I had a 150 watt class d amp previously and remember it being much louder at an 8/10 volume (using same speakers) . The amp is at a pleasant volume as it stands but it seems capped to my ears -volume wise. I have a Benchmark 2 Pre/Dac and a Bluesound streamer using rca interconnects.
Need suggestions on efficient book shelf speakers for a Pass Labs XA3.5
*sorry amp is XA30.5 -will not let me edit headline.
My current speakers are KEF 201/2 which have a low sensitivity of 85. Amp is only 30 watts class A. Sounds good but the volume is limited. Hoping more efficient speakers will provide greater volume? Looking for suggestions in the $2k -4k used or $3k- 8k new.
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@puffbojie Benchmark DAC 2 with built in pre? I would seriously consider a good linestage to go with the XA30.5. I just sold my Benchmark DAC3 HGC that I tried as a preamp for few days (it was sold due to a DAC upgrade and not because preamp in it wasn’t up to the task). |
@audphile1 I actually have those benchmark-made cables where one end is rca and the other is balanced. Do you think those would work at all? Otherwise I might get some balanced cables and see. |
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