Question guys,
can a yammie 430 drive an audience 42 speaker without problem? My room is approx 5 m x 7 m.
What store sells them cheap? Thanks.
hi titanium!
like ariel, i also suggest that you audition the yamaha-audience combo at Listening In Style...look for Johan, he's real cool. to get some great advice, i suggest you go directly to JR.
anway, based on my (still) very short (but sweet!) experience with the audience 52, i find that it sounds better when matched with a higher rated amp. however, this does not mean that its not great with more regularly powered receiver. if you listen to light music using a 35 wpc tube amp (e.g. dynaco st-70) or an 60 or 80 wpc solid state receiver amp, the only very obvious difference you get from a 200wpc amp, it seems, is a slightly louder output.
clarity, openness, tightness and warmth is not at all compromised when hooked up to a regular (< 100 wpc) amp. indeed, very few speakers that fall in the $500/pair-and-below price category can offer the quality you get from a pair of 42s without having to use muscle amps.
you may still hear some difference if, for example, you listen to material that's filled with kick drum and upright bass lines using, say, thx-certified amps. dynamic range seems to be wider/deeper too with bigger amps. other than this, i really don't hear nor feel much of a difference.
anyway, that's just me. visit LIS one of these days to find out for yourself.
happy hunting!