WFM Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I'm looking at Upgrading my old luxman 1050r. Atm I'm running imf super compacts and am looking at Upgrading speakers to Adelaide ascencion summoners 12" drivers. My mate has a rega elicit r i can get . Im intersted in the Naksa80 and Im wondering how the saska 80 would compare to the rega....Can i get a remote for the saska or is it best just left on? I'm also considering ME seperates aswell but cant afford Holton. Was thinking NAIM but I found the tone a little dry just like yamaha .Im listening to all kinds of music. However if im listening at higher volumes its usually Rock and metal. i prefer a fast deep bass that can keep up with double kick and provide good seperation of instruments . Good mid lows and open non fatiging mid/high range. Any other reccomendations are appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Do you have a price limit in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anandpkumar Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 You can check out these lists for amplifier recommendations across price ranges. The Adelaide ascencion summoners are not known to be very power hungry, so a moderately powered amplifier (around 100W) should work for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFM Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 47 minutes ago, Batty said: Do you have a price limit in mind? Hey there. Yes. 3.5 k. At a stretch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFM Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 44 minutes ago, anandpkumar said: You can check out these lists for amplifier recommendations across price ranges. The Adelaide ascencion summoners are not known to be very power hungry, so a moderately powered amplifier (around 100W) should work for you. The saska may not be quite up to the job then. Maybe ME seperates or other Au & Nz equivalents... The Amp lists mainly focus on store brands ( yamaha. Music fidelity etc ) rather than used local amps. I have no objection to brand amps. Some may be worth the coin. But i get a feeling the local gear is a level up in quality and value. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jventer Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Some possibly valuable info here: https://www.stereo.net.au/forums/topic/289700-luxman-r-1050-receiver-wow/ @Ittaku has a Hypex amp for sale for $1,000. For under $2,000 you should have a wide variety of used amps to choose from. What does Adelaide speakers recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, WFM said: I'm looking at Upgrading my old luxman 1050r. Atm I'm running imf super compacts and am looking at Upgrading speakers to Adelaide ascencion summoners 12" drivers. My mate has a rega elicit r i can get . Im intersted in the Naksa80 and Im wondering how the saska 80 would compare to the rega....Can i get a remote for the saska or is it best just left on? I'm also considering ME seperates aswell but cant afford Holton. Was thinking NAIM but I found the tone a little dry just like yamaha .Im listening to all kinds of music. However if im listening at higher volumes its usually Rock and metal. i prefer a fast deep bass that can keep up with double kick and provide good separation of instruments . Good mid lows and open non fatiguing mid/high range. Any other recommendations are appreciated. I see they're a nominal 6 ohm impedance. I have used 2x NAKSA 80s in my (active) system for the last 6 years or so and can confirm: the NAKSA is much nicer to listen to than the Naim amps which I had previously it certainly is not fatiguing to listen to and it can keep up with double kick (drums) and provide good separation of instruments. You also mentioned a 'saska 80' - if you mean a 'SAKSA 85' then this is: a. slightly more powerful than the NAKSA and b. I understand, has slightly better bass. But no - neither of them has a remote (as they are power amps only - not integrateds). @anandpkumar has posted that your spkrs are not particularly hard to drive - but, yes, a good 100w amp may well drive them better than a NAKSA or a SAKSA. As you're in Melbourne, I can bring over one of my NAKSA 80s, if you would like - so you can see how it performs with your 'Summoners'. Andy Edited March 18, 2021 by andyr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFM Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 1 hour ago, andyr said: I see they're a nominal 6 ohm impedance. I have used 2x NAKSA 80s in my (active) system for the last 6 years or so and can confirm: the NAKSA is much nicer to listen to than the Naim amps which I had previously it certainly is not fatiguing to listen to and it can keep up with double kick (drums) and provide good separation of instruments. You also mentioned a 'saska 80' - if you mean a 'SAKSA 85' then this is: a. slightly more powerful than the NAKSA and, I understand, has slightly better bass. But no - neither of them has a remote (as they are power amps only - not integrateds). @anandpkumar has posted that your spkrs are not particularly hard to drive - but, yes, a good 100w amp may well drive them better than a NAKSA or a SAKSA. As you're in Melbourne, I can bring over one of my NAKSA 80s, if you would like - so you can see how it performs with your 'Summoners'. Andy Thanks Andy. I'll drop you a line when the summoners arrive. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFM Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 2 hours ago, andyr said: I see they're a nominal 6 ohm impedance. I have used 2x NAKSA 80s in my (active) system for the last 6 years or so and can confirm: the NAKSA is much nicer to listen to than the Naim amps which I had previously it certainly is not fatiguing to listen to and it can keep up with double kick (drums) and provide good separation of instruments. You also mentioned a 'saska 80' - if you mean a 'SAKSA 85' then this is: a. slightly more powerful than the NAKSA and, I understand, has slightly better bass. But no - neither of them has a remote (as they are power amps only - not integrateds). @anandpkumar has posted that your spkrs are not particularly hard to drive - but, yes, a good 100w amp may well drive them better than a NAKSA or a SAKSA. As you're in Melbourne, I can bring over one of my NAKSA 80s, if you would like - so you can see how it performs with your 'Summoners'. Andy Can you connect a preamp to the naksa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 49 minutes ago, WFM said: Can you connect a preamp to the naksa? Yes, Greg. Your Luxman 1050r is a receiver - that means it's a: preamp power amp, and tuner ... all rolled into one. The NAKSA - like most power amps - needs: a preamp in front of it (the preamp takes care of source selection and volume control) or a single source - which needs to have its own volume control. Here are pics of my NAKSAs: Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I'm thinking either of these: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Stereo-Amplifier-AMP-REDGUM-Stellulata-Integrated-Home-Audio/322935545241?hash=item4b30755d99:g:Sw4AAOSwCJxaL3B1 https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/REDGUM-Black-Series-RGi60ENR-Integrated-Home-Theatre-Bypass/324090181181?hash=item4b7547b63d:g:ookAAOSwbsFeXQgQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasabijim Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 18/03/2021 at 8:43 AM, WFM said: I'm looking at Upgrading my old luxman 1050r. Atm I'm running imf super compacts and am looking at Upgrading speakers to Adelaide ascencion summoners 12" drivers. My mate has a rega elicit r i can get . Im intersted in the Naksa80 and Im wondering how the saska 80 would compare to the rega....Can i get a remote for the saska or is it best just left on? I'm also considering ME seperates aswell but cant afford Holton. Was thinking NAIM but I found the tone a little dry just like yamaha .Im listening to all kinds of music. However if im listening at higher volumes its usually Rock and metal. i prefer a fast deep bass that can keep up with double kick and provide good seperation of instruments . Good mid lows and open non fatiging mid/high range. Any other reccomendations are appreciated. In the meantime hook the Rega up uf its readily available. Don't underestimate it and it will give you a baseline for comparison +1 with ascencions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugo_wilco Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Definitely not dry sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 49 minutes ago, hugo_wilco said: Definitely not dry sounding. But definitely waaay over-priced for the SQ. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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