You might also take a look at the T+A Symphonia integrated.
Suggestions for an all in one integrated with source built in
I'm looking to upgrade an old setup that I've had for many years. It lives in a seldom used (by me) vacation home so doesn't see a lot of action. But when I do use it, I tend to immerse myself in it for days at a time. I will have more opportunities to get out there in the upcoming years so I want to upgrade what I have.
The current system was assembled over 10 years ago using an April Music Aura Note V2 and a set of Wharfedale Jade 3 monitors. It's a delightful system for the price, but technology has advanced and I think I can do better now. Also my budget is much larger than it was back then.
I have a perhaps irrational interest in sticking with an all in one setup like this. Not sure why that is. Maybe I can be talked out of it, but I would like to explore what else exists on the market before I consider abandoning this form factor. It looks like a lot more integrated amps have onboard DACs so maybe this is not the limitation it used to be.
I don't play a lot of CDs any longer so a good streaming solution must be involved. Any new device is likely to have this covered. Don't care if it has a display or not, but a remote is required, I don't like just using my phone for that.
The speakers will be replaced with another set of monitors as well. I intend to try out some of the usual suspects like B&W 805 D4, Focal Sopra and Kanta series, KEF Reference 1 Meta, maybe some Harbeth and Spendor too. Might try some more adventurous brands if I can get my hands on demo units easily. Bottom line, I won't be using anything extremely difficult to drive, nor anything ultra sensitive.
A few ideas I had include the NAD M33 v2, Hifi Rose RS520, and the Naim Uniti Nova. What else should I take a look at?
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If you are close to a dealer that carries them, I would highly recommend checking out the Dutch & Dutch 8C. They are an all in one speaker system: streamer, DAC, amp, room correction, speakers, and subwoofers....just bring your ethernet to the speaker and you are ready to go. They are larger stand mounts, but they are a really really good system. I helped a friend set them up in his Wisconsin vacation home, and thought they were brilliant. I would recommend an upgraded power cable, they do improve with a better cable (in this case Audio Sensibility) |
Thrax makes 2 wonderful all in one integrated music systems. One solid state and one tube based 1. Ares MK2 | Thrax Audio
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Chalk this response up in the FWIW category... I recently bought a NAD M33. It has all the stuff you could want hooked onto it. And I consider it to be a quality product for what it does. It is well built, it is convenient in that it streams, has a built-in DAC, a phono amp, and it is relatively straight forward to use. However, I have a case of buyer's remorse. It seems to be a "Jack of all trades and master of none". It's convenient but the sound just doesn't measure up. If I had it all to do over, I would get an integrated amp that had a more robust phono amp section and class AB amplification. In other words, I'd go separates when it comes to streamers and DACs. Maybe my dealer will work with me on this. |
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