The objective is to obtain the best sound for the least effort. All the components have been in place for at least 6 months. The sound is full with a wide and very well defined soundstage. Exceedingly quiet background, almost black. The music has transparency and punch. I'm very happy with the setup.
System edited: The addition of the KAB Arm damper and heavy mat really helped in tracking very diffilcult passages. The Telarc 1812 doesn't jump, skip or miss, it just plays straight through. A very worth while tweak. The heavier mat allows much better VTA adjustment allowing for a tail down attack if needed.
Sorry Ledhed 2222 I'm so late getting back, I don't check in to often. The Citation 12 I'm running is 33 yrs old and completly stock. It is adequate for the job and provides enough juice (60w/c) to drive the 100's quite nicely. However it does lack some top end resolution although reasonably transparent. The 100's also like power. Their nominally rated at 84 or 86 db @ 6 ohms. My upgrade path is a classe 100 or 150, a bryston 3bst, aragon 2002, etc. My max budget is 1k which will have to wait until year end. I really want to keep the available power below 150w/c @ 8 ohms. I like headroom.
Phil, I'm very new to hi-fi and I just upgraded from some old Ohm D2s to new Walsh 100 S3s. I'm interested in what amplifiers you have found work well with these speakers as I'm sort of disappointed with the results so far. My current amp is a 10-year-old Onkyo receiver that I've always been happy with, but now I fear I might need more power. Thanks!
System edited: Just replaced the HK/Rabco ST-7 with the Technics SL 1200, what a difference! The Technics produces no noise, is rock solid, and very flexable. Beats the crap out of digital!
System edited: It jist keeps getting better. New speakers, cartridge, and the turntable tweek have given me great dynamics & transparency with a black background. Couldn't ask for much more.
