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End game speakers for Yamaha as2100 under 5k new or used
Ok. Taking advice to stick with >90db at 8ohm and >93db at 4ohm, it does narrow it down. I’m not just canvassing opinions for fun, I will actually listen to these suggestions.Making the cut with high enough efficiency to be in the Goldilocks... 
End game speakers for Yamaha as2100 under 5k new or used
@tls49 thank youthis was actually the most important thing I wanted to know . 
End game speakers for Yamaha as2100 under 5k new or used
@soix  the veritys ive been looking for. Good to know.   I am in Canada, they do come up locally occasionally. I would do road trip eventually though once patients wears...   Dadeleus is another brand I didn’t know of, and look amazing.  Thank you... 
End game speakers for Yamaha as2100 under 5k new or used
@mfdamonnew or old?what dac/digital source are you using?i will be demoing these next week at a shop in town 
End game speakers for Yamaha as2100 under 5k new or used
These are three awesome suggestions! Thank you. Of these, I think the tannoy Cheviot or Arden would be amazing, but still very new so will be hard to find used yet at a more comfortable price. That might be the one to wait for...for a few years. I... 
End game speakers for Yamaha as2100 under 5k new or used
@grey9hound ahh, I know.  Trying to get past the looks.  If they came in veneer I may have them already.  High on the list at the moment... 
Newbie Looking for Advice on Streaming Music
Lumin d1 or d2.airplay + MQA + balancednot it an external dac though.   Buy it and you’ll probably never upgrade. Few thousand though 
Which integrated amp?
^cant edit. I Mean as2100 of course  
Which integrated amp?
Wells audio majestic also so take a look at the Yamaha as2500.  It’s only 90w, but 90000uf. Weights more than 50lbs 
Need help selecting a system with Tidal streaming (Maybe MQA) and speakers for around $1k.
@willemj While I agree that MQA is still not quite solidified as 'better', some of the information in that link completely misses the point of MQA in my opinion.   It is not necessarily a replacement for hi-res and a good DAC, but a replacement fo... 
Need help selecting a system with Tidal streaming (Maybe MQA) and speakers for around $1k.
If you want to pass on the MQA for now consider the onkyo TX lineup.  A friend of mine just bought it after looking at all the airplay amp alternatives out there.  I think its the cheapest and the smallest traditional amplifier out there with the ... 
Need help selecting a system with Tidal streaming (Maybe MQA) and speakers for around $1k.
If you can swing it I would just go straight to the Blue sound node (updating my prior post here). Although, do check to see how many titles are available in MQA in the genre you listen to. I am not moving to MQA quite yet because I don’t know if ... 
Need help selecting a system with Tidal streaming (Maybe MQA) and speakers for around $1k.
elac f6 + bluesound node + signal cable Analog One interconnects +  SignalCable Classic Speaker Cables + vincent audio sv500ok, so that would be 2k.