Looking to power my Rega R9's
@akg_ca - My wife will kill me if I try to purchase the OSIRIS - it goes for 10 grand. I purchased the R9's used for just under $1500 on US Audio Mart. I'll keep on the look out for a solid pre-amp as my receiver has a pre out. My budget is probably set to $1500. Thanks for your input though - it has me looking at Rega gear and I reached out to sound organisation. |
Man ...... you stole the R9s for $1500!!!! Bravo!! ... good call! Well done indeed!! IF properly driven (emphasis added) by a high-end source and high-end amp , the R9s are serious contenders and no pretenders to the current successor model RS10s in my experiences NOTE: the OSIRIS can be had for a LOT less for a used/ demo instead of MSRP (1) eg ; recent ad in March on AGON at $4100 https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis8fdfj-rega-osiris-demo-ultimate-integrated-10k-list-solid-state... (2) https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=REGA+Osiris Happy hunting |
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You don’t need to get something nearly as expensive as a Rega Osiris to better the sound quality you have now. A solid integrated amp with a home theatre bypass option will serve you well. For $1500 new there are several good ones you could try and a world of options if you’re willing to try used. Peachtree Nova150 would be one option new but there many others. Just be sure whatever you choose has a Home Theatre Bypass option to make things easy. Here’s a list: http://audiophile.no/en/articles-tests-reviews/item/426-amplifiers-with-processor-input Connect any stereo (2-channel) sources to only the integrated amp inputs and leave the home theatre receiver off when you’re listening to stereo sources. For surround sound...or connectivity options you don’t have with the new integrated amp but are built into the receiver..., connect the audio out RCA outputs from your current receiver to whichever input is set as the home theatre bypass on the new integrated amp and your integrated amp will serve as a power amp for the front R&L speakers for any sources connected to the receiver (presumably TV & DVD/Blu-ray mostly but maybe Bluetooth, or streaming audio too depending on what you get). You can set most integrated amps to turn on automatically when you turn on the receiver using the trigger inputs/outputs (I’m pretty sure your receiver has a trigger output, but best to check). This benefits you for a couple reasons... the obvious one is that the pre-amp section of an integrated amp is usually much better for stereo than the pre-amp section of a receiver...but that only helps with the 2-channel sources. The less obvious reason is that with surround sound, you off-load the receiver’s usually weaker power supply since it will only be driving the center and surround speakers instead of all of them...most receivers have way less power as they are required to drive more speakers so this effectively increases your power reserve and offers more dynamics for what remains even if the published specs aren’t necessarily better for the IA than for the receiver. Also, be sure to re-run the Room Correction setup through the AVR once you’ve got the new gear in place. |
