Integrated Amplifier for KEFLS50's or Bowers & Wilkins 706 S2's

hefph -

Thanks for the response.

I plan on building a 2.1 Channel Audio/Home Theater system around the Hegel H120 or Arcam SA30 integrated amp. The goal is to create a system where I can listen to “HiFi” quality 2.1 audio through streaming, vinyl and CD’s and where the left and right channel speakers and the subwoofer also provide the audio for TV and movies. Will your KEF R5's and Hegel int amp be used in this way? Or are you using a AVR with multiple speakers like a 3.1, 5.1 et?

Also will you be able to demo the Hegel int amp and which one are you considering?

My desk system is an H160 with a pair of 707s2 (which are less sensitive than the 706) and think it is perfectly fine. I have only compared it to Classe 70, NAD 314 and Lamm/VAC combo. My impression of the Hegel is that is very even handed through the frequency range, avoiding distortion especially in upper range. It is unoffensive, somewhat polite tone, although I would not call it recessed. Even though the 700 range could be described as a little soft, I like the match. The dial source selector is slightly annoying, but the rest of the design and the volume control is great. It lacks color and vividness, especially the preamp section compared to a Lamm L1, when I tried it in different configurations in the living room though a pair of JBLs. 

Hi, yes my friend is, unfortunately, trapped in the iOS environment for all his media. Pretty sure he's happy with the air play performance, otherwise I would have heard about it. I can ask him tho.

Thanks again.

I think I’m going to get some ls50’s at the current 900 price and pair them with marantz pm7000n streamer amplifier for what should be a nice sounding budget office system to replace powernode2 and NHT c1