josejames123
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Hello Guys, I started my so called audiophile journey a while back not knowing what to expect. Initially I thought of setting up a HT based system and had a budget of around 50k.I spent some time on this forum, jumped the gun and bought a denon 1612 with Polk TSI400 Speakers. I was instantly hooked to the sound and thought I was done. But later when I spent more time in this and other forums, I began to see what I was missing in my setup. I was not able to pick out the different instruments while playing tracks and the whole soundstage was restricted. I even tried with some good quality recordings but the situation did not improve. Then I began the hunt for a proper stereo setup. In the meantime just to have a taste of two channel setup,bought a pair of Dayton B652 speakers with Indeed TA2021 based amp. The sound quality improved, but not that much. Meanwhile I started researching the net for the speakers and amplifier. I resisted the temptations to buy things impulsively and sent umpteen mails to speaker dealers throughout India and some respected FM's . I was also actively scanning olx and quikr for some deals. A couple of months had passed and I found that a well respected FM was selling his EP CS3's. I didnt contact him at that time , but kept an eye on that thread and was surprised that nobody bought those even after 2 months,by that time I was able to save up some hard earned money and contacted him and made an offer. So to make the long story short the EP CS3s are on their way home, but I am still confused about the amp. I have also contacted Sridhar seeking out his advise and currently these are my options
1. A cheap Marantz4023 receiver which has the pre out main in so that I can connect the Behringer equalizer with it
2. An odyssey khartago amp with a passive pre
3. Odyssey Kismet extreme amp with passive pre. This may drain my pocket even more but it can be bought
4. Jaton Pre Power combo
5. Nad 375 or NAD 372
6.Wyred4Sound Mini Integrated amp
So need opinions on any pre power combos that will sound good with the CS3's. Budget can be extended up to a max of 1.5L. I read somewhere that since the speakers are that good, the different amps may not make that much of a difference, so I need your valuable and honest opinions please. I am planning to set this up in a 12*18 room. The speakers have a high sensitivity of 95Db so wattage wont be a problem. Also anyone willing to let go of their pre power combos are free to contact me
1. A cheap Marantz4023 receiver which has the pre out main in so that I can connect the Behringer equalizer with it
2. An odyssey khartago amp with a passive pre
3. Odyssey Kismet extreme amp with passive pre. This may drain my pocket even more but it can be bought
4. Jaton Pre Power combo
5. Nad 375 or NAD 372
6.Wyred4Sound Mini Integrated amp
So need opinions on any pre power combos that will sound good with the CS3's. Budget can be extended up to a max of 1.5L. I read somewhere that since the speakers are that good, the different amps may not make that much of a difference, so I need your valuable and honest opinions please. I am planning to set this up in a 12*18 room. The speakers have a high sensitivity of 95Db so wattage wont be a problem. Also anyone willing to let go of their pre power combos are free to contact me
