Tannoy Eyris 1

[Spychedelic Whale]

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

[grawk]

There's no such thing as too powerful an amplifier. Just turn it down.

[luvdunhill]

more watts, less gain

[Dusty Chalk]

Tannoys are typically pretty sensitive...(wanders off, looks it up, comes back)...but 88db...meh...I'd go with the "Moar Is Betr" club.

[mulveling]

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.

[luvdunhill]

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

[Spychedelic Whale]

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.

[grawk]

rotel makes good kit. I love my rotel preamp.

[Knuckledragger]

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.

[morphsci]

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.

[Spychedelic Whale]

Still waiting for rotel prices but meanwhile I found a Naim Nait 5i for 400€ any one had one ?

[Spychedelic Whale]

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.

[Spychedelic Whale]

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.

[morphsci]

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