Spychedelic Whale Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 I liked them so much that I bough these speakers right after auditioning them on the store. Now I need an amp and these are my first speakers I don't have an idea what's good what's not but I have these deals in mind: Marantz PM 5003 300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 There's no such thing as too powerful an amplifier. Just turn it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 more watts, less gain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Tannoys are typically pretty sensitive...(wanders off, looks it up, comes back)...but 88db...meh...I'd go with the "Moar Is Betr" club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulveling Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Agree, you want more power. Seems to me Tannoys' power ratings are fairly conservative (I've heard the 10 and 15-inch DC drivers taking quite a bit of power, in stride). If you have a lot of system gain then just be careful on the volume control - always start low, then move it up until you're satisfied. Don't assault your ears or drive into hard clipping, and it should be fine. As for power, do consider the dynamic headroom the amp is capable of. A 50 Watt amp with 3dB of headroom could sound more powerful than a 70 Watt amp with 1dB of headroom. Music (maybe not recently recorded pop crap, so much) can have peaks > 10dB (much more for orchestral), so you're going to be limited by that much more than the continuous power levels. I wish more amps would have headroom of 6dB and up - for the most part now, 3dB is considered high. Are yours the Eyris 1 with conventional drivers, or the Eyris DC 1 with a dual-concentric driver and a supertweeter? The Eyris DC1 and Sensys DC1 I've heard are indeed very nice with that sweet DC sound and imaging, but I do prefer the larger DC speakers for the dynamics and impact they yield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 (edited) headroom how are you calculating this headroom exactly? peak divided by continuous? For example, how much headroom does a Pass F4 have? (sorta a trick question, but hey...) For example, are you considering when a class A amp slides into class AB as running out of headroom? (I wouldn't) Edited April 24, 2010 by luvdunhill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spychedelic Whale Posted April 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Are yours the Eyris 1 with conventional drivers, or the Eyris DC 1 with a dual-concentric driver and a supertweeter? The Eyris DC1 and Sensys DC1 I've heard are indeed very nice with that sweet DC sound and imaging, but I do prefer the larger DC speakers for the dynamics and impact they yield. Not sure I think its the ones with superdriver but here are the specs in the manual and a photo As for the amps, here in Portugal the most regarded amps seems to be the Rotel brand which I never heard of but I'm waiting for an answer with their models prices. By now My choice is lining to the MARANTZ PM 7003 since I tested my gear with a MARANTZ PM 6003 I should be happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 rotel makes good kit. I love my rotel preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Rotel makes good stuff, and it breaks less often than NAD kit.* This statement is based on independent research by Knuckleduster Laboratories and is not necessarily supported by the FTC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 I'm still using my Rotel 1068 in the HT rig as it sounds good and is a really solid piece of equipment. Lack of HDMI switching has not really been enough of an incentive to upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spychedelic Whale Posted April 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Still waiting for rotel prices but meanwhile I found a Naim Nait 5i for 400€ any one had one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spychedelic Whale Posted May 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 I tried the Naim and I din't like it at all.. I went for the marantz PM-7000 which I think it pairs well with tannoy at least I'm enjoying it, thanks for the tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spychedelic Whale Posted May 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 What kind of material can I use to stop all the vibrations from the desk ? Right now I just have some books but doesn't do that much difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Mopads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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