On 2008-09-29 23:35:18 +0100, Andy Evans said:

The Avantic is a superb toy - a lovely retro machine.

For all that, if I wanted the best sound possible I'd buy some big
full range ribbon speakers - the bigger the better. I happen to know
of a pair of Apogee Caliper Sigs coming up for sale on ebay and you
might just get them before they're listed by phoning Rupert on
07920054344 in the next couple of days.

You'd need at least 15 watts to drive them properly - push pull 300b
should do it.

You could use the Avantics for the treble and bi-amp, but I'd be
tempted to sell them for a good price and get a push pull 300b amp
instead. All that assumes a preference for good sound over tasty retro
amps - a big gimme.

Andy

Andy
Thanks for the tip on the speakers. I know that if I want the best
sound possible I'll need to spend a lot more money than I currently
want to. Also sadly those speakers just wouldn't fit well into my
little pad and I'd rarely get the chance to play them at a suitable
volume anyway. So...I'm very happy for now with the lovely Avantic
(dunno if it's retro, it's younger than me) and would hate to see it up
on ebay just yet. Thanks anyway...

Dave