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Is There A Better Solution?

 After settling some amplification challenges with my main rig, I am facing the reality that my beloved Raven Osprey 3.1 needs to go - in favor of an all in one, maybe, solution. Our home where the Raven lived was too large - open floor plan to deliver all the dynamics needed on occasion so I got a more powerful amp that works well - Audio Hungary X200. 

So then the ask from the crowd is for the second rig, in a condo, used for both stereo music and video (TV+) 2.0 listening in a decent quality set up - Audio GE Rautilio 80 speakers;  HiFi Rose 250A DAC/streamer; Nuprime CDT-8 Pro Transport; Rega P3, Exact/MoFi pre; SR Foundation (mostly) Cabling...Will the NAD M33 be a reasonable compromise of convenience as a sub of the HiFi Rose and Raven? Is there a better solution - just replace the Raven? 

WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS !! ...well, I'm married, and want to stay that way. The wife will not tun on a tube amp ...and I loathe burning through rare NOS tubes to watch BRAVO ...ratio of music to TV is 60/40.

There is a used NAD M33 on TMR and having had good ie. easy results in the past with them, I would flip the Raven and Rose for the NAD for little added scratch.

I don't want to sell in the wild so I am limited to what TMR sells new or on their marketplace. I would be willing to spend $1K more than the trade would be worth - I'm guessing ~ $4K, so $5K of in market value. Used obviously is fine.

Thanks for all your thoughts ... and prayers.

 

 

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lalitk
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For streaming music and TV watching, I switched to SONOS surround bar + sub years ago. I couldn’t be any happier. Two of my TV rooms are setup with ARC surround bar and a sub. Just give it a listen and you’ll be pleasantly surprised with sound and its capabilities plus a huge WAF. 

sbrownnw
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I have an Exposure 3010s2d in excellent condition I am thinking of selling if you are considering a M6 over the all in one streamer and int amp.

12many
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I am not sure I fully understand your question but I have a system that is for music and TV.  The music path is streamer, dac, pre-amp, amps, R & L speakers.

The TV path is cable box, AVR, center channel speakers and back channels and pre-out for L&R channels from AVR to pre-amp.  

For TV watching I leave the pre-amp and amps off and use the center channel and back channels.  Good for sports and shitty TV.  For movies or anything that I want the full sound system, I just turn on the preamp and the amps.  That powers up the R&L channels.   

This allows for a pure 2 channel system.   Having the AVR allows me to switch between a cable box, Roku, DVD player, and computer.  

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stesol OP
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Thanks all for your perspective - it's what I was hoping for. I am space constrained and clutter discouraged, so simplicity is the order of the day here. Thankfully, the main rig in our home is dedicated, with a den set up for video and occasional streaming via a Primare i25 Prisma. I just hooked up the Primare in the condo set up and was disappointed in what it gives up relative to the albeit 3x more expensive Rave/Rose.  I have therefore decided to keep the Hifi Rose DAC/streamer and go for a high quality SS Integrated, thereby opening up my options. More homework to do.

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