive the woofers and it made a huge difference. The Studio 100 V1 & V2 are hard to drive, as the have big impedance swings, and are not as efficient as they would have you believe.
I have heard the Studio 100’s driven with huge 350 watt McIntosh amps (MC352) and they used quite a bit of power to get them singing. I was thinking of buying an Anthem Statement P2 (325 watts@ 8 ohms) to drive the Studio 100’s, if I do not upgrade the speakers in the future. I have my eye on the Signature S8’s, but at 7 grand a pair it is looking like I will keep the Studio 100s
I have also heard Studio 100’s driven by Arcam gear, back when it was cheap looking plastic, and I have to say that I was not all that impressed for the price, I think it was a 100 watt amp, I can not remember the model. Thankfully Arcam makes stuff that looks more like hi-fi should these days.
I have also heard The Studio 100’s driven with an MC275, which I think is a bad match, as the bass was a bit flabby.
I do not think that the Studio 100s are that large, and when you think about it, a bookshelf speaker on a stand would take up just as much room, and not give you the bass you want. Go out and try new amps before you even listen to new bookshelf speakers and you might change your mind about buying new speakers. Beware that tube amps and Paradigm speakers have never sounded right to me, so your mileage might vary..
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