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Hey all, I am looking to upgrade my current setup, which now is: Amplifier: Argon SA1 Streamer: Bluesound Node (N130) Speakers: DALI SPEKTOR 2 I used to listen over Bluetooth, but bought the Bluesound streamer about 6 months ago. Now I am thinking to first update the setup by buying a new...

Hello everyone! I’m currently setting up a stereo system in my small living room/home office (about 20 square meters) with a pair of Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 speakers. I’m now narrowing down my options for an all-in-one amplifier and would appreciate your input. The speakers are placed on a...

Hi, my dad has been looking for a better quality stereo amplifier, he currently owns the Yamaha A-S701 and is looking for an upgrade. He cares about sound quality the most. So far we've looked at the Cambridge Audio CXA81-80 and the Arcam Radia a15 which has got great reviews but the...

Hi, Just found the forum! I've been reading Whathifi for years. So my 2017 Hegel Rost seems to have died and repairs iffy and a hassle so in the market for new. I most play my ripped CDs from my Macbook Pro via USB cable and a TV audio via Toslink. I'm a full time RV'er and the 75watts is...

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So I spent some time with the old man and re-caught the bug. I'm now looking to upgrade my amplifier. Does anyone have any experience with the Cyrus Stereo 200? I currently have a Smartpower Plus running in stereo mode with PSX-R. The plan was to pick up a second Smartpower Plus and run them in...

Hello music friends, I am looking for a stereo amplifier to match my speakers, the B&W 606. I currently play this with a 30 year old Kenwood receiver KRV6050. Because I have been told that given new technological developments I can now generate much better sound with my B&W 606 speakers, I am...

Look, I get the "can I use amp with higher wattage than speaker" question has been discussed dozens of times with the answer "it doesn't really matter unless you turn up the volume too much" and you're not asking for something ridiculous like running 5W speakers with a 100W amp. However, I'm in...

Hi there, I recently bought myself a Yamaha R-N600A network Hi-Fi amplifier. When the volume is as low as it can go, the speakers and headphone output make a very low humming noise (around 50Hz, audible if close enough to the speaker). Do you think it may be a defect with the amplifier? Or a...

Hi all, Just picked up a lovely pair of CM8 S2's and on the hunt for a suitable amplifier. Currently considering the Rotel A11 MII and Cambridge CXA81 as these are both within my budget. Has anybody had good or bad experiences with these amps or is there another option that would be more...

Hi, As I am looking at buying second hand I'm not sure that a HIFi would help.. so any advice here would be appreciated to at least get me in a right direction. Currently I have a pair of Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2's, an Arcam Alpha 7r, and my late Grandads 70's Audiotronic vinyl player (which I'm...

Hello everyone. I have been using Arcam's SA30 with great pleasure ever since. The sound is very detailed, open and airy, also rythmical and speedy. At the same time it does not lose musical texture and warmth(not that it's sound is warm and heavy). Coupled with so many features(DIRAC Live...

Hi there. I have Q-acoustics 3020i speakers, and 3070s subwoofer. Any suggestions to which amplifier/receiver would be a good match? The Sub only has an RCA connection. I think it was intended as part of a 5.1 package, but I'm only interested in stereo for music.. I just wanted the extra...

Just bought a pair of Focal Aria 906 speakers and now considering whether I should upgrade my amp. I currently have a two year old Denon PME 800NE, chosen because of the dedicated phono stage and source direct functionality - I am a bit of a vinyl nut and prefer my music from analog sources...

Basically I really want to buy a Cambridge Audio CXN V2 and have it be my sole pre-amp & network streaming device. I only stream and would use a single analog and digital in, so all my bases are covered. The only issue is that I don't want to have to manually turn my amplifier off and on all the...

My entire cd collection has been converted to high quality MP3 and latterly flac files onto a 1tb external drive. I had been playing them via my laptop using Media Monkey which was okay but my laptop is not up to the job and I am not looking to replace it it. I know there are streamers that...

Hello, I'm an amateur in listening music but anyway I love it. I'm collecting lp's for few years now and I decided finally to buy a turntable. I'm a beginer, don't know much about systems, thats I would kindly ask for help. At first I wanted vintage turntable, since I'm a lover of older nice...

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Hey, i got a klipsch r12sw subwoofer and dali zensor 1's but I need an amp to run it. i got around 130€ which should be enough because sub is active and the dali require 25-100w. regards

Hello. I recently got an audio interface for my super basic home studio (Audient ID4 MkII). What I didn't realize is that its headphone output has quite high an impedance (22 Ohms @ 1khz), while my Shure SE535 IEMs have impedance of just 36 Ohms @ 1khz, dropping as low as 8 Ohms at some...