George,

I have the full array of 5.1 speakers. I am simply looking for a means of using this beautiful pair of speakers. They are, btw, Canton PL-260s, which are small (even for) bookshelf speakers that rock like plate tectonics.

My existing fronts are Dahlquist tower models. My beef with them is that they could use a touch of brilliance in the high end.

Hooking up the Cantons separately has given me the idea that the two sets running concurrently could compliment the heck out of each other.

I have owned a very nice pair of Axiom, incidently (I believe they were the M3?) and these Canton make them sound like tissue boxes with strings attached by comparison. The clarity and warmth is devastating.

Gonk, just teasing about Memphis...but I WAS there recently. My Navy command was relocated there after Katrina.

Do you think that remarkable Super-T would be a match for my Cantons? I think they must be pretty danged efficient, no?

Thanks, too, to Bug for his/her recommendation. But $425 is out of my pathetic price range! That's a doggone nice amp, tho.

Thanks everybody.

M1i6

What are the specs on the Cantons?

GL 260
IMP: 4....8 Ohm
DIN Power handling: 45 Watt
Music Power handling: 70 Watt
Frequency Range: 42....30000 Hz
Made in the Federal Republic of Germany * West Germany

This is all I have.

For just $25-$30, you might give the T-amp a try and see if it can at least let you hear the Canton/Dahlquist combo together to decide if you like the arrangement (since it's a rather non-typical arrangement, I'm not sure what it'll end up doing for you). If you do like it, you can always watch for a beefier used amp in the $100-$150 price range.

Well, I made an offer on one of the amps you highlighted for me. If the guy accepts my insultingly low bid, I'll have a gorgeous amp that I can use anyway.

And yeah, I'm willing to accept that my proposed setup is a little whacky, but if it turns about to be just dumb, I can use the Cantons to listen to music in the kitchen. Have the Dahls etc in the living room.

Of course, I could also have just discovered audio gold, and the next big thing will have everyone going out and buying Canton / Dahlquist combos.

Thanks.

I was thinking of taking one of the Cantons and using it as the center surround ("rear") speaker, but that's just blasphemy to use such a nice speaker for such drudge work.

I can't figure the T out...is that a stereo amp, then I take it? Thanks.

Scratch the question on the T-amp...just read all about it. That's perfect. I'll tell my wife it's a wireless mouse receiver.

Let's see if the audiogon guy takes my bid. If not, I am T'ing it. Also neat in that it draws so little juice. Not a bad thing in these energy challenged times.