Recent content by Hobnob

Hi I am looking to "simplify" my hifi system at home. Currently I have a NAD C338 with BW 685 with Bi-Wire connected cables. I have been looking at Genelecs active speakers, G Three or G Two. I think G Three would be a more equivalent fit. Would I be replacing my current system with a similair...

To bad Quad is owned (?) by IAG. I mean I always heard so much good about the brand, and just from reading these post I get a bad view of IAG...

I think I get confused because there a words I do not really know of. Like IAG, or Omnia. Googled and I think Omnia is a amp....I guess the company is called IAD and owns Audiolab and Quad and some other brands and they might share parts that have the same bad quality....

Do you think this is problem that occurs alot, i.e. Quad have bad quality?

The old primare broke down...I do not miss it. It was a huge amp. I know peeps in this forum are all about the big amps and quality sound. I also want the best quality in sound, but design in my eyes are just as important to me..and I prefer smaller amps. You have a really good memory.... :D

I have a pair of B&W 685 S2.

Optic for TV/Movie sound. Chromecast for spotify or any other music streamer. Phono sometimes. Would you be so kind and explain why you think it will sound better? I know power is not everything but the NAD have 50 W in 4-8 ohm with dynamic range up to 80 W. As the vena have only 45 W I am...

I am looking to buy either of these. On paper the NADC338 is better. Does anyone have any experience with these amplifiers? I really love the design of the white Quad Vena. But is it a better buy if I go with the NAD?

But if you guys would recommend a compact all in one amp what would you recommend then? Set aside the fact that you wouldn't recommend an all in one amp, maybe there is a compact amp that you have listen to and thought that was a really good one. Any recommends on a low budget and high budget...

I don't really understand how the digital part can affect the analog part negatively in an amp? I agree, many music lovers don't have the room for several boxes and cables. There are plenty of music lovers that enjoys music without turning a home into a environment similar to an nuclear...

Yes I can always sell it but for the money that I get from it will not be sufficient to replace with a newer amp that has the same HiFi quality I think... Yes, I have looked at some models of Marantz before. But never listened to them. Once I was very tempted to buy a white Quad Vena, but the...

Yes, sorry for the misunderstanding. Well I wrote that I do not have any experience with the Denon amp in my first post. But Yes, I have had the chance to listen to it at the HiFi vendor. So..OK to more accurate; I have listened to a couple of songs on the amp and at that current setup in that...

Yes, that is why I am looking at the Denon, because I need the DAC and phono stage and the bluetooth. I figured that I should first ask more Hi-Fi skilled people about switching between these two amps before I do anything "stupid". I have heard that the Primare i21 is a very good amp but maybe I...

I hear what you say, that is why I am wondering what other people would do. I bought my Primare i21 second hand, in mint condition, and I love the sound but it big and takes up a lot of space. I want my amp to be more compact, I do not like bulky amp and I do not have a place to hide it. Also It...

I have a difficult of deciding if I should swap my current amplifier Primare i21 to a more modern amplifier suchs as Denon PMA-600NE. The Primare i21 is a old, but very good amplifier and playes with absolut clarity, but this amp is huge, takes lot of space and does not have any other features...