A question for Mike Dzurko,
What sort of electronics- amps or receivers and cd players- do you use when testing speakers? I've looked for a any reference to this and couldn't find it so apologies if it's been mentioned elsewhere.
Virgil:
We use a variety of equipment for our evaluations, a partial list includes:
Muse Model 300 mono amps
Muse Pre Amp
Halo Preamp
Various Halo Amps
B&K Amps
Sonic Frontiers 40 watt tube amp
B&K Processor
Marantz SR7400
ADA Processor and Amps
A variety of El Cheapo $150 Receivers to test for "easy to drive load"
For my two-channel reference tests I usually rely on the Muse 300s and either the Muse preamp or the Halo. Not because they're the ultimate, but because they are quite good and I am very familiar with the sound and I'm concerned about how the speakers sound more than the electronics.
Thanks for asking!