Will an Amp change improve my system ?


My system is WiiM pro ( a great device for $149 !) and a Cambridge CXC V2 CD transport for digital input going into a Schiit Yggdrasil+ DAC going to a Schiit Freya+ preamp into a PS Audio S300 amp into Harbeth 30.2 XD speakers. I am considering replacing the S300 with one of the following: PASS XA-25, Coda S5.5, Benchmark AHB2, or tube Primaluna EVO 400, used Rogers EHF-100 or 200, used Luxman MQ 88uc. I like my current system and wonder if an amp change would improve it significantly ?

carl292

Sure an AMP could (or separates and a pre) but often treating the room is the ticket. Power treatment too.

@carl292 Sorry for your loss. I have not heard of Judge Joe Lodge though I did once get dismissed for jury selection in SB. I think the judge was a bit amused at how that happened with my interaction with the prosecuting lawyer.

My wife may have heard about him since she worked as a nanny when she first came to the US with a prominent family involved in the legal system. She was at the Michael Jackson trial but almost got kicked out of the court because of her disapproval facial expressions during the trial.

 

I’m now using a Freya plus with one of these new GaN class d amps and can strongly recommend in all regards. 
 

https://classdaudio.com/product-category/collections/gan-fet-power-amplifiers/two-channel-gan-amp/
 

Was running Hypex n core prior. 

I was going to suggest a pair of Atma-Sphere Ganfet class D amps with your Freya.  You won’t believe how good they are.

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