Icemam Posted April 18 Posted April 18 Hi Need some advice/recommendations as to what power amp I need to look for with the following constraints Budget - 1k ish AUD Drive - wharfedale diamond 225 Irrelevant but other use would be another integrated amp to drive a center speaker, svs pb1000 and 2 rears Also need recommendations on a dac Thanks all
andyr Posted April 18 Posted April 18 11 minutes ago, Icemam said: Need some advice/recommendations as to what power amp I need to look for with the following constraints Budget - 1k ish AUD Drive - wharfedale diamond 225 The Stereophile review of the 225s that I saw, suggests that, although they do go as low as 4 ohms for a small part of their frequ range ... they are not a difficult spkr to drive. Which is great for you, as it suggests that many integrated / power amps of 50-80w power into 8 ohms, should be able to drive them well. Have a look in the SNA Classifieds. Re. a DAC - I think my Topping E30 is a very cost-effective performer ... although I have been told a Topping E90 'Velvet' sounds better (but is 3x the price! ). 2
Icemam Posted April 18 Author Posted April 18 1 hour ago, andyr said: The Stereophile review of the 225s that I saw, suggests that, although they do go as low as 4 ohms for a small part of their frequ range ... they are not a difficult spkr to drive. Which is great for you, as it suggests that many integrated / power amps of 50-80w power into 8 ohms, should be able to drive them well. Have a look in the SNA Classifieds. Re. a DAC - I think my Topping E30 is a very cost-effective performer ... although I have been told a Topping E90 'Velvet' sounds better (but is 3x the price! ). Great info here thanks heaps 1
Icemam Posted April 18 Author Posted April 18 3 hours ago, andyr said: The Stereophile review of the 225s that I saw, suggests that, although they do go as low as 4 ohms for a small part of their frequ range ... they are not a difficult spkr to drive. Which is great for you, as it suggests that many integrated / power amps of 50-80w power into 8 ohms, should be able to drive them well. Have a look in the SNA Classifieds. Re. a DAC - I think my Topping E30 is a very cost-effective performer ... although I have been told a Topping E90 'Velvet' sounds better (but is 3x the price! ). Sorry Andy - was that a typo cause i could only find (TOPPING D90 III Discrete Fully Balanced)? Regardless i think it's outside my price range As for the power amp - any particular brand i should look out for? Rotel/NAD or alike ?
andyr Posted April 18 Posted April 18 8 minutes ago, Icemam said: Sorry Andy - was that a typo cause i could only find (TOPPING D90 III Discrete Fully Balanced)? Regardless i think it's outside my price range Topping E90 might be wrong - but E30 is what I own. Look on the Addicted 2 Audio website. 8 minutes ago, Icemam said: As for the power amp - any particular brand i should look out for? Rotel/NAD or alike ? Both of those; also Marantz ... and other commercial Japanese brands. Are you sure you want a power amp - and not an *integrated* amp (power amp + preamp combined)? Do you already have a preamp? 1
mwhouston Posted April 18 Posted April 18 5 hours ago, andyr said: The Stereophile review of the 225s that I saw, suggests that, although they do go as low as 4 ohms for a small part of their frequ range ... they are not a difficult spkr to drive. Which is great for you, as it suggests that many integrated / power amps of 50-80w power into 8 ohms, should be able to drive them well. Have a look in the SNA Classifieds. Re. a DAC - I think my Topping E30 is a very cost-effective performer ... although I have been told a Topping E90 'Velvet' sounds better (but is 3x the price! ). Is the Velvet sound due to an AKM DAC chip.
Icemam Posted April 18 Author Posted April 18 38 minutes ago, andyr said: Topping E90 might be wrong - but E30 is what I own. Look on the Addicted 2 Audio website. Both of those; also Marantz ... and other commercial Japanese brands. Are you sure you want a power amp - and not an *integrated* amp (power amp + preamp combined)? Do you already have a preamp? very good point Andy but here's the setup Yamaha rxv6a - drives C, SL, SR, two ceiling speakers + sub use the preout to hook up to the power amp for the FL+FR Rookie question here but how do i switch the front speakers between Home theater and Music modes? TIA
andyr Posted April 18 Posted April 18 Sorry, @Icemam- I have no idea about AVRs ... I'm strictly a stereo guy. Maybe 'RTFM'?
andyr Posted April 18 Posted April 18 11 hours ago, mwhouston said: Is the Velvet sound due to an AKM DAC chip. Sorry, don't know, Mark. 1
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