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Simaudio ACE or 240i

Need some helpful advice and clarification. I'm looking to get an integrated amp from Simaudio and was considering the 240i for my Dynaudio Special 40s. I called an out-of-state dealer since there's none near me and was told by the salesman to move up to the ACE since it also has a better phono stage?? I've tried to research this but can't find this info anywhere. Is this true? Is it worth paying a few hundred bucks to get the ACE instead of the 240i? I have a Marantz ND8006 CD/Streamer which has a good DAC. Thanks so much!!!
bluorion
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skypunk
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I had the 204i on my system driving the Souns Faber Sonetto II's 

I ended up moving up to the 390 Preamp and 330A combination. Ace has the Mind player built-in and it is very nice setup.

techno__dude
511 posts
 
Best move is the Neo 340i with dac imho.

I still miss mine even though I have a much more expensive system now. ( Luxman M900u amp. coupled to a Mcintosh preamp ).
bluorion OP
471 posts
 
Thanks for the info---I haven't pulled the trigger yet. Still looking. I did hear back and the 240i and ACE do have the same phono stage so the salesman was wrong. I'm still concerned about the low power with the S40s. Perhaps Luxman or Parasound?
dokosan
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Purchase an Ace a few weeks back to replace an older Krell integrated into Totem Forests (87db 8 ohm, 50-200 watts) that are reputed to be power hungry.  Ace has no issues driving them.  NYC apt so not playing ear bleed levels but they can easily get loud. Really easy to set up streaming and good, recent dac implementation.  

Not familiar with details on S40 but wanted to share very favorable experience with Ace.   Good luck.  Dokosan

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