returntomusic
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| Best $500 System? Bet those Reference 20s sound good! Too bad there isn't a digital audio out of your CD player. Often a digital coax output is nestled among the component connections. The nice thing about the NuForce/Pioneer/DVD/CD system is that it's all new, wit... | |
| Best $500 System? I'd go with a NuForce DDA-120, an integrated amp with a nice DAC. It is an Absolute Sound Editors Choice at $499. Currently on sale at Audio Advisor for $299. Available in black or white. It comes equipped with a Bluetooth dongle. If your friend h... | |
| Best Speaker under 31 inches tall I would only add, that a local craft beer in growlers, arranged in a golden ratio configuration inside the fridge will lift the veil. Perhaps a bespoke flax based IPA.My beer? Shaken, not stirred (always by hand). | |
| Great integrated amps with narrow depth under 12 inches? As I mentioned previously, I have the Hegel H80 and finally measured it- I don't think it will fit, once you hook up RCAs and speaker wire. I also have the NAD D3020. It is a giant killer- excellent detail, smooth with black background. I did not ... | |
| Great integrated amps with narrow depth under 12 inches? I would try a 30 day home trial of the Nuprime IDA8 through NuPrime or one of its authorized internet dealers and, if you have a local dealer, the Hegel H80. There also may be some authorized Hegel dealers that would give you a similar 30 day tria... | |
| Need Small Bookshelf Speakers With a Big Sound PS - Saturday Audio Exchange is also a KEF dealer | |
| Need Small Bookshelf Speakers With a Big Sound I would check out Saturday Audio Exchange if I lived in your area. I'm in Iowa and get there occasionally. They carry MonitorAudio, PSB, Paradigm, and Golden Ear, so you could listen to several potential solutions in one spot. The Golden Ears may ... | |
| hegel h80 Based on scant information I would expect a bigger sonic difference between the H80 and H160 than between the DACs in the H80 vs the HD12. In the press Hegel seems to suggest a lot of commonality between their integrated amps and stand alone pream... | |
| Time for a new 2 channel amplifier - looking for suggestions If you are looking for a power amp only- the NuPrime STA-9 power amp with 120watts/ch stereo is $649 (can also be configured as a 290 watt mono block). | |
| hegel h80 Sorry didn't realize how old this post was- what is your experience | |
| What's going on with the audio market? I am 63. I have been a hobbyist since college, (AR table, Sherwood integrated, EV speakers). Spent a decade in the business. Owned and sold equipment in an age when a Iowa town of 100,000 had 5 local stores, selling ARC, Magnepan, Polk, Thorens, I... | |
| hegel h80 I have an H-80 driving Paradigm Prestige 95fs. I like it a lot. It plays like it has twice the rated power and is fairly compact. I compared it to a NuPrime IDA-8 in my system. The IDA-8 is also phenomenal for the money. They were equal in terms o... | |
| Time for a new 2 channel amplifier - looking for suggestions FYI- The current issue of the Absolute Sound features a review of the IDA-8 | |
| Time for a new 2 channel amplifier - looking for suggestions Try a NuPrime IDA-8. I compared this integrated to the highly regarded Hegel H-80 driving Paradigm 95fs and was impressed. Ended up with the Hegel (seemed slightly more "organic", almost tube-like), The two amps were very similar in terms of sound... |