Speakers for Yamaha 2010 amp

[marcok]

I need suggestions to choose the approppriate speakers for Yamaha CA 2010 . ( 110 Wpc )
The sound of this amp is " cold " , so I believe that bass reflex speakers are the right choice.

Thank you in advance
Marco

 

[Lazarus Short]

Are you looking for bookshelf or floorstanding speakers?

 

[marcok]

Bookshelf .
Ciao
Marco

 

[Lazarus Short]

In that case, I would lean toward something British...

 

[nakdoc]

These older yamahas sound great with early AR and KLH acoustic suspension speakers. I would not say they are cold. What I hear is a taming of strident CD glare, which is a plus for any amplifier. Yammies are almost on par with vintage Sansui.

 

[kevin]

Ive got a pair of bookshelf Monitor Audio Speakers that are unreal... They are a little on the expensive side... But I bought mine off Craigs list.. Check out that line !

 

[marcok]

Thank you guys ,
Yamaha CA 2010 is not able to drive acoustic suspension speakers .
Tested with Allison One : it does not have the guts .
Allison One powered by a Pl 700 B : the music .
Same story with a pair of AR 6 . Powered by a Dynaco ST 120 : great sound .
So , good idea to search for British sound ( Monitor Audio ed so on ) .
I have listened to a pair of Elac ( German brand , but british sound ) : very good .
My hifi guru suggests Klipsch Heresy ( 800 € for 1st series )
Are Klipsch Heresy bookshelf , floor standing or both ?
The 3rd series has a sort of pedestal , while 1st and 2nd series no .
Does anybody of you know Elac speakers ?
What do you think about Klipsch Heresy ?
Ciao
Marco

 

[laatsch55]

I owned 2sets of Heresy's. 12" woof. Didnt have the bottom end of the K's , butbthey would thump. Kinda "bright"..

 

[mlucitt]

I owned 2sets of Heresy's. 12" woof. Didnt have the bottom end of the K's , butbthey would thump. Kinda "bright"..

Nothing thumps like a "K" except maybe a long row of dedicated 18" driver-loaded horn subwoofer cabinets.

 

[laatsch55]

One night I had a pair of Heresy"s on top of each K and a D9 in front of each K, the cops did show up that night...

 

[Elite-ist]

If you are not limited to cabinet size, I found a pair of Sansui SP-300 speakers are well-matched to older receivers with somewhat low damping factor. I have a pair of 1968 vintage SP-300s, I bought from the original owner a couple of months back. I use a Pioneer QX-949 quadraphonic receiver to power them. I had and sold four pairs of older Sansui speakers, but these I will keep.

They are very efficient speakers , and like the Heresy speakers, feature horns. I wouldn't worry about the 50W power-handling spec.

Nando.

 

[62vauxhall]

Hey Nando, a doily on the CR-81D....nice touch!

 

[VSAT88]

Snell J III (I have a AX-900 Yamaha on a set of these right now, hard to believe the sound) or Dynaco A 25. No way you could go wrong with those. Want a real bookshelf that will amaze ? AR 4X. Thank me later.

 

[Elite-ist]

Usually, the doilies are on top of each of the speakers, Gary.

Nando.

 

[62vauxhall]

Ah , I see. Too big for the deck anyhow.

 

[marcok]

Thank you guys .
And what about JBL ?
Ciao
Marco

 

[Elite-ist]

Pioneer HPM-60 speakers would also be a good choice, if you are looking for something physically smaller than the HPM-100 or JBL L 100 speakers.

Nando.

 

[VSAT88]

Agree 100%.Those HPM-60's are nice, they sound great.

 

[Lazarus Short]

If you are not limited to cabinet size, I found a pair of Sansui SP-300 speakers are well-matched to older receivers with somewhat low damping factor. I have a pair of 1968 vintage SP-300s, I bought from the original owner a couple of months back. I use a Pioneer QX-949 quadraphonic receiver to power them. I had and sold four pairs of older Sansui speakers, but these I will keep.

They are very efficient speakers , and like the Heresy speakers, feature horns. I wouldn't worry about the 50W power-handling spec.

Nando.

I think those are the BIGGEST ports I've ever seen on a speaker...btw, is that QX-949 bridged to stereo?

 

[Lazarus Short]

Thank you guys .
And what about JBL ?
Ciao
Marco

JBL's could be a good choice, but you might find those with metal tweeters a bit irritating/earitating. I did.