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| Best amp for B&W805D3? There are tube integrated amps that will work wonderfully but...like others have said, the price tends to be a bit higher.It is definitely a mater of taste, but if the PrimaLuna is drifting bright, my hunch is Musical Fidelity (other than NuVistas... | |
| MFA MAGUS A2 upgrade/repair Scott handles my west coast repairs. Can't say enough good things about him. Not even a little surprised to hear you had such a good experience. | |
| Amp for Kef reference 1 -Ayre Acoustics AX-5 0 Match? My experience is that the Kef Reference 1s drift to the forward/revealing side of the audio spectrum and need a little power. Most Ayre amps I have heard are also a bit forward/revealing. That integrated will do the job, well in terms of handlin... | |
| Preamp SS to match class D amp You are asking for something that might be a bit of a unicorn. Lots of streamer/DAC/preamps out there but they tend not to have analog inputs. There are preamps that have DACs but they usually don't have built in streamers. One unit that is a f... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? @drcjj I have listened to Cary gear. Step up from PrimaLuna IMO, step down from ARC. I would check out the VTL integrated if it is powerful enough in triode mode for your speakers. VTL will be equal to ARC in terms of sound quality. Made in USA... | |
| High end Class D amps? Huge thread...can’t read it all. Not sure if the AVM Evolution A5.2 was mentioned. Incredible integrated with tube input stage for $6500 and has optional phono-stage and DAC cards. 185w of awesome power.I hope the Rogues were mentioned, Sphinx ... | |
| Amps for Avantgarde @piotrgt I tried editing and think I got it right. I am a new Avantgarde dealer just outside of NYC. There are a lot of great options out there. I added Jadis, KR and a couple other items from Art Audio that are brilliant. Let me know if it di... | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? If you are looking for truth and accuracy in sound, I would look at my Verdant Blackthorn 1. Don’t take my word for it. Look at Andrew Quint’s (The Absolute Sound) AXPONA coverage from 2019 when he covered speakers under $20K. The other speaker... | |
| Speakers good for close to wall placement The Scansonic MB1 B, MB2.5 B and MB3.5 Bs are all designed for near wall placement. When Michael Borrensen left Scansonic/Raidho the Scansonic line was completely redesigned so that the break-in time was radically reduced and the three models wer... | |
| Looking to buy a quality integrated $10,000 budget. In that price range, Art Audio (I am the importer) offers a few products that are spectacular. With those speakers, I find 845s to be a hair too bright. Good options would be:An Opus 2 which is 15w Triode Coupled integrated. It has three RCA inp... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? @joms I have demo’d a PrimaLuna integrated with the 805 D3. Awful match. The 805 D3 is a hard speaker to drive. The sound was thin and soundstage really didn’t come together. There are tube amps that can drive them but PrimaLuna would not be m... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? It depends on how efficient but there are tons of integrated amps $7K or under that will do the job.One option is KR. They are best known for their tubes, but they also make lovely amplifiers. The KR V880 Integrated is a 50w integrated with a SS... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 The Chord TT2 is really great DAC. The Dave is better but the TT2 can go toe-to-toe with any other unit in the price range. It is also a relatively new model. It has a slightly brighter sound profile with filters that can soften it. It also ha... | |
| Speakers for Yamaha CA-810 I would probably lean away from some of the option mentioned here unless you like a forward or bright sound. Check out the Monitor Audio Silver line or similarly priced Elacs. I think they would be a good match. | |
| Looking for a good system for my apartment. Any advise? Canton Chrono 70 - $1895NAD C388 w/ Blu OS Card $2199NAD C538 CD Player $349NAD C588 Turntable $899 (Comes with Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge)NAD PP2e Phono Stage $189Total is $5531The C388 would have the Blu OS streaming from the unit or you can conne... |