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building a system around dynaudios?

Hello Audiogoners,

I’ve gotten so much amazing advice here getting my first nice systems set up. With your help, I finally set up a system for a small listening room with the new Creek Evolution 50a and the Epos Elan 10 (still awaiting the new Creek Evolution 50CD) which is just lovely. I also bought a pair of used Silverline Minuet Supreme Plus’s here on Audiogon and have them working as a great desktop system with the Marantz PM5004 amplifier and CD5004. Needless to say, I like going to work a lot more than I used to.

So having been bitten by the bug, I am now assisting a friend to set up another system. We were all set to go with Dynaudio Excite x12s with the Rega Brio R, Apollo R, and eventually, the RP3 turntable. I know a lot of people really swear by the Excite x12 + Rega combination.

However, I just heard the Rogue Sphinx amp this past weekend, and was really impressed. So now we are considering an alternate system which would be the Dynaudio Excite x12 with the Rogue Sphinx, perhaps the Sony XA5400ES cd player (Oppo also an option?), and a Rega turntable.

As a newbie to audio, mixing and matching of course makes me a little more nervous than, say, an all Rega system. But I was really taken with the Rogue amp. Does anyone have any experience driving the Dynaudios with the Rogue Sphinx, or other advice to share to help us make the decision?

Many thanks,
MC
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mesch
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I agree with Mapman regarding the power benefits. As AL said the X12s have been replaced but there are still some available and should be had at a discount. Quintessence Audio in Chicago had some in December. I heard them there driven by a Simaudio integrated W/120WPC, sound was wonderful. I have always been treated well at this shop.

This forum has been very beneficial to me as well.
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