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| Separates over time, or Integrated now? Or you could buy the C2800 now and a used NAD C298. You might never get around to the MC462. | |
| First foray into tube amps Look for a decent used Audio Research i/50. They appear frequently here and on eBay and AudioMart. It is a 50W push-pull design, 6550 tubes, useful interface and very good sound. | |
| Another Industry reshuffling... They occupy a small end of the market. Few people will be buying $10K preamps or $20K power amps. Reference models are halo products. Their lower range models have become too expensive. The i/70 at $10K is just too expensive for what it is. The i/... | |
| Question for the older folks- did you ditch vinyl when cd arrived? I started out with vinyl LPs (and had some cassette music when that was a thing) but I unloaded my vinyl. I was still in the part of my life when I was moving around frequently and when new music was all on CD and the pieces I liked best were re-i... | |
| DAC/Preamp quandry I stopped reading that AI comparison as soon as it called the ESS Sabre 9038Q2M "entry-level" because it is in the WiiM and the AKM 4499/4919 pair the "flagship", as if there was some meaningful difference between them. Both are found in entry-le... | |
| DAC/Preamp quandry If your sources are CD and a streamer, your use case for the preamp is for a source selector, volume control and possibly a headphone amp section. A remote control is good. (The Wiim Ultra also gives you bluetooth, USB, a DAC headphone amp, a SE p... | |
| Help with Ceiling Home Speakers - New Owner It sounds as if you have three separate systems. You haven't given information about the speakers themselves, which would be helpful. The simplest arrangement would be to have three separate streamer/DAC/amplifiers one powering each stereo set of ... | |
| Help with Ceiling Home Speakers - New Owner I had a similar setup in my home I bought 8 years ago.. There were two pairs of installer-grade 6.5" 2-way ceiling speakers inside and a pair of surface-mount small outdoor Yamahas on my patio. The "wires" were just that, two 4-lead cables out of ... | |
| Bookshelf/subwoofer combo Suggestions: Actives: Buchardt A500, ATC SCM20ASL, Dutch&Dutch 8c (would be over budget but no need for streamer/DAC/amp or sub, for that matter, and has room correction.) Genelec 8351 Passives: Studio Electric M4, Alta Alyssa, ProAc Respon... | |
| What am I doing wrong? For a display with BT/ WiFi, a tablet or smartphone (without a SIM, if you are looking for a dedicated wireless display and no telecom.) Used is your friend. Amazon sells USB SD and microSD drives cheaply all day long. If you are wanting to use th... | |
| Name your favorite Integrated Tube Amplifier & why? The Audio Research i/50 would be my top choice: 50W push-pull 6550 power tubes x4 (2 per channel), DAC and phono preamp modules, remote. Lovely sound. I might also list the Willsenton R8, which offers tremendous value for money: 45W with KT88s,a... | |
| Next upgrade to an entry-level system? At almost every level of spending, the speakers are going to have the most noticeable effect on your sound. After that, you are on to matching components and selecting specific features to improve the music you like best. If you are going to upgra... | |
| Integrated Class D amp with tone Controls & Phono Preamp NAD C3050 meets you requirements. Classic look. Peachtree Carina, their entire line is "class-D" with either Hypex modules or their own GaN circuit. Their control layout is similar to many modern integrateds with the two knobs astride a display. | |
| Upgrading pre amp advice. You might also consider the Pro-Ject Pre Box RS2 Digital, which has a small form factor yet has dual ESS Sabre 9038 DACs, a solid-state headphone amp, a selectable tube output stage (for speakers, solid-state also selectable from the settings men... | |
| Dealers charging a fee for using a credit card Credit card interchange companies have changed their practices in recent years. I am not exaggerating when I say they have tripled their charges over about five years. It isn't true that the credit card costs are an expected 1.75 - 2% of the amoun... |