Diatone, Sansui, Victor, Technics, Lo-D, Exclusive/Pioneer and Luxman

[presscot]

Hi, 🙂

I'm looking for an amp to drive on my recently received Diatone DS-66EX speaker.

I'd like to know the comparison/review (no need to elaborate) of the sound of these Amplifier (no need to review all just only what you've experienced, it's ok) 🙂
- Diatone
- Victor
- Sansui
- Lo-D
- Technics
- Exclusive/Pioneer
- Luxman

'cause I used to own only Marantz, NAD , Sony, Denon and Bryston.

Thank you

 

[vzaichenko]

Difficult (if not impossible) to recommend

Hi, 🙂

I'm looking for an amp to drive on my recently received Diatone DS-66EX speaker.

I'd like to know the comparison/review (no need to elaborate) of the sound of these Amplifier (no need to review all just only what you've experienced, it's ok) 🙂
- Diatone
- Victor
- Sansui
- Lo-D
- Technics
- Exclusive/Pioneer
- Luxman

'cause I used to own only Marantz, NAD , Sony, Denon and Bryston.

Thank you

Hi presscot, my 2 cents.

DS-66EX are good Japanese vintage speakers from the 2-nd half of 1980's.

However, I don't believe it's possible to adequately choose an amplifier based on somebody's review/opinion, without auditioning it yourself with your particular speakers and/or sources.

I personally like what Exclusive/Pioneer and Sansui produced at that time (even made a sort of M3 Exclusive "re-incarnation" design last year - HERE), but it does not mean you will like them, and it does not mean you will like them with your speakers 🙂

Cheers,
Valery

 

[adason]

I am very fond of JVC amps and receivers, those with SuperA and GM circuits, top of the line with plenty of power tend to sound great.
Do not forget old NIKKO amps, alpha 230, is just lovely.

 

[picowallspeaker]

Nikko TRM 600 is lovely, but only the amp stage as the preamplifier...well 🙄
Indeed, we should consider the sound of the whole...
Sansui Au-5500 sounds good
Pioneer SA 608 too, despite its phono and pre sections based on full NFB working ICs
Good old SA-500 (small TO-3 Bjts) sounds good too