I have to downsize big time, any ideas on integrated amps and smaller 3 way speakers
Sorry to hear about the cancer. I was not sure if it is cool to post the next sentence, but I decided to do so. If you have Brain cancer make sure your docs know about Gammatile,
https://www.gtmedtech.com/ Smaller 3 way floor standers that work in small rooms, something I have been researching and demoing for the past year. 1) Paradigm Persona 3F 2) Vivid Kaya 45 (they have a unique design to handle back wave) 3) Focal Kanta 2 4) Vandersteen Treo CT 5) TAD ME1 (3 way monitor sounds amazing with Luxman) 6) Harbeth Super HL5+ 7) KEF Reference 1 (3 way monitor) 8) Yamaha NS 5000 All of these speakers I listed I have heard, except the Yamaha. They all sounded great to my ears. The Yamaha is the one I hope to like the best but it also has a lot of bass which could be an issue for a small space. I am looking to get the Persona 9H for a much bigger room in the future so I discounted the 3F from consideration for the small room. BTW - for your RJ45 based streamer take a look at the new EtherREGEN that is supposed to filter noise on Ethernet. https://uptoneaudio.com/products/etherregen |
Sean so sorry to hear of this. We will keep you in our prayers! RE the audio stuff; I can’t recommend the Luxman 509X highly enough. It has tons of power, is relatively lightweight (65 pounds), is beautifully made, runs cool (don’t stuff inside a cabinet though), sounds way better than many of the more costly separates I compared it to, and has a very good resale value; The SQ is just superb. A joy to own, to use, and most important, to amplify your favorite recordings. Synergy to Speakers; Try to steer clear of speakers that have reputation as "bright", "forward", "dry", "sterile"; unless your high frequency hearing isn’t what it used to be (not a knock, will happen to us all) too much frustration trying to tune upstream stuff to make those sing; Good synergy with Luxman: Sonus Faber, Dynaudio, Harbeth; I’m sure there are a lot more out there but I think getting the amp/speaker combo right is important; The source stuff will be like changing stylus give or take; I’d keep your Auralic or move to a Lumin; If wanting a dedicated DAC a PS Audio DSD DAC is really hard to beat under 10K; If it were me and simplifying/ ease of use up there in terms of system requirements, i’d go: Lumin D2 Streamer/DAC or Aurender A10 Luxman 509X Sonus Faber Sonnetto (or Dynaudio Contour 30) Speaker Cables: Analysis Plus Oval 8 Interconnect: Analysis Plus Apex USB if going with outboard DAC: Wireworld (pick one they are all good) Integrated power cable: Cardas Beyond Clear Digital power cables: Analysis Plus Power 10 A wrinkle: Hegel H590 (all you would need would be streamer source, like a PC with Roon Core) Speakers and cables: as above. Have a wonderful day |
