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Shahinian Obelisk vs VandersteenTreo

HI fellow ’goners.
I own the Shahinians, thinking of upgrading to the Treos. The Obelisks sound a little smallish for the room... And the room is not square, it's a big living area of a house, with access to the second floor's roof. 
Will this be an upgrade or just a sideward move?
Room approx 60m2, driven by Musical Fidelity A5.5, 250wpc at 8Ohm (thinking of replacing this one too).
Mostly jazz and acoustic music, less frequently - classical and pop.
Thanks!

ja_zz
gdnrbob
4,508 posts
 
Super!
Sometimes the simplest things make the most difference.
You might want to consider an Ayre Codex. It can function as a DAC or preamp, too.
B
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tomic601
13,182 posts
 
Yes !!!!!!!!!!!!

mr_m
1,900 posts
 
You might want to use caution in using a XLR to RCA cable with the Codex. I believe Ayre says doing this can damage the Codex.
ja_zz OP
124 posts
 
Bob,
I Will experiment more, certainly. 
Everybody on this forum seems to like Ayre a lot.  Why? And what about other pre's ?
mr_m,
No more XLR-RCA's. No more. 
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tomic601
13,182 posts
 
Ayre is white light pure water adds very very little coloration.... Charley ( RIP ) a very talented and principled designer, a genius and a very astute ear.... so the rep in my opinion well deserved!

until recently I hung my Reference amp hat on his VX-R Twenty
bested by Richard Vandersteen new amp but at a price for sure

as for your pre-amp CJ
give it a chance those are some very talented guys with good ears and design sense.....


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