Hello,
I'm new to the forum, and I own a pair of DM600 S3's (for my kitchen) and a pair of 603 S3's in my living room.
I've been thinking of upgrading the 603s and have been considering the 704s. However, after lurking and reading some of the posts on this forum, I have recently started considering upgrading my electronics as a first step.
I currently drive both sets of speakers with a Denon DRA-395 stereo receiver, and to this point I've been happy with that setup. It occurred to me though, that if I upgrade to 704s I'd probably want a better source of amplification. I also began to wonder if the 603s would benefit from something better as well?
Anyway, I dropped into my local hi-fi store (the place where I bought the B&W's) and they were extremely enthusiastic about a couple of integrated amps from Simaudio: primarily the Moon i 5.3 (which was more money than I wanted to spend!) and the Moon i 3, which was more in line with the amount of money I'd consider spending.
Given the amount of money that I can spend at this stage, I'm not going to be buying both speakers and a new amp. I'll buy one or the other in the short term, and probably get the other in a year or so.
Would better amplification be worth it for the 603s? I strongly suspect it would be for the 704s but I'm not sure how much benefit I'd get in the short term.
Do simaudio amps pair well with B&W? My local dealer certainly believes so, and they've always been very honest and up front with me. Are there any other integrated (or separates) that hover in this price range that I should consider? The list price I was quoted for the Moon i 3 was $2600.00 Cdn, though they would discount it to $2300 for me.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Bill
I'm new to the forum, and I own a pair of DM600 S3's (for my kitchen) and a pair of 603 S3's in my living room.
I've been thinking of upgrading the 603s and have been considering the 704s. However, after lurking and reading some of the posts on this forum, I have recently started considering upgrading my electronics as a first step.
I currently drive both sets of speakers with a Denon DRA-395 stereo receiver, and to this point I've been happy with that setup. It occurred to me though, that if I upgrade to 704s I'd probably want a better source of amplification. I also began to wonder if the 603s would benefit from something better as well?
Anyway, I dropped into my local hi-fi store (the place where I bought the B&W's) and they were extremely enthusiastic about a couple of integrated amps from Simaudio: primarily the Moon i 5.3 (which was more money than I wanted to spend!) and the Moon i 3, which was more in line with the amount of money I'd consider spending.
Given the amount of money that I can spend at this stage, I'm not going to be buying both speakers and a new amp. I'll buy one or the other in the short term, and probably get the other in a year or so.
Would better amplification be worth it for the 603s? I strongly suspect it would be for the 704s but I'm not sure how much benefit I'd get in the short term.
Do simaudio amps pair well with B&W? My local dealer certainly believes so, and they've always been very honest and up front with me. Are there any other integrated (or separates) that hover in this price range that I should consider? The list price I was quoted for the Moon i 3 was $2600.00 Cdn, though they would discount it to $2300 for me.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Bill
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