Preachtree Nova220se compared to Devialet


Trying to assemble a decent system here, aside from not sure on speakers (deciding between Focal 1038be, Salk SoundScape8 and Aerial 7T) I am trying to figure out what the best way to power the speakers.

Here is what I am trying to accomplish, starting from ground zero with no components yet. I have a large iTunes library and zero CD's. I have no problem buying the 25-30 CD's that I really want high quality sound from. Not sure what the quality of my iTunes library is and I doubt all the CD's I had were imported as lossless.

I'll be going with the Oppo BR/DVD player and am not sure on power. I had a chance to check out the traditional integrated offerings from Krell, etc., and also had a demo of the Peachtree Nova220se and the Devialet. Really liked the sound of the Devialet but it is $16,000 whereas the Peachtree is about $2000. That is a huge price difference.

So my question really is will the Peachtree 220se be a good choice to power either Focal 1038be/Salk SoundScape 8/Aerial 7T speakers?
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Showing 1 response by everest_audio

I'll agree with your dealer with the suggestion of the Hegel H300. The Hegel will drive any of those speakers easily. You can get yourself an Oppo BDP-103D as a source and run the s/pdif coaxial digital out to one of the coaxial digital inputs of the Hegel H300 and use its internal DAC. The DAC quality in the H300 is very good. Then, you can connect your Oppo to your router via Ethernet cable (preferred) or wifi and use the Oppo as a digital media renderer. So, you can push music to the Oppo using various media software. If you're using a PC, I'd recommend not using iTunes and going with JRiver Media. There are a couple of great apps that can be used to control JRiver Media (JRemote on ios or Gizmo on Android). On the MAC side, there are a number of options definitely better than iTunes as well. This would make an excellent and very simple system for what you're doing. The Oppo works very well in this capacity. The only downside is that it doesn't support gapless playback as a digital media renderer like this.

Disclosure: I am a dealer for Hegel and Oppo. However, I'm just confirming that his local dealer presented him a good option.