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| Accuphase e-280 Review If you want a proper review of this unit, Taron at A British Audiophile has done one. He gave it a "highly recommended" rating. | |
| Surge protector A surge protector will help for certain power surges. A lightning strike will likely overspeed a typical surge protector (I recall one strike at an apartment I lived in in Florida, at about 6:00 am or so on awakening, I saw a spark come from my cl... | |
| Surge protector Does your main breaker panel have a surge protector?(It should.) If you are going to spend money on a surge protector, start there. And while your subwoofer might seem worth protecting, so are the boards in your washing machine, air conditioner, a... | |
| All in One Solution for Streaming JBL SA750 does all that. IIRC, so do several Yamaha MusicCast integrated amps. | |
| Need a modern Class A monoblock, preferably half or compact chassis Some options: Sugden A21 SE Signature. Standard rack width, height about 4 in. Depth about 12 in (as with any class A, you will need air around it. Integrated. Musical Fidelity A1 (new version) rack width, height 3 in. Integrated. Schiit Audio ... | |
| Seeking Bookshelf Recommendations Amphion Argon 3s, Buchardt S400, (or A500 actives), Studio Electric M4. | |
| You tube hifi influencers. Love them or hate them? I think it pays to have an open mind about "influencers." In this hobby, the numbers of brands, the flood of new products, the relatively fewer shops that carry any audio gear pretty much require a willingness to explore the web for information. T... | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) In many ways, and despite the loss of so many traditional brick-and-mortar audio shops, these are the best of times in this hobby. There are enormous choices of product from manufacturers who bring exceptional value for money. Having started out w... | |
| Preamp - what's the purpose? Fair question. Obviously, you need a preamp if your amp has no volume control and you want to use more than one source and want to conveniently select between them with a switch. With some sources, you might need amplification to get to line level... | |
| DAC suggestions for a reasonably modest system Denefrips Enya or Ares 12th should work for you at a little less than $1K, or if you are wanting to hit your max spend, the Pontus or the Gustard R26. | |
| Streaming Curious The Bluesound Node is a good choice of streamer. It is easy to set up and use and has a good app, almost as good as SONOS. It has a decent DAC, but you might want to use a separate DAC and use one of the digital outputs from the Node to a separate... | |
| Amp — Leave on or turn off Off. If you prefer, a digital timer might be the thing to rely on if you are prone to forget. | |
| on the cheap WiiM Pro Plus. I have set up two low-cost systems for my college-student nieces (vintage Technics receiver + Wiim Pro + refurbed KLH 20 speakers and a KLH model 20 player/receiver/amp refurbed with a WiiM Pro.) They tested out well and reports are... | |
| Preamp advice Given the price limit specified and the preference for valves, you might try the Schiitt Freya + preamp. It is selectable between a passive setting, zero gain, a "buffered" solid state stage and a tube stage (octal, 4 tubes) with 12dB gain. It is... | |
| Finally upgrading my amp You might look at the Peachtree Carina 300. It has a dual parallel DAC (ESS Sabre 9038-type) and 300W and a phono stage. For a little over your budget is the Carina GaN, with a GanFET design. Both have a headphone amp included. For about $1700 is... |