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| Anthem STR or Lyngdorf TDAI 2170? @audiotroy So, the Micromega M150 offers superior sound quality and musicality than the Naim Uniti Nova? What about the Micromega M100? But I bet the Micromega M150 integrated won't be able to compete with the Naim 500 series separates stacks wit... | |
| Anthem STR or Lyngdorf TDAI 2170? @audiotroy Yes the Naim Statement preamp & monoblock amps are extraordinary, the absolute best I’ve heard and owned period. Well, the Naim Statement preamp & monoblock amps are cost-no-object or price-no-object design products and took 10 ... | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? Naim Statement NAP S1 monoblock amps + Naim Statement NAC S1 linestage preamp driving the Focal Utopia Grande or the Magico M6 speakers. D'Agostino Relentless & Momentum M400 monoblock amps driving some big Wilson Alexx or Wham. Audio Research... | |
| Anthem STR or Lyngdorf TDAI 2170? @jwh2 You should invest in acoustical treatments and make effort in getting speaker placements right and spot on. I have the Naim Uniti Nova in my bedroom with satisfying results and I know this is not my main reference setup it’s only my bedroom ... | |
| Anthem STR or Lyngdorf TDAI 2170? @jwh2 First if all, using splitter is not advisable and will degrade the sound quite a bit. Second of all, in general B&W does not pair well with a small powered tube integrated amp such as the Rogue Cronos ii cause your Cronos ii isn’t able t... | |
| Amp for Sopra 2 Parasound Halo A51 five-channel amp. Or a combination of the A21 & A31 amps. You can use the Halo A21 stereo amp to power your front LR speakers and use the A32 three-channel amp to power your center & surrounds. These are great performing... | |
| Help with picking new integrated for under 3k @sammyshaps Musical Fidelity M6si ($3k new), Rotel RA-1592 ($2500 new), Parasound Halo Integrated (HINT) at $2500 new are all awesome and have decent DACs too. Or the Rega Elicit-R analog integrated ($3k new) no DAC though but Rega makes a standal... | |
| Best multi channel amp and processor good for 2 channel listening. @maguiar102 Did you already buy the Lumin T2? Cause I just realized that the Lumin T2 is actually a digital streamer that has internal DAC and it does not have coax digital or optical digital audio inputs. It only has Ethernet & USB inputs. So... | |
| Best multi channel amp and processor good for 2 channel listening. @maguiar102 The Lumin T2 is highly regarded by many and received good reviews but I personally haven’t heard it yet. But I have heard the PS Audio DirectStream DAC and I highly recommend it to you. You will be able to find a used one for $5k and l... | |
| Best multi channel amp and processor good for 2 channel listening. @bwguy You should try out the Lumin T2 or if you can find a used PS Audio DirectStream DAC I highly recommend that. Good luck and let us know what you end up getting and how they would compare. | |
| Best multi channel amp and processor good for 2 channel listening. @bwguy Highly possible and very likely since the Lumin T2 is a dedicated stereo DAC/music streamer. Although I’ve never tried it but the Lumin T2 seemed highly regarded and received very positive reviews and feedbacks. Give it a try. I highly reco... | |
| Netflix audio quality playback does not compare to DVD or Blu-ray disks! Both audio & video qualities on those streaming movie services (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Hulu, Vudu) are compromised and cannot compare to that of bluray & 4K UHD bluray discs. The only thing that is of equal qualities (audio &... | |
| Best multi channel amp and processor good for 2 channel listening. @maguiar102 I happened to stumble upon this thread today and I’ve been absent from Audiogon forum for a while.All the equipments you are looking at or are intending to purchase are great and it all comes down to system synergy and personal tastes ... | |
| Need DAC/Streaming Advice @puppyt What are the rest of your associated equipments? I would highly recommend either Linn DS (digital streamer/DAC) such as the Linn Akurate DS or the Linn Klimax DS if you can afford them or any Naim streamer/DAC if you can also afford them a... | |
| Recommendation on power amp @newtoncr Not sure if it’s too late for you to demo the Naim NAP 500 DR power amp with a separate external Naim 555 PS DR power supply unit. I know they are above your budget but a used ones can be had for $20k and less. The NAP 500 DR & the 5... |