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| 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... | |
| Attention Manufacturers: What I want is a TINY HT processor! The Classe Sigma SSP processor is small compact and short and sounds really good for stereo music. It doesn't take up much space at all. This is probably one of the smallest HT processor I've ever seen and it is only 7.1 channel processor. And the... | |
| Gryphon vs Swiss solid state amps and preamps. And integrateds. Why are biased towards non Swiss products? | |
| Amp for LS50 Get the Rotel RA-1592 stereo integrated amp ($2500 new) it has built-in DAC. Also consider the Musical Fidelity M5si I integrated amp ($2k ish new) or the M6si integrated amp for $3k new. These will pair really well with the KEF LS50. | |
| Is Marantz AV8805 good enough pre amp for McIntosh MC8207 Congrats on the purchases. | |
| Accuphase Vs Parasound The Naim separate streamer + DAC + integrated will be on another league of sonic quality and musicality than the Parasound. Naim is much superior sounding than the Parasound. The Parasound will have more power. | |
| Naim Uniti Star/Nova and Turntable @mbroadus You will be much more satisfied with the Nova than the Star or the Atom. The Nova is overall better sounding unit than the other two but costs more than the other two. The Nova currently retails for $7500, it was $7k but it’s gone up to ... | |
| Naim Uniti Star/Nova and Turntable The Naim Uniti Nova is an excellent musical sounding all-in-one box solution. I am also a fan of Naim Audio. |