loftarasa
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| Choosing between ATC or Emerald Physics Why not stay with the Operas? I don't know the Emeralds but the ATCs sound stunning with well recorded material. But I also haven't heard your amp, and yet I know Operas are always meant to sound kind of laid back, so maybe that's a synergy you wa... | |
| Recommend an integrated amp for my Harbeth 40.1's I have the Anthem Jaybo mentioned and am really pleased with it. It's like a Naim for tunefulness but it also has modern sonic virtues in terms of detail and separation. Gobs of power, also. Otherwise I might consider the Naim XS or investigate wh... | |
| NAD C375Bee or Yamaha A-S2000 I'd go for the NAD.The Yamaha is a bit of an unknown. I've seen mixed feedback and it looks to me like it was expressly designed to mate with its matching CDP and Yamaha's speakers. | |
| Integrated Amplifier for ERA D4/D5 Speakers I like the Rotel RA-1520 - it's got an energetic presentation and should have no problem driving the ERAs. There are a few floating around the listings right now. | |
| Monitors for a small room - please help Oops, sorry I read again you have a small room and need monitors, so please discount the F12s. I used to own the Dynaudio 52s and think they're really good, but need a kick up the backside to shine. Might be a great choices with the Yamaha or NAD ... | |
| Monitors for a small room - please help I say buy used to make your money go farther. Plenty of choices here. I concur that the Dynaudio house sound matches your sound preferences very well. My picks from the listings (no affinity to any of the sellers): amps - Yamaha AS2000, Rotel RA-1... | |
| Looking for thoughts; starting out system... Hi, I listen to a lot of eclectic modern music and I would say just cause you find the Dalis indelicate (so do I), it doesn't mean you should go for "boring" sounding speakers. I also wasn't really convinced by PMCs I've heard, and really seem to ... | |
| Monitors for Large Room Sorry I can't give any direct listening impressions but I think the ATCs are notorious for needing high current solid state amps to get the best out of them. Then again, cause of your boundary constraints, I would cross off your list anything usin... | |
| Any impressions? Morrow SP-3, Straley Reality Thanks for your thoughts, Tvad. Sounds like both are of similar quality. | |
| Small Preamplifier choices? The Kingrex preamp is small and fits your budget. No remote control, though. It's an active design using OPA627 opamps with buffer. http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/kingrex2/u_3.html | |
| Ayre vs Primare Have to disagree with a couple of the posters above, the Primare I30 and its predecessor the A.30.1 , offer higher resolution and a much more muscular sound than the 2010. Class A preamp section, dual mono power section, fully balanced design. It'... | |
| Anthem 225 vs Yamaha A-S2000 Thanks for your responses. I think I'll go for the Anthem, then. | |
| Current production "budget" warm/dark SS amp? Primare is known for soft tonality - the I21 budget amp being quite dark, the I30 more neutral and of higher transparency but still with a shared house sound.Similarly, the Exposure 2010 and 3010 both have a non-fatiguing presentation. | |
| Need help in search of Living Voice sound Hey. Living Voice are some the most natural speakers I've ever heard. Music just sounds so real coming out of them.I'd also ask if living with their looks would be less problematic than trying to find an alternative that may not exist.Though obvio... | |
| SS integrated with a good DAC If you can wait til September, Harman Kardon will be releasing their HK 990 in the USA. This integrated has the high-end AD1955 DAC onboard, plus room correction, and is very well thought of in Europe.http://www.harmankardon.com/EN-US/Products/Pag... |