New on audiogon

Thanks all.
Nice answers. i checked out the daedulus online.
They appear to be the kind of speakers that I would enjoy listening to
I will call them .
i guess the price is $10,000. unless they have gone up in price.
My plan was to spend closer to $8,000. For used speakers. After reading some notes here, I was very interested in the Revel salon 2.
Or the Churchill tannoy, or Aerius .
However, considering two thousand more ,if I'm correct ,for new speakers. Then the daeulus may make perfect sense, as you'll seem to recommend them for the system I will have.
i don't actually know the difference between monitors and full range.
Perhaps someone could explain that to me.
The wadia is a 381i. It looks great , but haven't played it yet
The Einstein's arriving in a few days.
I was curious why a pre amp is suggested by one responder,
As wadia advises against that. Am I missing out on something important?
If you have other advice Id be glad to hear. It.
Ive read some threads here, and found them really interesting

Some Wadia owners like direct while others prefer going through a preamp. I'm not suggesting you buy a preamp, only suggesting trying your system with and without to see if you have a preference.

Ok, just curious
Dies the preamp add some colouration, or increase the volume?

Hi Acidfolk. Congratulations on your new set up! Let me share some comments other members have made about the Daedalus and Revel Salon 2 speakers. One of our respected members, Almarg (also a EE), owns Daedalus speakers. He drives the Daedalus speakers with a VAC tube amp, which I understand has a zero negative feedback option. The reason Al selected Daedalus speakers is because he thought they sounded great and the cabinet build was gorgeous. However, perhaps the most important factor is that Al said the Daedalus speakers were tube friendly.

By contrast, the Revel Salon are current hogs that sound best when driven by a high power/high current SS amp. Don't know anything about the Einstein amp, i.e., tube or SS, use of negative feedback, or output impedance, etc. But these are important electrical attributes to take into consideration when selecting speakers.

If Al catches this OP, he might weigh in with more information. If not, I would PM him. As I said, his handle is Almarg. Al is a gentleman and a real credit to our community.

Cheers,

Bruce

Re Wadia - FWIW I ran a 302 CDP direct and thru a pre-amp (using an integrated which allows the separation of the amp/pre-amp sections and electronic switching). I was able to do A/B comparisons. The main difference I detected was tonal which was slightly warmer in the lower mid's when using the pre-amp and more preferable to my ear. Another benefit for me is the ability to change the tone by changing tubes in the pre-amp. I'm not a straight wire with gain type of guy. :-)