Hello. New to the forum and I had a few questions. I did do some searches to see if these threads already existed but I didn't find them. That said, if I missed them and I'm being redundant. Apologies.
I recently inherited a set of Fostex 206e drivers in the recommended horn enclosure (this enclosure design is older and I will eventually build different ones). I paired them to an old T Amp with a dedicated power supply and to my untrained ears the setup sounds pretty decent. Despite the drivers being over 15 years old and the T Amp being nothing special, it blows my Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin setup out of the water in terms of detail and soundstage to my untrained ear. Also despite the low wattage, I barely have to set the volume on the T Amp past 30% to be too loud for the room.
I've gone ahead and ordered the updated drivers with tweaks from Planet 10 HiFi. So now I want to understand the best steps to take re:amplification.
The Stereomour II is not out of the question budget wise, but it will need to wait until the end of the year. My question is - having the components I have, how do I make this system "complete"? Will buying a cheaper kit and pairing it with the T Amp be a good solution? Do I wait and get the Stereomour? What else needs to go along with the Stereomour or is it enough by itself?
Ideally if the Stereomour is the best route, can/should I get some kind of preamp or other component that can work together with the T Amp now that I can later pair up with the Stereomour (I know the Stereomour is integrated, but bear in mind I know nearly NOTHING).
Open to advice. Much appreciated.
Martin.
