sameyers1
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| WHAT SHOULD BE MY NEXT SYSTEM UPGRADE? jond and sfseay - Is the power supply and internal circuitry of a NAS any "cleaner" than that of a MacMini? I've considered a NAS My local Lumin dealer uses one, which suggests he may see little benefit to a dedicated music server, even though h... | |
| Help with picking new integrated for under 3k sammyshaps, if you like the sound of your Rotel, why not their RA-1592 integrated? It has lots of power (200w/ch) and that same neutral sound. And its built-in DAC will put your Apple TV to shame. The advantage of Rotel is that they have been a... | |
| Ordered my new amp today... been a long road! Cap, if audiomaze is unfortunately correct I have an inexpensive amp alternative. I have Aerial Acoustics 8b’s, which are power hungry like the 10t. If the Parasound doesn’t work out suggest you look for an old Proceed HPA 2, 500w/ch at 4 ohms, ba... | |
| Best mid priced Amp-Preamp You may want to consider the Rotel integrated amps, the RA-1572 (around $1,699 new) or the newer more powerful RA-1592 (around $2,499 new). The former is 120w/ch, the latter 200w/ch and each comes with a very nice DAC chip. I own an older Rotel ... | |
| Lumin T2 impressions? I demo’d a T2, but purchased a U1 Mini to use with my current Ayre QSB-9DSD DAC. To answer your questions1. It is a ROON endpoint and will do complete MQA unfold. (My U1 Mini does only the first MQA unfold. See MQA website for difference and full... | |
| Power amps into surge protector/Conditioner or DIRECT to wall? Final verdict? I second a prior comment about the more costly Audioquest Niagara power conditioners improving the quality of sound. I own a Niagara 1000, a purchase suggested by our audio dealer, now replaced by the 1200, which is about $1,000. Improvement in ... | |
| What equipment have you bought this year so far ? LUMIN U1 Mini - breathing new life into my Ayre QSB-9DSD DAC. | |
| What is proper ratio of money spent on amp/preamp/integrated vs speakers? 1:1? To go back to the original question about whether there is a model ratio for component costs, I would suggest that the speakers should determine the amplifier chosen. Rather than cost, the key issue is the power required to properly reproduce the ... | |
| Beginner choosing amp help tbs, I would respectfully disagree with several of the recommendations involving 50 watt/ch amps. Your speakers need more power as I explained in my previous post, even if you use a sub (which will reduce the power reqd. by the bass drivers in yo... | |
| Beginner choosing amp help Having auditioned both Luxman and Hegel integrated amps recently, Imy opinion is that both would provide noticeably better sound. Your speakers are 4 ohm and the manufacturer recommends amps with 20-300 watts power. That’s an overly wide range and... | |
| I need your suggestion for a Preamp. You will be happy with the Ayre and their service and support is great. I own an K-5xe driving a Proceed HPA-2 amp (which was sold by Madrigal, which at the time owned Levinson, and is basically a Levinson design - 250w/ch at 8 ohms). The two ma... | |
| What are the speakers you very rarely find in the Used market(Audiogon or Anywhere)? Add another ditto for Aerial Acoustics. | |
| Recommendation on power amp Newtoncr, have you tried calling Ayre's corporate offices? I own an Ayre K-5xe pre-amp, your CD player and a QSB-9 DSD DAC. Unfortunately, not the MX-R Twenty amps nor your KEF speakers. My point is that Ayre's customer support has been excelle... | |
| AudioQuest Niagara 1000 I have owned the Niagara 1000 for several years. My audio dealer recommended I try it given the many power spikes and very brief outages in our area. I took it home to try and and bought it because it made almost as much of an improvement to soun... |