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Sony TA-A1ES

Hello I am new to all this audio stuff so please excuse the dumb questions

I live in an apartment building and my listening space is going to be something smaller (roughly 200 square feet) and so I do not need to (and cannot) turn the volume very loud.

I am planning on getting the Focal Sopra N°1 bookshelf loudspeakers since they do it for me in terms of sound and fit and looks and brand.

I want to go with an integrated amplifier as I really cannot tell the difference between amps anyway (from my limited listening experiences so far) and I also do not have the space for a full stack of separates. I was thinking about getting the Sony TA-A1ES as I have read good things about it (I have not gotten a chance to actually hear it yet) and like the Sony brand and it has an independent headphone amp.

Has anyone heard this combo?

Would the TA-A1ES (80 watts per channel/4-16 ohms speaker impedance) be a good match to drive the Sopra N°1s (25-150 watts recommended amplifier power/89 dB sensitivity/8 ohms nominal impedance/3.9 ohms minimal impedance) with my listening requirements?

What about the Sopra N°2s (40-300 watts recommended amplifier power/91 dB sensitivity/8 ohms nominal impedance/3.1 ohms minimal impedance)?

How is the headphone amp on the TA-A1ES?

Thank you


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80s_forever
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I have a TA-A1ES, but have no idea how it will sound with the  Focals.  I have paired it with KEF LS50 and Revel M105 speakers and thought the sound was excellent.  

A few things worth mentioning though.  The bass is lacking when paired with larger speakers that can dig deep.  My KEF Reference 1 speakers produce a lot more bass when connected to other amplifiers.  And also consider what you might do with the amplifier long term.  It lacks a home theater bypass mode which limits the usefulness of the amp.
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