Loving my recently acquired ESL63 after many years with Martin Logan SL3.
Tried the Kora Jupiter valve power amp (wonderful and best of many amps tried with SL3’s) but didn’t match quite so well with ESL63.
Also tried an upgraded QUAD 306 and was totally underwhelmed so not feeling great about Quad options tbh.
Best so far (very surprisingly, and please don’t scoff!) is analogue source into my Arcam AVR600 home cinema amp (class G). I tried this expecting nothing and ended up very, very impressed - blew the Kora and Quad away.
However, I still think there’s more to come from the ESL63’s and I still yearn for tubes and that musicality that only they can bring.
What are your recommendations on integrated or pre+power up to £2k used.
As an aside, my subwoofer handles everything south of 80Hz, so releasing some headroom for potential options.
Tried the Kora Jupiter valve power amp (wonderful and best of many amps tried with SL3’s) but didn’t match quite so well with ESL63.
Also tried an upgraded QUAD 306 and was totally underwhelmed so not feeling great about Quad options tbh.
Best so far (very surprisingly, and please don’t scoff!) is analogue source into my Arcam AVR600 home cinema amp (class G). I tried this expecting nothing and ended up very, very impressed - blew the Kora and Quad away.
However, I still think there’s more to come from the ESL63’s and I still yearn for tubes and that musicality that only they can bring.
What are your recommendations on integrated or pre+power up to £2k used.
As an aside, my subwoofer handles everything south of 80Hz, so releasing some headroom for potential options.
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