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I think its on the warmer side. To be honest, the more I'm reading different reviews, I am getting more confused. It seems Hegel is a highly praised amp that many people use / used as reference. I was leaning towards it, but then i'm little unsure if the too clean and neutral sound will become...

Yes, I think its a hybrid... Class D with Tubed Pre-Amplifier. And no I never heard one.

Hi Guys, Do anyone have any experience with Rogue Audio Sphinx + KEF R500 (or R Series)? I was wondering how they would pair together! I could then add Schiit Grungir Multibit as DAC. Any idea anyone?

This is one reason I'm leaning towards Neo Ace. I have a feeling that it can't go wrong with moon and it would be a safe choice particularly in my situation. But I also like what I read about Hegel. It seems emotional engagement with the music is a tad better than moon (i might be wrong). Do you...

Thanks. I'll rarely need extremes.... It seems power (for that matter the technical side) will not be a problem with any of the amp. That helps. As I mentioned in my last post to CNO, I am trying to make an educated guess. So if can tell me which amp (or a couple) you would prefere over the...

Thanks CNO, thats actually helps (regarding moon). Ofcourse I'll not buy my gears on someone else's preference. I understand what you mean. But what I'm trying to do here is to learn and make some educated guesses. If you share your experience and tell me why you think you prefer arcam over...

The speaker sensitivity of kef r500 is rated 88dB. The Moon Neo Ace is rated 50wpc@8ohms and 75wpc@4ohms. Do you think it might fall short in power during dynamic peaks? Also, all the amps I listed are well regarded and they each have their own strenghts (and weaknesses!). What I'm trying to...

Thanks. Honestly I am leaning more towards Hegel and Moon. I couldn't find any reasonable review of Hegel and r500 / r700 pairing. On the other hand, i read somewhere that in a Bristol Show, the booth with Moon Neo ACE and r700 was a standout. Also few other review says KEF R series is a good...

Hi All, I purchased a pair of KEF R500s about 8 months back and have been saving up to buy an amp (+ DAC). I am trying to slowly build a solid system around that which I intend to use for long term. You guys were a great help with my speaker purchase...

Thanks a bunch guys. That helped boosting my confidence with the purchase. I think I will order R500 today. Wish me luck...

Honestly I'll not be able to afford it all at once. Planning to buy the speakers now and the amp may be by the end of next year. I did take my NAD to the store yesterday. It took little convincing for the salesman to let me hook that up (they said its out of their policy). Unfortunately it...

Hi All, Quite honestly I am very new to this high fidelity world. I am looking at building my first real hifi. Currently I am using NAD D 3020 and a pair of Cerwin Vega E-78 Bookshelves. My room size is about 20m squire. I live in Kuwait where my options are really really narrow for high end...

Hi Gazzip, This is a very old thread but it looked like I can get a good suggestion from you as I am in similar situation. I'm from Kuwait and there is not much option here other that few KEFs and B&Ws. Recently I auditioned KEF r500 and I really liked them. I just felt it fell little short in...