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| TOTL cool running amps with fast 'warm up' time? AVM is a pretty cool brand. They do a lot of hybrids and have a unique tube made for their input stages. Udo who owns the company is an ex-Burmester guys so you get an idea of what to expect. Visually it is a little different. They do a lot of... | |
| TOTL cool running amps with fast 'warm up' time? Is this for your Yamaha's? I assume you are looking for long term flexibility to work with those and Wilson/Magico/YG etc....? Check out the AVM Ovation MA8.3 Monos. I have a customer who has them and a pair here with me and they sound great re... | |
| Wilson Alexandria x2 series 2 vs XLF vx Alexx? I listened to the Alexx at Take 5 in New Haven. Jaw droppingly good sound driven by Ayre's Reference gear and an Esoteric DAC. One of the best sounding systems I have ever heard. Not sure how it compares to the Alexandria, but with right ampli... | |
| Phono pre amp There are are some great units that you can attach two turntables too. Do you need silver or black? There is an awesome unit that has been discontinued from Musical Fidelity that would do the job and be a little above your budget shipped but is ... | |
| NAD M33 or NAIM UNITI NOVA? I have never heard that Hegel. Can’t say how it would compare. | |
| Phono pre amp That is an extremely nice cartridge on what is a very nice table. Yes, you will get much more out of it by moving to a standalone phono stage. Frankly, you would get more out of the Ortofon 2M Bronze as well. Budget is relevant. I run a cartri... | |
| NAD M33 or NAIM UNITI NOVA? Either should do the job well and both sonically are well suited to those speakers. Not sure about NAIM inventory but M33s have a typical wait time of 90 to 180 days due to COVID. I have a bunch on order. It is frustrating but that long lead ti... | |
| Chord mscaler - what’s so good about more taps? If you get an M-Scaler, it will undeniably change the sound of your system. It is not a subtle change. I am sure folks with hearing loss might struggle to hear the change, but if you have undamaged hearing and are paying even vague attention, yo... | |
| Schiit amps, freya preamp I had someone trade in a Schiit Freya+ and I had never spent any time with it. I have swapped it into my system as I ponder what preamp to choose next (I am trying to decide between Art Audio, KR and AVM). It is not a bad unit. It sounds very goo... | |
| Amp/Preamp Recommendations For $3999, Canor Audio makes a 100w class D hybrid with a tube input stage. Canor is a Slovakian company that is just launching here in the US. The first amp arrived on New Years Eve for a review in Enjoy The Music. It has been available for a whi... | |
| Power amp for Vandersteen Treo? There is a guy over in the Stereophile Forums, commsysman who runs a Musical Fidelity M6 PRX with an ARC LS26 Pre. He says it is absolutely magical and it is his end-game system. MF M6 PRXs don't come up all that often used but they were re-issu... | |
| Class D Certain Class D amps thrive, others not so much. AVM and Rogue I know from personal experience are fine and more than stable at these lower impedances.Other brands I know struggle a bit. | |
| Floor-standing vs Book-shelf from upper line up? I love the Marten line. The Parkers have that rear firing passive driver. The Oscars do not. You will find that the Parkers are going to deliver a bigger soundstage above 40hz where most music lives. You will find deeper classical pieces might... | |
| Kef reference 3 The M33 is the best of the three of those IMO. Issue at the moment is it is slow getting them due to COVID. The others will be available much more quickly. The Naim should sound great but is lower powered than the NAD I think. I would not pair ... | |
| Upgraded amp for B&W 802d3 Check out AVM which is a superb German manufacturer. They have a neutral to warmer sound signature. Udo is an ex Burmester guy and that influenced him. The Ovation 6.3 stereo and mono amps have SS input stage and MOSFET output stage. The Ovati... |