I have a Peachtree Nova 300 that I use with my computer system driving a pair of Heresy I. It has very detailed and clean sound and includes a nice DAC, phono pre, HTBP, and lots of inputs. I had a Rega Apollo R CD player and it sounded great with the Peachtree. I bought my Nova 300 refurbished for less than the price of the Elex. If you look on the web you can find a similar deal. Worth taking a look at.
Rega Brio R or Alex R for new Klipsch Heresy III's.
Greetings. Been exploring options for a new integrated for my Heresy III's. I like these 2 options and the sterling reviews they get across the board. I prefer simple 2 channel amplification. Phono section is nice, no need for a DAC or lots of bells and whistles. I have the Apollo R cd player so these seemed like logical choices. I have where Rega products have a "synergy" with each other. Will the Elex R qualitatively sound much better for the extra $$? I can't demo them side by side so input is most appreciated....
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I agree the Rega products do have a synergy with each other. My setup is British and nearly all Rega: Planar 3, DAC-R (with Rotel RCD-02 as transport), Elex-R, Spendor A4s, Chord interconnects. I mostly listen to Classical/Jazz/Singer-Songwriter. The dealer wanted me to buy the Brio-R rather than the more expensive Elex-R as he felt the price difference wasn't worth it. I couldn't compare them with the Spendors (different dealer) but I convinced myself the extra money for the Elex was worth it. YMMV. |
@beernut , Maybe consider this Luxman. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis95246-luxman-l505-u-solid-state. I know not the same but I used to drive my refreshed/modded Heresy 1s with a Luxman R-117 and the combo was to die for. Bill |
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