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| Speakers to pair with Elicit-R / Rega Planar 6? What sound characteristics of system and speaker performance are most important to you? | |
| Expert Advise Needed on Streamer - DAC combos. Congrats! When funds allow, the power supply upgrade (if you didn’t already buy it) apparently offers a significant improvement as will a better DAC. Nice to have something to look forward to. Enjoy the new toy. | |
| Threshold, Levinson, Bryston, Krell, ?others? used amps The D-Sonic M3a-800S amp goes for $1475 new and pumps out 400/800W into 8/4Ohms. Yeah it’s Class D — shoot me. There’s a 6Moons review that indicates it punches well above its price, and I think they offer a 30-day trial. Commence firing. | |
| What's next for my system? Budget? | |
| speakers for a large room There’s a pair of Nola KO 2s for sale at Upscale Audio for $7670 ($14,000 retail) that may deliver everything you’re looking for. Like the Maggies it’s a dipole design but with a line array of multiple dynamic midrange and tweeter drivers that he... | |
| Best 5.1 complete system under $3000 Maybe somebody should think about starting a music store that has a large variety of stuff that you can try out or take home and listen to them lolYeah, somebody thought about it. Crutchfield, Audio Advisor, Music Direct, just to name a few of the... | |
| ATC scm40 (passive) amp recommendation Take a look at the D-Sonic M3a-800S amp that would seem to offer the sound characteristics you’re looking for. Plenty of Class-D power, and I believe they offer a 30-day, in-home trial, which is super helpful. Great value at $1475 IMHO. Best of... | |
| stereo setup for newbie I think you’re wise to hold off on tubes until you’ve got some more experience with this stuff. Here’s my top recommendation for you:LSA-10 Signature monitors — $1299/pr. demo pair at Underwood HiFi ($2500 retail)NuPrime IDA-8 integrated amp — $65... | |
| 2k to 4k Streaming DAC Buying a separate streamer and DAC opens up a ton more choices on both fronts and increases flexibility going forward as tech evolves. Personally, I’d have to be extremely space constrained to even entertain limiting my options so severely. My $... | |
| Amp recommendation to drive Thiel 3.6 speakers I also think you made some good choices, especially the excellent preamp! Enjoy!!! | |
| Why was the entry level line at Audio Research eliminated? +1 @geof3. From that perspective it’s really never been a better time to get into higher-end audio. | |
| Looking to upgrade to Class A/B Integrated DAC Amp At this level I’d get a separate streamer and DAC. Doing this would open up a ton more options for you in terms of an integrated amp and obviously makes it easier to upgrade your streamer as this relatively new technology inevitably (and probably ... | |
| Restoring vintage H/K Citation 19 Power Amp You should contact Don Sachs — Sachs Consulting I think. He used to rehab vintage HK gear and now makes and sells his own products. Not sure if he still refurbs old stuff anymore, but I’m sure he’d at least have some good info and recommendation... | |
| Yamaha A-S801 for Dynaudio Evoke 20 In that price range I’d also consider the NuPrime IDA-8. Gets very good reviews, and I think you can do an in-home trial through Audio Advisor or others. Best of luck. | |
| Can you recommend an integrated amp 2K or less for Golden Ear Triton 2's? Coming from an AVR it certainly won’t be hard to get him better performance. The NuPrime IDA-8 may be all he needs at 100Wpc and also includes a pretty good DAC and the capability to stream music wirelessly if those are at all considerations. Ge... |