Amplification Recommendations For Magnepan .7
Maplegrovemusic - That SM Nano patch passive volume controller is very cool. I have no idea how it works but I get what it does. But would it work with Tidal? Secondly, I don't understand what you are recommending that I do with a preamp? I believe that you are saying get a preamp before the power amp? Then what do I do? Can you dumb it down? Pretend I'm using a crayon to write this. Thanks everyone |
I hadn't even thought to use my receiver. Will it work with what I'm trying to accomplish? Yamaha RX-V675BL 7.2-Channel Network AV Receiver Channels 7.2 DAC Type 192 kHz / 24-bit Burr Brown DACs (for all channels) Rated Power Output Front L/R: 105 W + 105 W (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.9 % THD, 2 ch driven) Front L/R: 90 W + 90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.09 % THD, 2 ch driven) Center: 105 W (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.9 % THD, 2 ch driven) Surround L/R: 105 W + 105 W (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.9 % THD, 2 ch driven) Surround Back L/R: 105 W + 105 W (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.9 % THD, 2 ch driven) Dynamic Power Front L/R (8 ohms): 130 W Front L/R (6 ohms): 170 W Front L/R (4 ohms): 200 W Front L/R (2 ohms): 240 W Audio Delay 0 - 500 ms (for adjusting Lip-Sync) |
This is great everyone. Thank you. I am almost entirely wedded to the Bryston 4B-ST. Buying the Magnepan .7s and the Bryston amp won't leave me much left to handle the preamp or other device that fulfills that function. And a DAC. And airplay. Can you guys give me some advice on that combo: 1. There is a Bryston regular version and a pro version. I read that the difference is the appearance and the gain control on the pro version. Is one model preferable to meet my needs? 2. It sounds like I can get the preamp/dac/airport function down to a minimum cost. I can spend down the pipe. I know that there are nice devices that fulfill these needed functions in some combo and left alone I would pick the wrong one(s). Thus, given the Bryston Amp being decided upon can I ask what you think would be the good budget choice options to complete my setup? Drinks on me. Adam |
Can I use a headphone amp/dac/preamp to function as the volume control and DAC with the Bryston? I have one. http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=Home/Article/detail/id/97.html http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=Home/Article/detail/id/97.html If not, if you folks can recommend a DAC/preamp under $500 that would be great. Adam |
I landed the Bryston 4b-st on Audiogon. It's the home version and it's in NM condition. I paid $950. It popped up last night and I snagged it after it had only been posted for only ten minutes. Mofimadness - you said that the Aune X1S can serve as the preamp to the 4B-ST. Can I connect the SVS 2000 that I have to the Aune? If I can't connect the preamp to it then do I get a bonafide preamp? If that's the case should I look into a Bryston 0.5? Or another preamp that can do the job and used around $300 give or take? You guys are great. Adam |
The Yamaha X675 receiver I used had Airplay built in to it. It also had bluetooth. I used to use Spotify that could play through either bluetooth or Airplay. I switched to Tidal and I think it only works on Airplay. I am going to use the Aune X1S headphone amp that I already owned as the preamp and DAC. Here's a link to the amp front and back. I would like to know what I ought to get that will allow me to deliver Tidal from an iPhone to the Aune. I assume it's an airport express. Is the Aune going to be able to be my preamp with the sub and the Airplay? I would like to know if that's exactly right and if there are alternatives to the airport that could give me a better quality sound. The Tidal is supposedly lossless and CD quality. Would some of that be lost with the airport and is there better? I've spent almost all my budget on the amp and speakers. I would like to find an AE alternative that sounds great but isn't more expensive than $250-300. |
Okay, so I don't think that it's really that safe to use the Aune X1S amp/dac as the preamp. If I have to use the source (computer or phone) to control the volume I'm concerned about blowing out the speakers if not careful. I let my 13 yo daughter play her music and she's responsible but it's too risky. That being the case can you recommend a DAC with volume control thats not too expensive? I would want to be able to get a wireless receiver that I can use with Tidal. Tidal is compatible with Sonos, Bluesound, or Squeezebox. While I'm at it, is Bluesound and Squeezebox better than Sonos and which is preferred? |
