Hello everyone, 1st post here.
I anticipate placing an order on a pair of HT1-TLs in the near future and therefore have turned my attention to amplification for these beauties. I've read through all 38 pages of threads here and have seen the recommendations for AVA, Parasound, W4S, etc. I did my research on said amps and am intrigued by the synergy between AVA and Salk. Unfortunately, as the gear will also be in the main living area, they must pass the "eye" test from the Mrs. And the Mrs doesn't care about synergy, build quality, etc..., only how it looks
That being said, the Parasound gear got a "ehh" response, but the Marantz PM-11S2 got an "ooohh that's pretty" response. Now I've known this woman for 7 years, and that's the most engaging response i've received from her in regards to anything audio related (this helps in justifying the large expense
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Anyway, I'm curious if anyone has heard the salk speakers with Marantz gear. Would love to hear any and all opinions. Also, if there are other SS amps that might pass the "eye" test, i would love to hear about. My budget is <$5K, and would prefer the option of balanced inputs.
Thanks, and happy holidays.