JBL Everest DD66000's on display at store in Des Moines, Iowa
You can hear the Everest's at Audio Video Logic in Des Moines, IA. They just got a pair in and they are beautiful in the rosewood finish. You can hear Audio Research, Krell or McIntosh electronics on them. Even a small ARC 45 wpc (VSi-60) tube integrated amp
sounds great on them despite the huge listening room they are in.
www.audiovideologic.com. 515-727-2279
JBL Everest DD66000's on display at store in Des Moines, Iowa
I agree the McIntosh gear is a good fit for the Everest's. Few speakers I have heard
illustrate the differences between electronics better than the Everest's. Yet they
do this with out sounding clinical or analytical, just allowing the subtle and inherent differences to come through. Krell Evo amps and preamps are another great combination with a bit more bass control and overall speed and extension than the MAC gear but with a little less warmth and romanticism. The Audio Research REF-40 anniversary preamp and REF-210 monoblocks with the new KT-120 power output tubes are incredible on them, positively holographic and completely natural. Of course all of this adds up to the cost of a modest home in Iowa. At the other end of the price spectrum, a 60 wpc Rotel integrated amplifier acquitted itself well on the Everest's. Although not the ultimate in resolution, bandwidth and control, it was still very listenable.