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| Best bang for buck integrated amp for $500 The Burson took a price hike to 799? A review stated priced from $544, that’s quite a recent hike unless I’m missing something?$544 is without the OP Amp upgrade or aluminum stand. $744 is fully loaded if you buy from Burson direct. Yes no DAC or ... | |
| Best bang for buck integrated amp for $500 Former owner of many compact amps. Here is my compact amp ranking.1. Burson Funk with Vivid OP amp upgrade - Great bass, warmth, and clarity. This amp is a unicorn.2. Rega Brio R - Exciting forward sound, unrefined treble, high noise floor, good t... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? Class D amps today are so much better than the ones 5-10 years ago. That has been said for the last 30 years. | |
| Bookshelf/Small Speakers Rega RS1 are my favorite at their price. Sound great even on a shelf pushed against the wall. | |
| Different amplifier class for different music genres? Class D really excels for home theatre and electronica type music with the speed, bass grip, and clarity. Tubes not so good with that.Acoustic music, jazz or folk...slower music with less bass impact is where tubes tend to excel. The tone or timbr... | |
| Best bang for buck integrated amp for $500 Creek 4330R is a great budget integrated for under $500. Same with Audio Refinement Complete integrated. | |
| Best bang for buck integrated amp for $500 I owned the Rega Brio R. 1. High noise floor so a poor choice for a desk unless you don't mind tweeter hiss when nothing is playing.2. Upper mids/lower treble are a bit boosted...giving it a fun and lively sound (toes tapping). Tone/timbre is ver... | |
| Schiit Saga+...What’s the point of the tube? The Saga is just a tube buffer without gain I believe. It’s designed to be a very subtle difference so you will need a resolving system and pretty good ears to pick up on the tube buffer. The Freya is a proper active tube preamp with tube gain. Th... | |
| What frustrates you the most about seller’s for sale ads? Seller’s trying to pass “like new” gear as brand new. As soon as you open the box and do whatever with it, it’s not brand new. “Only opened to verify that everything works.”🤔 | |
| What is the most analytical sounding amplifier that you have heard? So you see a much better definition of analytical is everything there, nice and neutral, only sterile, lifeless.See how much better that is?millercarbon, I still like Stereophile's definition best. If something is neutral (which really doesn't exi... | |
| What is the most analytical sounding amplifier that you have heard? Does analytical mean accurate?mapman, the Stereophile definition is the best that I know of:analytical - "Very detailed, almost to the point of excess." | |
| What is the most analytical sounding amplifier that you have heard? +1 on Benchmark AHB2 paired with their DAC3 | |
| Open Letter To REL, SVS, Hsu, etc., et al Although it's not a bad idea at all, it would result in more tech support calls about tweaking this or that. So it would cost REL money to do this and they wouldn't sell any more subs. Probably would result in more returns as well, when perfection... | |
| Killer used integrated for I have an excellent condition Audio Refinement Complete in my closet. IMO a step above Rega Brio R and Rega Mira 3 I have owned. I don’t have a use for it, but keep it because it’s so good.I currently use Vista Audio spark on my desk. Great little... | |
| Schiit - shipments stopped? They could offer amazing customer service, a dealer network, etc...but then you wouldn’t pay $900. What is PrimaLuna and Rogue audio charging for their tube preamps? Give Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio a call he will talk your ear off and overnight y... |