Shindo and ProAc

[Jerome W]

Hello folks,

Most ProAc speakers are not high eff ones ( they are usually at about 88dB) but with a nominal 8 ohm load they are amp friendly so I was wondering if someone already heard one of them paired with a Shindo amp ?

Thanks !

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[mrkalef]

Originally Posted by Jerome W

Hello folks,

Most ProAc speakers are not high eff ones ( they are usually at about 88dB) but with a nominal 8 ohm load they are amp friendly so I was wondering if someone already heard one of them paired with a Shindo amp ?

Thanks !

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I have a pair of proac d25 and I'm wondering the same thing.

[fjn04]

I doubt your CCQ's would have any trouble driving the ProAc. I know of someone who drove Verity Parsifal's w/ CC80's. Those were 89 db, but a fairly demanding 4 ohm. Cheers -Don

[Jerome W]

Originally Posted by fjn04

I doubt your CCQ's would have any trouble driving the ProAc. I know of someone who drove Verity Parsifal's w/ CC80's. Those were 89 db, but a fairly demanding 4 ohm. Cheers -Don

Oh I was not thinking about the CCQ. They will stay with the Wilsons. I was thinking about a Montille or an Apetite. 12 to 15 W.

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[fjn04]

Gotcha! No direct experience, but I would take baby steps in to that one !

[Jerome W]

Originally Posted by fjn04

Gotcha! No direct experience, but I would take baby steps in to that one !

I would like to hear the Apetite with a pair of D18.
Will bring it to a dealer to try.

[bart]

Fourth system in the make Jérôme?

[TommyC]

Jerome, the D28 has very easy load according to Stereophile. I doubt the D18 will be much different.

ProAc Response D28 loudspeaker Measurements | Stereophile.com

[Haurock]

[Pingvin]

In my experience, Shindo and ProAc does not work very well.

To be more specific, I tried an Apetite in my system with my ProAc Tablette Ref 8 Sigs. On ProAc's website, you will see that this model is rated as requiring only 10 watts. And indeed, there was no problem with loudness. But I just found the two didn't really gel -- the "flow" that's so much in evidence with, say, Apetite + Devore 3XLS wasn't there.

By contrast, Leben seems to love Proac. I've heard my CS600 with Tablettes, D Two, D28, and D40, and all have worked at least well. CS600 + Devore 3XLS and 88s come across as a bit lean to me. CS300 and Orangutan O/96 was better. Synergy....

This of course is just my opinion. I know of one store (Arizona Hi Fi) that stocks both Shindo and Proac; I don't know what they think of the pairing, but they probably have more experience than me.)

Sorry to have rained on anyone's parade. And this was my first ever post here!