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Amp for B&W 685 Speakers?

rabbitinlights · 2010-02-11 21:18:02

What amp would you recommend for the above speakers? Budget is around 300 euros? S.

11-02-2010 10:18pm

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What amp would you recommend for the above speakers? Budget is around 300 euros?

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#2 17-02-2010 5:15pm

SmithySeller

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I have a B&W 685 Theatre setup and drive it with a Denon 1910 that Im happy with

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#3 19-03-2010 10:30am

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I find primare works very well with b&w speakers.... not easy to come by though....

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#4 20-03-2010 5:54pm

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B&W themselves recommend Rotel (apparently part of there co.). The Rotel RA-04 is supposed to be a great amp to drive the 685's ,it's essentially the RA-05 but doesn't have the remote.It gets great review from whathifi

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#5 20-03-2010 6:50pm

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Here's an impedance curve of the speaker: http://www.ultimateavmag.com/speakersystems/108bw/index6.html

It looks like a very amp friendly speaker (doesn't need a lot of current to get going), so any amp will be able to drive it with no problems providing it's got enough juice.

Choose an amp with low thd, high s/n ratio, etc. Perhaps with a good after-market value as well.

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