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New rigg. B&W N804

Hi!
Im rather new at this and English is not my first language, so I might be a little bit lost, sorry. Anyhow!
Just picked up a pair of N804 for cheap. So I'll be trying to assemble a nice little rigg for my cabin. 
So the question is if anyone has some experience with this speaker and what amplifiers might be compatible. I live in Sweden so the used market looks quite a bit diffrent from the states, I'd imagine.
Also, I'd really like to be able to stream music, using spotify & Tidal. What device would suit this mission?

There is a Classé CA-400 for sale aswell in the area about 1500 USD might this be a suitable power-amp?
motorn
jon_5912
605 posts
 
I ran those with a Classe CA200 long ago and it was a pretty good match.  The 804s are a little bit bright and the Classe is a little bit rolled off in the highs.  A 400 is a lot more power than you need but it'd certainly work.  If I were you, for $1,500 I'd be looking for something newer with less power.  
motorn OP
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I've Bern looking at Hegels integrated H300. 250wpch with built in dac, about the same money. Might be better? 
jon_5912
605 posts
 
It's got enough power.  I couldn't guess whether it'd sound better but a CA400 is old and I'd be worried about reliability.  I didn't find the 804s particularly power hungry when I had them.  I found placement to be somewhat tricky.  Having both woofers and the port firing out the front means they can really excite room nodes and give lumpy bass response in bad rooms.  
auxinput
2,920 posts
 
Hegel is a very nice integrated!  The H300 is the older generation and has a more smoother and laid back sound (for Hegel).  The second gen (i.e. H160 / H360) revised the preamp section and were higher resolution and more forward with more attack and detail.
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kalali
1,977 posts
 
For streaming, many find Bluesound Node2 a very good option. It has a decent built in DAC or can be connected to better (external) DACs for better sound. Under $500 USD. 
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