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| Can't decide on Integrated Amp - Please Help No I have never owned an Ayre product. I had a lengthy demo with the K-1/V-1 at Stereo City(Grand Blanc MI)about a dozen years ago. The source was a Sony XA-7ES with Thiel 2.3 and the Wilson Cub 2, can't recall the cables(lol). The sound with both... | |
| My Parasound A21 review and VS Emotiva XPA NAD/Onkyo and Yamaha have recently made products of exceptional price/performance ratio but have NEVER claimed SOTA performance. Emotiva is trying to brainwash potential buyers into believing nothing is better which is the same SNAKE OIL many Emot... | |
| Can't decide on Integrated Amp - Please Help An Ayre AX7e mated to a Monitor Audio RX6 with wood flooring "might" make earplugs a necessity. IMO the RX6 needs a "calmer" form of amplification if natural timbre/texture is valued over hi-fi gymnastics. | |
| Suggestd Integrated Amp/DAC combination around $3K First of all my suggestion is based on many respected reviews and comments. That being said the Stello Ai500 is well worth looking into. I believe this model was recently discontinued so a NIB or demo might be found at a substantial discount. | |
| Best Sounding Musicians Well thought out list! Heifetz and Getz are stellar choices, the other 16 are very debatable. I would add Julian "Cannonball" Adderley-Alto Sax. | |
| My Parasound A21 review and VS Emotiva XPA Why can't Emotiva owners(fanboys) accept the limitations of that gear. They will never have the detail/resolution/speed of Spectral or the 3D presentation of VAC/VTL/Lamm regardless of what is spewed in that rat infested lounge! If you want an aff... | |
| Marantz PM-15S1 vs Roksan Kandy II? Keep your Kandy 2. If you like the Roksan sound move up to a Caspian M2 which will add refinement. I have heard the previous generation Caspian and thought it was a true(entry level) hi-end amp. Current reviews claim the new M2 is even better. | |
| Walwarts I have always considered a "wall wart" a severe compromise. That's a major reason(tonearm the other) why I purchased a used Rega P9/RB1000 over a new massive(22kg) Pro-Ject Xtension 10. | |
| Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use? North Star Design-Sapphire. Very neutral yet still musical and engaging. | |
| Is high-end audio dying, if not dead already??? Agreed! HEA is NOT about bragging rights it's about passion for music. A modest home theater set up with grotesque reclining seating, multiple channels and subwoofers would likely impress the mainstream music/movie buff not a Soulution power amp(l... | |
| Bladelius-Thor mk3/Leema-Tucana 2/Norma IPA-140? Trainleader-Thx for your input. What speakers are you using? Do you detect any treble grain, which some claim was a flaw in the previous Thor mk2 version? Look forward to your reply. | |
| Can't decide on Integrated Amp - Please Help Simonmorty-I heard the Rega Elict/Apollo driving a VA Haydn and was not impressed. IMO a $1500(new)NAD 375BEE is a better amp. If your looking for a used amp under $2K consider a Marantz-S11/2 which is competitive or better then all amps on your l... | |
| Can't decide on Integrated Amp - Please Help The cj CA200 does get overlooked. I have not heard the 200 but it does share some design circuitry with the mighty Premier 350 which is the best balanced sounding amp I have heard. If you keep your MA RX6 or move up the MA line it should be a perf... | |
| Bladelius-Thor mk3/Leema-Tucana 2/Norma IPA-140? Maybe I am overly optimistic but I doubt Bladelius or Norma are hiding a poor design. From my research all 3 amps are near SOTA for integrated amps. Norma claims there amps are designed to drive difficult speaker loads(ML-MBL-Magnepan). The Bladel... | |
| Best Rock Album of 2014 Crowbar-"Symmetry in Black" if you like it heavy! |