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I'm into a variety of music - currently listening to classic alternative and rock, specifically: Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (just picked up the 1985 vinyl today, not the reissue) ELO - Face The Music (found this on vinyl for $2 in California) CCR - 20 Greatest Hits However I'm also...

Hi all, I wanted to share my system with everyone and ask if anyone else is using a similar amp/speaker combo. https://goo.gl/photos/KJJu2sx2zeUcKPV77 I'm currently running the Spendor D9 with the Chord 3350 Integrated amp. I mostly listen to digital music via the Chord 2Qute FPGA DAC, but I...

From my experience, many Sony AVRs in analogue direct mode compare favourably with integrated stereo amps such as the Rotel RA-1520. Have you thought about pairing the AVR with an external DAC (such as the Musical Fidelity V-DAC II) and putting the AVR in analogue direct mode?

My local dealer only has a Chord 1200E power amp which is even more powerful than the 1050 I am considering, but I had an opportunity to try that with my pre-amp and it sounded surprisingly good - though bear in mind this was with a different speaker (Spendor A9) and in a larger room. My room at...

I just bought a pair of Spendor D7 speakers (yet to arrive) and am still pondering which amplifier to buy. I have narrowed it down to two: - Chord SPM 1050 power-amp (200W per channel) - Chord CPM 2650 integrated (120W per channel) If I chose the power amp, I would have to pair with my...