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Streaming is a not a subject I have any real knowledge of so I can only comment on a general basis. As I understand it the Steam Magic 6 handles all the streaming issues and then delivers a conventional audio signal. If I am correct you could plug it direct into any amplifier (the PM8005 has...

Been checking your suggestions and I have to say that I very much like the idea of a Electrocompaniet ECI-3 to go with the Sonus Faber. I have a question however, at 70 W (which are more likely to be around 60 in practice) isn't the ECI-3 a bit short on the power side?, wouldn't one get more...

Thanks Tino, I didn't feel that taken by the Linn Kiko, but the second option that you mention will definitely be on my short list. I think that by now I've dropped the second configuration that I started with (dali fazon + cambridge audio) and three new ones are appearing, one centered around...

Right, sorry, I got fixated in the first option you mentioned (Lynn + KEF R500) and didn't look at the second one. Thanks!

Marantz PM 8005 - see my thread http://www.whathifi.com/forum/hi-fi/living-with-it Chris Do you think that would pair up nicely with the Naim NAC-N 172 XS or would you get rid of the pre-amp and just use the stream magic 6? To be honest about it I could rephrase the questions as: is a...

Interestingly enough however nobody has mentioned the Sonus Faber as a possibility? With what would you guys pair the Venere 2.5 for instance? :cheers:

Thank you very much indeed for your thoughtful post wishtree. Indeed if I had more time in my hands I'd do exactly what you suggest. Alas, time is a scarce commodity for me. Suffice it to say that I have two children (the oldest of which is 2 yeras old), and work about 1 and a half jobs...

Thanks for the suggestions musicraft. Yes I was thinking about going for the Naim pre-amp/streamer (in which case I suppose a Naim power amp is a good idea). Also, the stream magic was the streamer that my friend had suggested. I have a feeling though that the speakers in both configurations...

Vladimir, I've been checking it out but in the brochure that I have there's no Rotel RB 1570. I have only either the RA 1570 or the RB 1572 (or the RB 1562 which seems very similar to the 1572 but with less power per channel), which one of the two did you mean?. Cheers! :cheers:

Covenanter, thanks a lot for the suggestion!, I'll definitely have a look at it. What amp do you for the Kef's? :cheers:

Thank you Vladimir, I hear you! overdose: if I understand you correctly you suggest using airport to set up a local wi-fi network (different from the one I already have that is connected to the outer world) to be used exclusively for music porpouses? Presumably the idea is to improve the...

Thank you guys for your kind answers and suggestions. Cnoevil t's no more than a suggestion based on someone else's preference....which means it should only be used to draw up a shortlist that is then demoed by you. Yes, I realize that. However if you live in a medium to small city with not...

Hey there, I'm a newby to the audiophile world and was fishing around for a system around 5k euros. The source would be my imac, so the idea is to have a streamer connected to my imac, then obviously the amplifier and speakers. It will all be placed in my living room, which is about 4x5 meters...