"Margaret von B." wrote in message

Plinius, McIntosh and Krell are all definitely out of my range. Moreover,
I'm not sure my Ikea A/V furniture has the wherewithal to support some
100 lb beast.


Amps belong on the floor unless the Zoethecus fairy left you a present.

I have hardwood floors. I might inadvertently start a fire if it runs too
hot. ;-)

I got 4 JC-1's all bought used to drive the big stat-hybrids and it is the
best amp I've ever had. I'm guessing it is too neutral for you. That's why
brought up the Plinius. Something's wrong with your stuff. You have JM
Labs, right? Are you sure your speakers aren't out of phase? You need to
try without the Marantz in there as a pre, too.

No, my speakers are definitely out of phase. In all likelihood, the Marantz
is a ****e pre-amp, so I think the Roksan is definitely not on my shopping
list right now. This one goes back to whence it came from.

You're kidding, right? Hotter is better????


No, I wasn't. The 15 year old Krells and other similar class A designs are
excellent in certain ways the more modern ones are. You need to listen to
one to decide for yourself.

I presume the Krells are single-ended which is why they are large.


Nobody buys a ****ing Roksan in the US where we have real amps. You need
to expand your horizons.

Apparently, you have real subwoofers as well:
http://www.mtxaudio.com/caraudio/pro...jackHammer.cfm


OK, you got me there :-). Sometimes too much is just that. Heh, my car
subs are french!

I'm sure you'll need a lot more than paltry Krells to power this baby.


If I recall correctly, the big Krell is rated at 16,000W @ 0.5 ohm
continuous power so this sub should be a piece of cake for it. However,
try hooking the combo to a car battery or even a standard US household
socket...

16 kW? I think California's got enough energy woes with me adding to them!
;-)


Toto, your not in Sussex anymore :-)

Dorothy, you can take the boy out of Kansas, but can you really ever take
Kansas out of the boy? ;-)

Depends on the deal. This is America, after all!

And on that note, I will be adieu.

I am off to Sequoia National Park for the rest of the weekend,

A merry long weekend for all the Yanks and Brits...