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| Integrated Amp or Receiver suggestion for Prestige 95Fs I think the Naim Uniti Nova should have no problem driving the Paradigm Prestige 95F. For my smaller bedroom setup I have the Naim Uniti Nova paired with the Sonus Faber Olympica 1 bookshelf (standmount) speakers and they are fantastic together. T... | |
| Integrated Amp or Receiver suggestion for Prestige 95Fs Get the Hegel integrated amp either the 360 or higher like the 590. | |
| Focal Sopra 2 I had heard the Utopia Grande (over $200k/pair) driven by the Naim Statement NAP S1 monoblock amps + Naim Statement NAC S1 linestage analog preamp before and those were the best I've heard. They also had very high end flagship Naim 500 series stre... | |
| How Are Rotel Preamps? +1 on the Rotel RC-1590 preamp has a good built-in DAC. You also should sell your RB-1080 power amp and get the current model RB-1582 Mk2 power amp or the RB-1590 power amp. The RB-1582 Mk2 is a replacement of the RB-1080. The RB-1582 Mk2 sounded ... | |
| Speaker recommendation for Home Theater Or instead of getting the Musical Fidelity M6Si integrated for your stereo needs and the Marantz AV8802/8805 HT processor for HT or surround sound movies, I would recommend the Classe Sigma SSP av preamp processor, which is optimized for stereo. I... | |
| MidFi multi channel solution needed for HT. Which Morrow Audio cables are you comparing it to? | |
| Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7? +1 on the Parasound Halo A21 stereo power amp. This is a great amp especially for the money. Also consider the big Rotel RB-1590 stereo power amp, which is also great and very powerful and will drive your Maggies with ease. Either one of these amp... | |
| Amp for LS50 Good quality amplification (not necessarily big power output) will make your LS50 perform optimally. The LS50 need good quality amplification and upstream electronics, as somebody has already suggested here, in order to hear what these speakers ar... | |
| Naim Uniti Star/Nova and Turntable @mbroadus Yes you can still play SACD on your Oppo 205 and connect your Oppo via stereo analog out to the Naim Uniti Nova. So you will be using the Naim Uniti as an analog integrated amp when playing SACD from the Oppo 205. | |
| Gryphon vs Swiss solid state amps and preamps. And integrateds. Gryphon is awesome. Yup. I totally forgot about Vitus Audio. | |
| MidFi multi channel solution needed for HT. Unless you upgrade your speakers IMO the Rotel or the NAD alike will be sufficient enough for your current speakers. There are many good cables out there. Audioquest, Transparent, Kimber Cable, Nordost, Shunyata Research, Chord Cable to name a few... | |
| Attention Manufacturers: What I want is a TINY HT processor! From time to time the earlier or first version of the Classe Sigma SSP can be found in used markets for less than $3k used or perhaps around $2500 ish used. This is the first early version of the Sigma SSP which did retail for $5k, and this model ... | |
| Attention Manufacturers: What I want is a TINY HT processor! @erik_squires You should listen to the Classe Sigma SSP if 2ch is important to you while wanting to get a very good multi-channel performances as well. And it is compact in size. | |
| Gryphon vs Swiss solid state amps and preamps. And integrateds. Don't get me wrong, the Gryphon is spectacular but so are some other high end gears. The D'Agostino Momentum is awesome too. CH Precision, Soulution, Tidal, MBL, Pass Labs, Gamut, Chord to name a few are also spectacular. | |
| Is Marantz AV8805 good enough pre amp for McIntosh MC8207 Yes you definitely need to upgrade your speakers from the B&W 683 S2, especially now that you have the Mac C52/MC462 combo for your stereo listening to music. You can move up B&W line such as the 803 D3 or the 802 D3 and they will sound ve... |