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| Best Integrated Amp? Help... Perhaps of some relevance here - posting from "Maccur" on AVSForum.com"I don't know about Martin Logans, but I did an in-store comparison between the two about two years ago and went with the Musical Fidelity A5 for my B&W Nautilus 804 two-cha... | |
| Best Integrated Amp? Help... Maybe, but Six Moons notes the Blue Circle NSCS "is equipped with a massive 600VA toroidal transformer and over 100,000 microfarads of reservoir capacitance for a power output of 110wpc into an 8 ohms." That is a lot of reserve capacitance availab... | |
| Best Integrated Amp? Help... Blue Circle = good.http://www.sixmoons.com/audioreviews/bluecircle/nscs.htmlhttp://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/47077/233226.htmlhttp://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue21/nscsintegrated.htm | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Rebbi,Thanks for the reference. The TAS article notes the CM1 has a sensitivity of 84db. I have listened to them powered by a 50W/ch NAD amp (fairly lifeless and dull combination) and a 500W/ch Rotel switching amp, and the latter really got them u... | |
| Music Hall Trio / Arcam Solo / etc.? The Music Hall is a pretty good deal. Nice sound on a par with good entry level electronics (e.g. currently available NAD, Cambridge and Music Hall's own gear), and all in one box. It will not knock you out, but might sound a little smoother, more... | |
| Naim 5i Agree completely with Muzikat. I love the Naim 5i with Totems, and it will sound different than your NAD.But try these for "inner details":Simaudio Moon i-1 or used Moon i-3Primare I21 or used Primare A30Anything you could find and afford from Blu... | |
| Best Integrated Amp? Help... Musical Fidelity A5 - usedShanling A-3000 - newCayin A-88T Vacuum Tube Integrated/Power Amp - new ("only" 45 W, but you will be surprised)Vincent Audio - SV-236 Hybrid - newPrimare i30 - used if you can find one for under 2 grandBel Canto is inter... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please I have heard Triangles and compared them carefully to the Dynaudio Audience line - I clearly preferred the Dynaudios. Maybe it was due to cheap electronics (NAD separates) or the Triangles not being broken in yet. Dunno.I have listened to the Tote... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Dyanaudio Audience are great with the proper amp and placement as Mapman suggests. If you want more bass, you could look at the Audience 52, maybe used if you can find them.Question Rebbi: did you see the Dynaudios at Audio Systems? They used to c... | |
| Xindak Fuse Question Thanks, that is very helpful. | |
| Next Upgrade to My Totem Arros Setup - Need Help The Apollo is a capable player, no question, and probably between the Naim and Cambridge in personality. My brief comparison of the Apollo with the other two would be that it is a less musical but more detailed Naim 5i, or a more dynamic but less ... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Oh, you're in Austin. That's where I first heard PrimaLuna tube amps and Dynaudio speakers together. The same shop also carries Triangle and Rega. You should be able to compare all three speaker brands in one place with your amp.Audio Systems1102 ... | |
| Need Some Help Choosing an Integrated Amp Fair enough. One might say Naim's lower end stuff relies on some timing tricks that make music sound "better" than it really does(?), perhaps almost a gimmick. But I like it. Whatever floats one's boat I guess... | |
| Xindak Fuse Question Tubemiser,I am using HiFi Tuning Fuses (3) in my in ss integrated amp to great positive effect. Your comments prompt two questions:1. So the Xindak silver fuses are a bit brighter or "tipped up" compared to the HiFi Tuning fuses, or less bright?No... | |
| Next Upgrade to My Totem Arros Setup - Need Help The Apollo is probably the best sub $1000 players around. But you just stuck it in a league with two more expensive players, and they sound better to me.Lots of people describe Naim gear as "forward". You could look at it that way, but in my exper... |