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| Recommend ~9"-wide 2-ch Power Amp with XLR input - please The Creek 4040a is AWESOME sounding, with a natural warmth & richness I didn’t think could be had from a Class D amp,is about the size of a good novel (8.5" wide x 10" deep ) & has a Balanced XLR input... https://www.creekaudio.com/product... | |
| How much power needed to drive 91db speakers? @curiousjim ,I have a small Chinese made Pure Class A integrated amplifier that is based on the original Sugden A21..Puts out 15wpc.@8 ohms & can drive a 4 ohm speaker... I would be willing to let you borrow it any time as it's just sitting i... | |
| opinion on yamaha receivers/amps @foggyus91 OMG,OP is looking at a $300.00 integrated & you recommend a $1500.00 & $2100.00 used & multi thousand $ new alternate,real helpful...Oh & I'M NOT A FAN of ANY of YOUR recommendations.. | |
| opinion on yamaha receivers/amps For what you will pay for one of these Yamaha's you can get a good integrated amplifier from Arcam,Rotel or NAD that will provide better performance & will support upgrades to your speakers,TT & power cable at a later date..If your budget ... | |
| Trenner & Friedl Art Speaker: A Year Later How in the world does a company like this stay in business? Does anyone actually buy their speakers?NO recent professional reviews,NO customer reviews or input.Maybe monks who have taken a vow of silence are their entire customer base.. | |
| What is a good all around high quality speaker to purchase? A very difficult thing to recommend speakers not knowing: Budget,Room Size,Amplifier & Source,how loud you normally listen,types of music listened to as some styles don't require a lot of power,some do... That said,it's hard to go wrong with H... | |
| Integrated amp under $5k @aj523 Did you get the Gloss Ebony Mocha finish which I find ABSOLUTELY stunning? | |
| Integrated amp under $5k NOT ICE/Hypex but a unique & wonderful Class D from Merus Infineon,the $1500.00 Creek 4040a... “The 40th anniversary 4040 A integrated amplifier will suit the most demanding applications. Whether used in a domestic audio or desktop system, the... | |
| Integrated that blew you away I’ma gonna go against the $ = performance crowd here & mention the $1500.00 Creek 4040a.. A miniscule,50/110 watt(8/4/ ohms),sub 5 pound,Class D,Integrated Amplifier/DAC/Headphone(Phono is optional) that completely embarrassed my $3000.00 Sim... | |
| What is the most overlooked consideration? Not to hijack since it was mentioned twice I would pose this to the repliers commenting on the "musicality"of a component..How the H do you judge a components musicality if you are considering it for purchase & don’t yet own it? ONLY the "usua... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Had War's "All Day Music" pop up on one of my Pandora+ stations this afternoon..Got so funk'ed up I plugged it in & started a new station. My oh my oh my..James Brown,Parliment,War,Ohio Players,Wild Cherry,the 70's are alive in my living roo... | |
| Trenner & Friedl Art Speaker: A Year Later Reviving a long dead thread in 2025 to see if anyone owns or has enough experience with the latest version of these tiny titans to provide insight on how they compare to todays many choices in this price range..I believe they are now around $6500.... | |
| What is the most overlooked consideration? @kofibaffour you completely missed the point of OP's thread.. | |
| What is the most overlooked consideration? One consideration NEVER looked @ IMO is the FOR SALE market...Too little attention is paid when choosing a component to how many units are active on the for sale market & how many have been sold in the past few months.. Look at mass produced ... | |
| How much power needed to drive 91db speakers? It depends on how loud you listen & how big your room is..If you listen at levels around 80db.in a small-medium size room 15 watts of Class A power will,IMO,be plenty..If your listening at levels above 80db.in a big room then you’ll need at le... |