Good Amplifiers

An amplifier having 0.1% distortion and one having 0.001%

distortion are clearly not the same but they are way below
audibility
An amplifier having a damping factor of 10 and one having a
damping factor of 1000 are also not the same but once again
the difference is not audible.
Response is flat 20-20kHz within 1 dB, distortion is less than
0.1%, damping factor is greater than 10 and it is free from
ringing or oscillation. This can also be related to transient
response.
Although amplifiers can be specified to have at least flat
response from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, distortion less than 0.1% and
a damping factor of 10 or greater, they may still not be well-
matched with a speaker systems.
Marantz PM7200 Monitor Audio rs6
marantza pm 6005
dali zensor 3
Denon PMA-1315R

PHILIPS DFA888= Marantz PM 75

Harman Kardon HK690

classical music :

Simple setup:

Sansui AU-X701

Wharfedale Denton 80

Pioneer VSX-503 (preamp)

As a singer in Slovenian national opera, having compared my setup with

the real sound a lot I can say I got close to sound being real. Maybe not
with every recording of full symphonic orchestra but for chamber
music, baroque, renaissance and opera it mostly sounds great. Bowed
instruments sound very full and rich, can be slightly too forward
sometimes, piano sounds surprisingly big... Dynamics, speed and
instrument separation are absolutely neutral.

Seems to me that some speakers exaggerate with detail and speed,

which doesn't sound natural with classical music. Also some are not
sounding as coherent as I would like.

Next upgrade would be bigger speakers with same sound character.

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IME. Brands that sound well for Classical Music need to get Violins,
Piano, Soprano and Brass "right"....so I would have the following brands
on your radar:

- Vienna Acoustics

- Harbeth

- Spendor (especially Classic Series)

- Kef R Series / LS50s

- Sonus Faber

- Opera
- Proac (with Class A or Valves)

On the amplifier front, I wouldn't rule out Valves or Hybrid....so look at

brands like Icon Audio, Unison Research, Pathos, Croft, Sugden, Musical
Fidelity, Audio Analogue, Arcam and Electrcompaniet.

The secret to getting this right is taking your time, opening your
horizons and doing a lot of demoing.
https://forums.whathifi.com/threads/bookshelf-speakers-for-classical-
music.91844/

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Seriously, classical music is the HARDEST music to reproduce

realistically, of any type, since all of the instruments are
acoustic/unamplified and the supposed space is a large chamber or
huge hall.

For starters, look for speakers with the widest off axis/even dispersion
and lowest resonance(both cabinets and drivers). You need to allow
plenty of space for the speakers to be placed from the walls, if you
actually find speakers with desirable characteristics in your budget
range. Speaking of which - what is your budget range?

https://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/which-speaker-is-
good-on-classical-music.46144/
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