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The Brio is right at $1000 and the Cambridge is $1300 so about a 30% delta. That said, by looking around at sales etc, the variance can be less.

Looking at these 2 amps (among others but these are main ones). I know the CA has a higher power rating but assuming that 80w is not required how do these 2 compare in audio quality? I realize a home audition is preferred way to evaluate but in this day of COVID, that is not possible as most...

Another amp in the approx same price range - the Cambridge Audio CXA81. It has 80 watts into 8 ohms and has received very high reviews. Has anyone heard,owned, or auditioned this amp? It seems to check all the boxes for Integrated amps in this price point.

The MI looks good from a pure amp POV but the lack of vinyl and phones inputs would be a deal breaker for me.

Talking about high damping factor and high current/large cap reservoirs, etc.... how can amp that weighs < 3 lbs like the PS Audio meet those criteria ? Don't get me wrong, I am intrigued by the PS Sprout 100 for its size and price. Just wondering if it would have enough juice under the hood..

per REGA's specs for Brio, it will go to 72 watts (Both channels driven) at 4 ohms so this should help with the 804s dipping down in impedance. They do not list Damping Factor although some reviews touch on that and it seems its less than 200.

I own a 20 year old pair of B&W 804 Nautilus speakers which are rated at 89db and 50-200 watt power range. My question - will a high quality 50w integrated amp in a small room be strong enough to make these speakers perform to their intended potential? Amp suggested is the REGA Brio (current...

Thanks, those are good suggestions. Any opinions on the popular model from YAMAHA - the integrated amp s801?

I have a 1987 Audiolab 8000A that still is in use. It sounds good to me but I may just be "used to" it. I am looking at a REGA Brio for something "new" after all these years. Will this be an improvement that I can hear? Speakers are B&W 804s. Also looking at the new version Audiolab 6000A...

Thanks, this makes sense. Will stay connected through BluOS and not the streaming apps themselves.

I am a new owner of a Node2i. To get music from Tidal or Amazon HD my source seems to default to Airplay 2. Is that a limiting factor? I thought both of these services send music at a higher quality than Airplay. What am I doing wrong if anything?