It’s a timeless tune. One of my favorites written by a Beatle and that video does it due justice.
After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same?
I'm rethinking my listening room. I want my audio rack to be more minimalist vs lots of boxes, wires, and clutter. I know separates, in general, will sound better. However, at the level of my system, I'm not certain the difference would be as apparent. In the grand scheme of things of Audiophilia, my level of components are mid-fi at best (BHK Pre, First Watt J2, Elac PPA-2 phono, Pro-ject s2 Dac, ZU Omen Defs)
I'm favoring one of the Luxman Class A's (I know Luxman is getting out of the Class A business. The only way I would favor a built-in Dac is if it were upgradable like McIntosh or Accuphase. I'm guessing a Luxman or Mac built-in phono would sound just as good as to what I have now (Elac PPA-2).
So the question is, who else has gone to integrated? Do you regret the move or are you glad you did?
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Anyone who wants to cut to the chase for better sound rather than do it themselves should strongly consider an integrated amp these days in order to cut to the chase. The technology has come a long way and there is probably one out there for everyone at most any price point. Leave the technology integration to the experts. Then you can just focus on the right speakers and room acoustics. |
@voodoolounge yes very underrated. That and George Harrison are two of my favs. |
Going to an integrated amp does not mean sound quality goes backwards. It may or may not and a lot of it is highly subjective. Like with pretty much everything. You have to try it to know. Buy from vendors with good return policy and there is little risk. You can’t know for sure until you try. It’s nice not having to deal with all those separate boxes and wires. If you have older gear don’t discount that technology improvements over the years can make a huge difference. What worked even just ten years ago is not the same as what may work today. |
Yes, after jumping all in several years back now working on “right sizing” moving forward. I just replaced amps, preamp dac and streamer with an all-on-1: Cambridge Evo 150. Working out very well! See my system pics. Full review coming soon. The amps alone sold for more 10 years ago than what I just replaced it with. |