phil,
Great to hear from someone with the exact system I am considering. Today I spoke with another local dealer who has the 851A/N but it's not set up for auditioning yet. He suggested that the 851N DAC is fantastic and if I didn't need my phono I could go with the 851W amp instead of the 851A. I could move my Rega to the basement on the old system. Another thing to research and consider.
He also said he had some floor model KEF R300s with full warranty for $1,200, which is $600 off list. He said they were better than the LS50s but the reviews I have read have said otherwise. Maybe I upgrade the amp and music server now and see how it sounds on my Paradigms and then maybe new speakers next year.
pennsy,
I will! I'm gonna upgrade the hell out of my stereo. Half the fun is the research and learning about all the new technologies. I will also need to budget for a NAS, which I wasn't planning on.
Great to hear from someone with the exact system I am considering. Today I spoke with another local dealer who has the 851A/N but it's not set up for auditioning yet. He suggested that the 851N DAC is fantastic and if I didn't need my phono I could go with the 851W amp instead of the 851A. I could move my Rega to the basement on the old system. Another thing to research and consider.
He also said he had some floor model KEF R300s with full warranty for $1,200, which is $600 off list. He said they were better than the LS50s but the reviews I have read have said otherwise. Maybe I upgrade the amp and music server now and see how it sounds on my Paradigms and then maybe new speakers next year.
pennsy,
I will! I'm gonna upgrade the hell out of my stereo. Half the fun is the research and learning about all the new technologies. I will also need to budget for a NAS, which I wasn't planning on.