Thibbler Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Hi All - interested to hear peoples views/ experience of AR Tube Amps and Dynaudio speakers. In particular the KT120/150 tubes on one of the smaller integrated AR amps. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunno77 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Never really liked the Vsi60 or Vsi75 on Excite, Focus or Contour. Didn't like the Ref75 either. This was all with 120s and don't remember trying once upgraded to 150s. Ref150se was different but I liked it on everything that it had enough grunt to power :). Octave valve amps worked well though. I liked the McIntosh Mc275 too. Would really have to see for yourself though and depend on what Dyns you have or plan on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibbler Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 Thanks Bunno. That’s helpful. Thinking C2’s (old model). Will look into your suggestion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunno77 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 @Thibbler Will really struggle with C2s. Even ref150 isn't really enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 ARC have a class D range that seemed to do well with B&W 800 series that is difficult load... should be fine with dyns. are dyns good with tubes ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinm1 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 My sanders mag tech 300w ,dose a good job with my c1 , dynaudio ,do like big ss amps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones99 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Owned a lot of Dyns and generally they do not work that well with valves in my experience .....they are a challenging load . High current amplifiers get the best out of Dyns. AR amps are not known for being high current so I would suggest not a great match if you want grip and control of the Dyns. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) This is the best amp I've heard my Dyns with. They also sounded very good with a Creek Evolution 100A. Edited September 7, 2020 by blakey72 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidSun Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 AR will work with Dynaudio. Just remember to use the 4 ohms tap on the AR. My AR ref 150 working fine with Dynaudio contour 20. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco8 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) I have C2 Plat. I have run them with my valve McIntosh MC75's and just okay, wouldn't recommend it. Brilliant with good SS amps, main system is Accuphase A70 and Supratek valve pre, the Class A amp really reproduces great detail on the C2's. Before this had them running with a Bryston 4bsst and Ayon valve pre, which was also a good combo but just lacked a bit at low volume, give it some ooph and they came alive. As others have said I also think they need big SS amps to get the most out of them. Edited September 15, 2020 by Rosco8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxa Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) On 07/09/2020 at 10:05 PM, blakey72 said: This is the best amp I've heard my Dyns with. They also sounded very good with a Creek Evolution 100A. That's great to see, I've been toying for weeks about a new unit to drive Dyn's S3.4 with, which are hungry for power. Down to to the Hautonga and Hegel H190 although dubious about their soundengine 2 (hard to find anything about it actually working) and the so so DAC. Edited November 24, 2020 by Boxa typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I had dynaudio confidence 5 and best i heard were with bel canto ref1000m or bryston 4bsst2 Im.told the confidence 5 in a local shop sounded really nice with a hegel h390 or h590 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, Boxa said: That's great to see, I've been toying for weeks about a new unit to drive Dyn's S3.4 with, which are hungry for power. Down to to the Hautonga and Hegel H190 although dubious about their soundengine 2 (hard to find anything about it actually working) and the so so DAC. I think the Plinius may be a little brighter than the Hegel so maybe consider that. Mine is actually the 9200 which is a little warmer than the Hautonga so I'm told. Edited November 24, 2020 by blakey72 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxa Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, blakey72 said: I think the Plinius may be a little brighter than the Hegel so maybe consider that. Mine is actually the 9200 which is a little warmer than the Hautonga so I'm told. Thanks heaps, duly noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 42 minutes ago, Boxa said: Thanks heaps, duly noted. Try before you buy (if possible) is my advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunno77 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, blakey72 said: I think the Plinius may be a little brighter than the Hegel so maybe consider that. Mine is actually the 9200 which is a little warmer than the Hautonga so I'm told. Sound advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxa Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, blakey72 said: Try before you buy (if possible) is my advice I aim too but if new and not run in, and using so so quality cables on hand, may result in results I hate. When all I needed was to run it in, use quality connectivity and voila maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Boxa said: I aim too but if new and not run in, and using so so quality cables on hand, may result in results I hate. When all I needed was to run it in, use quality connectivity and voila maybe? It 'shouldn't' make that much difference I would think. You will get the general sound signature no matter what. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. @Cafad perhaps? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxa Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, blakey72 said: It 'shouldn't' make that much difference I would think. You will get the general sound signature no matter what. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. @Cafad perhaps? Ok, thanks again for thoughts, appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Just now, Boxa said: Ok, thanks again for thoughts, appreciated. No problems at all. My mate Cafad is the amp pro so he may chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxa Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Just now, blakey72 said: No problems at all. My mate Cafad is the amp pro so he may chime in. That's cool, I've spent way too much time on this. Plinius are also very hush hush too, its hard to get any idea of any improvements that have been made since Hautonga was originally released. Meanwhile its easy to see what Hegel have been doing - releasing upgraded models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 @BoxaI don't want to side track you but I'm actually thinking about trying one of these with the Dyn's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxa Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, blakey72 said: @BoxaI don't want to side track you but I'm actually thinking about trying one of these with the Dyn's. Crazy!! I was told today to look at the model too, looks like a cheap copy of something sold in Aldi. ARCAM SA30 was also suggested but my mate had one and the software issues were agony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) @Boxa Nah it's a damn good amp. No Aldi in MF haha. I've heard they go well with Dyn but no personal experience. They go well with a lot of speakers actually from what I've read. Edited November 24, 2020 by blakey72 Added content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafad Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 14 hours ago, Boxa said: I aim too but if new and not run in, and using so so quality cables on hand, may result in results I hate. When all I needed was to run it in, use quality connectivity and voila maybe? Even if new you should know if you like or hate it. If you like it new you will probably like it more once run in, or with cables that better suit your preferences and the rest of your system. If you hate it new then you may hate it a bit less when run in. Running in, and cable swaps too, only exceedingly rarely transform hate into love or vice versa, the changes aren't that extreme. (even though many of us like to claim otherwise) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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