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| Anybody else using AV880x as 2 channel preamp? While the Marantz AV8802 is great when used as a surround processor for surround sound movies or HT but its stereo performance for 2ch music playbacks are lacking compared to high end AV preamp surround processor such as the Classe SSP 800, Classe... | |
| Integrated amplifier search @s7horton If you’re lucky you can find a used Naim Uniti Nova in used markets. You should demo the Naim Uniti Nova with your speakers and cables. You can probably bring your speakers with you to the store to audition the Naim Nova with. | |
| Anybody else using AV880x as 2 channel preamp? What are you trying to accomplish here? Are you trying to add a dedicated stereo preamp with HT bypass for your 2ch music listening into the mix? | |
| Need Advice on Amp Audition at a Dealers Home demo or audition would be best. That way you get to listen to the new amp vs the one you have now in your own setup, system and room environment using your own cables, front end source components and your own speakers. | |
| Hegel H360 vs Accuphase E470 The Accuphase might be more suitable for your Vandy speakers. | |
| Integrated amplifier search @s7horton The Naim Uniti Nova is capable of handling low impedance loads with no problem. In my bedroom setup I have the Nova, first I had it paired with the B&W 805 D3 standmount speakers and now with the Sonus Faber Olympica 1 standmount spe... | |
| How can I connect a pre-amp to my Onkyo TX N676 since it doesn't have a pre-out for amp No, your Onkyo receiver will not be able to drive a 4 ohm speaker load properly. You would need a dedicated power amp. | |
| Integrated amplifier search +1 on the Naim Uniti Nova suggestion. I happen to own the Nova for my bedroom setup. It’s highly musical sounding unit. Great all-in-one box solution that does not compromise sound quality and musicality. It is a digital streamer/DAC/integrated am... | |
| Classe CA-2300 voltage change Classe headquarter facility in Montreal, Canada has re-opened since Sound United bought Classe in January of this year 2018. Go to Classeaudio.com and you can email them. You might have to ship your CA-2300 amp to Montreal, Canada to get voltage c... | |
| How can I connect a pre-amp to my Onkyo TX N676 since it doesn't have a pre-out for amp So were you saying that your Onkyo av receiver does not have pre-outs for you to connect to a dedicated stereo preamp with HT bypass? So I’m under the impression that you are going to get a separate stereo preamp and power amp to drive your speake... | |
| Parasound vs Rotel Amps Sonically and totally the new 15xx series Rotel gears are very different from the old 10xx series gears. The latest 15xx series gears such as the RB-1582 Mkll stereo amp, the RMB-1585 five-channel amp, the RB-1590 stereo amp & the RA-1592 inte... | |
| Suggestion for best stereo amp ? @buellrider97 Nicely put. This hobby is all about assessing or evaluating the performances of equipments and one’s setup and system by listening and trying to optimize the performance synergy between equipments in order to achieve best performance... | |
| Suggestion for best stereo amp ? +1 on the Naim 500 series power amp, analog preamp, digital front end (streamer/DAC) with Naim 500 DR power supply unit.Or highly consider T&A gears they are excellent. The CH Precision, MBL, Tidal, Gamut, Audionet & Soulution are excellen... | |
| Suggestion for best stereo amp ? @kalali@mzkmxcv Totally agreed with kalali. You nailed it real good. mzkmxcv always thinks that measurements (numbers) define sound quality or is an absolute gauge to define sound quality. If that's the case we all would have had the same gears in... | |
| Older 802s or newer 804s Which 802 are you referring to? 802 D2 or 802 D1 or older? |