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From: rshapiro@arris.com (Richard Shapiro)
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Subject: Re: Spica Angelus
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Date: 6 May 91 12:52:42 GMT
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In article <11716@uwm.edu> maxc1158@ucselx.sdsu.edu (Greg Penetrante) writes:
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>that could be really hitting LP's where they hurt. The Adcom could also be a bit
>on the cold side when coupled with the Spica Speakers. I've auditioned that
>particular combination and Adcom's don't mate well with Spicas.. A Tube amp or
>the  Muse Model One Hundred would be a better match for a Spica.



I went through a number of solid-state amps to use with the Angelus
and was never altogether satisfied -- I *knew* I wasn't getting as
much out of them as I might. Finally, I settled on a hybrid amp: the
Counterpoint SA-12. I've been very pleased with the combination.  The
shrillness and relative thin-ness of cds is still there, but I'm not
sure it's really fair to blame the speakers for this.  With a good
analog front-end, the Angelus, driven by the Counterpoint, are
unrivaled at the price (which is why I bought them, of course).

The SA-12 is no longer made, unfortunately, and the successor was just
torn to pieces by Stereophile (for whatever that's worth).