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RE: N core




Thanks for the background information.

My present attempts at system upgrade were prompted by my move from a London flat with an acoustically excellent 5-sided room with 10 ft ceilings to my present room of 975 sq ft and 7'7 ceilings. It's less the size than the shape and materials that present problems. It's parabolic in shape (pointed end of an egg-shaped building) with floor-to-ceiling glass on most of the curved wall. Not ideal! The speakers are either side of a central support column facing across the room.

The photo is rather cluttered with test amps and a pair of demo Quadral speakers

My initial thoughts were to look for a better amp and I've described my quest.

Now I'm also looking at possible alternative speakers. I posted something on the Planar section and was contacted by a Quad 2905 owner who lives a few miles away. We exchanged home visits and I was impressed enough to buy a used pair of Quads. They were doomed to be re-sold as these "barn doors" are aesthetically unacceptable in the middle of the room. Maggies would be even worse! So my likely choice is Martin Logan 13A, despite the ridiculous trans-Atlantic mark-up. They are £18.000 here - about $23,500 including taxes.

I'd really like to hear these too - http://blanko.nu/?lang=en - another see-through design but active with tube amps! I'll visit them when in Holland later this year.

Don't Crutchfield offer a free home trial on NAD? If they or someone else did, you may end up buying them - or looking for a used M32 as I did! Peter


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