@troutbum - What are your feelings about the Billie amp and why do you want to change?
I have had the Billie Mk2 in service for the last 2 years. Driving Golden Ear BRX monitors. It sounds good, not great.
Curious to your comments.
Rich
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@troutbum - I really can't fault the Billie, as I realize that my speaker placement is what is causing my dissatisfaction. I have the Golden Ear BRXs sitting on top of bookcases that are about 5' high. Speakers sound fine, but only so. I am not sure how to tweak this system, as long as I am forced with the speaker placement that I have. The Merlins have quite a following here. It also helps that you can't get them any more. The one speaker that would be/ is my holy grail are the Joseph Audio Pulsars. But not to put them on top of a bookcase. What about your current sound is not working for you? The preamp on the Billie is pretty good. Maybe a streamer upgrade over the Node? Rich
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@troutbum - Hi, I don't stream - just records and CDs. Podcasts and YouTube and the like are through my laptops. I had read that the Node was fairly basic, not bad, just basic. No field experience though. I am getting similar vibes as I must give off (here comes the wind up and the pitch) ... satisfied mostly with what I have. Know instinctively that to noticeably improve to the next step or two would involve a serious enough outlay of cash. Just don't enough to pull the trigger/ where to pull the trigger. Not comfortable dropping $5k or so for new amps or speakers. Rich |