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    Atoll IN 300 Amplifier - Anyone got / heard one?

    You might look at adding Electrocompaniet eci6 mkii to your impressive list....not the dx version though, you want to add your own streamer /dac etc. This is the amplifier in it's purest form and is stable right down to 2ohms.
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    Question Suggestions for foundational parts of a longer term vinyl setup

    The little Neats should also sound very nice with the Nait 50....!Naim and Neat are excellent bed fellows, so I've heard.....I have owned A Naim Superuniti in the past but never had a chance to hear it with the Neats unfortunately.
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    Question Suggestions for foundational parts of a longer term vinyl setup

    Absolutely fantastic speakers......and they'll take a couple of amplifier upgrades along the way, mine really started singing with the Electrocompaniet eci6 mkii.
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    Question Speaker suggestions?

    Good news that negotiations went well, although I can see them possibly breaking down, once the wife see's those jbl's, they're pretty large speakers, I think something like the Neat petite classic would work better in this position...I own them myself and they are fantastic speakers for the...
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    Question Speaker suggestions?

    I'm guessing your "REALITY" is a female and will not allow either side of your furniture to be flanked by a pair of speakers....I think I'd try some negotiation skills and persuasive bribery or emotional blackmail.🤣🤣🤣. The reality is, no speaker is going to sound anything like it's best in that...
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    Downsizing: can I get a similar sound for much cheaper?

    My small summer house system is the pure definition of a small form factor stereo system....Mytec Brooklyn bridge /Brooklyn amp plus, Dali Menuet se with a rel t-zero sub...absolutely brilliant wee system.
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    Downsizing: can I get a similar sound for much cheaper?

    I have owned the AE1 active speakers and..yes they are very good at there respective level...but fall short in the company of speakers and amp pairings at the price bracket we seem to be in.....although the op hasn't mentioned a budget per say....more like...less mass to move around with...
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    Downsizing: can I get a similar sound for much cheaper?

    I sold my vinyl in 2015-16...I felt nothing but regret..I restarted from scratch in February 2022.......don't do it...get them into storage as has been previously mentioned....you will thank yourself for it in the future. As for downsizing...that's a task only you can navigate as you're well...
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    Audiolab 7000a or Cambridge CXA81 MKII

    I'm sorry to say, I'd be parting with the mission speakers before discounting the quality amplifiers you seem to be thinking are poor....mission in the 90's were very poor speakers in my opinion...poor qc, poor build quality and the sound wasn't that great either...yes I owned a few....and moved on.
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    Thinking of upgrading Hegel H600 for Pass Labs X250.8

    At this kind of money...I'd also have the Electrocompaniet AW 250R on the audition list...or...if you have the space...a pair of AW180's.
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    Stand for Pass Labs XA 60.8

    Just keep scrolling down until you come to the mono block stands, solid steel is the brand audioaffair are using, but just to give you a idea what your looking for. https://www.audioaffair.co.uk/furniture/hi-fi-stands
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    Question Oberon 5 ampli choice Marrantz vs Denon

    You really need to just ditch Apple...I did it years ago....they just don't play ball with decent hifi gear.
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    Question Oberon 5 ampli choice Marrantz vs Denon

    Hi-fi choice give the advance Paris a very favourable review, comparing it with the Electrocompaniet eci80d, high praise indeed, that is a cracking amplifier and way more expensive than the Advance Paris, I'll concur with Alears and say that is also where I'd spend my cash, get a demo first if...
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    Subwoofer connection confusion. Advice?

    I know your really asking about the svs subwoofer, but I'd say the Rel subs are a bit easier to wire up to some types of systems with their high level input cable(they come already supplied), your fosi amp is class d as is the amplifier in most subwoofers, this creates a bit of a problem with...