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| Integrated Amp with HT Passthru 1-2k I second the Krell Kav-400xi. Tons of of clean juice w/ the HT pass through you require. Doubles it's power into a 4 ohm load. Has 1 balanced and 3 single ended inputs. No headphone jack, however. Remote controlled, slim and cool looking. | |
| "Wife Friendly" full range speakers Most of B&W speaker lines have high WAF. The 700 series as well as the more expensive nautilus series. The CM series has very high WAF, but I don't like the way they sound. | |
| CA azur 540A,audio refinement,NAD320bee,opinions Howdy, a couple of weeks ago I spent a few hours at my local dealer (SpearitSound in Boston) auditioning the 2 components you speak of plus the Rotel 02 integrated. For my money, the CA came out on top. More open, articulate, detailed and clearer ... | |
| speakers for krell kav 400 ix A few weeks ago I brought my amp over to a buddies house who had just picked up the B&W N804's. Whoa. Did this combo sound amazing. Dynamic, clear, punchy, wide open and detailed. In a word, great. Check out a set of these. | |
| A guide for Audiophiles and Marriage I got the vas' a couple of years after my daughter was born (she's 9 now) and frankly, it's great! No worries. Just "hop on pop" and away we go. Oh yeah, my wife hated the way my old Polks looked so she "let" me get my new B&W's last year. Aah... | |
| What Integrated Amp & Speakers for $1,000? I just compared the Nad 320BEE above to the Cambridge Audio 540 integrated. The Cambrigde Audio unit sounded better IMO. Clearer and more articulate. For 300 bucks, it's hard to beat. | |
| Music for "Tough Times" "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" by Jeff Beck off of "Blow by Blow". Phenomenal. | |
| Why do mass marketed CD's sound so crappy? So, what are we supposed to do about this. Stop buying the music we love and want to hear? "...Atomic Bomb" is the number 1 seller on Amazon right now. Obviously the poor recording/mix isn't hurting sales.Rcprince, did the guys from the studio not... | |
| Best tracks to "show off" your system There's nothin' like a serious horn section in a monster big band that kicks out the sound to show off your system. Check out "Swingin' for the Fences" by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. Turn it up LOUD, stand back and watch out! | |
| Jazz CD suggestions for evening ambience Anything by Brad Mehldau. Very mellow and cool. | |
| About the B&W 700 series and CDM NT series I personally didn't like the 600 series. I would have liked to have gone for something in the 800 series. Big bucks price tags and the wife tapping her foot disapprovingly convinced me otherwise. | |
| "The Law of Diminishing Returns"??? Not short, just guzzled. They all end up in the same place eventually. Flushed away. | |
| Guilty Pleasures? Dido. About as poppy as i can stand. | |
| Jazz CD suggestions for evening ambience Jazz is an evening phenomenon. It just sounds best after the sun goes down. Just put on what you're in the mood for, mellow and cool or frenetic and intense. Do what feels right at the time. | |
| Recommendation for inexpensive integrated Howdy. I just came from Spearitsound in Boston to demo an integrated for my 11 year old son for the holidays. I listened to the NAD320BEE, Rotel 02 and Cambridge Audio 540. To my ears the Cambridge was the best of the 3. The Rotel was the clear lo... |