Dear all,
I am about to make the first major foray into audio equipment. After having done a tour of various shops, sellers and having listened to a lot of beautiful pieces, I have settled on the Sonus Fabor Cremona Auditor M. A truly beautiful, musical and pleasant speaker set.
However, I have not yet decided my amplifier. I have narrowed down my options to three and would love to get your input. Please note that I will not by a CD-Player, having digitized all of my music to date. I am looking forward to use the system primarily for classical music and female voice popular music. I have settled on a Solid State amplifier and am looking for a DAC + integrated amplifier at good quality. So who would be able to comment on differences on the three options below?
- Lavardin IS + Cambridge DAC magic: beautiful sound, musical
- NAD c390DD: exceptionally neutral, very detailed, lots of inputs and particularly direct HDMI option (which is helpful for connecting the TV), is a DAC and amplifier both
- Cyrus 8 DAC QX: powerful, direct, lots of inputs and modular build-out possibilities, DAC built in
Any comments on your perception of differences in sound or other advice would be highly welcome.
Kind regards,
Paul
I am about to make the first major foray into audio equipment. After having done a tour of various shops, sellers and having listened to a lot of beautiful pieces, I have settled on the Sonus Fabor Cremona Auditor M. A truly beautiful, musical and pleasant speaker set.
However, I have not yet decided my amplifier. I have narrowed down my options to three and would love to get your input. Please note that I will not by a CD-Player, having digitized all of my music to date. I am looking forward to use the system primarily for classical music and female voice popular music. I have settled on a Solid State amplifier and am looking for a DAC + integrated amplifier at good quality. So who would be able to comment on differences on the three options below?
- Lavardin IS + Cambridge DAC magic: beautiful sound, musical
- NAD c390DD: exceptionally neutral, very detailed, lots of inputs and particularly direct HDMI option (which is helpful for connecting the TV), is a DAC and amplifier both
- Cyrus 8 DAC QX: powerful, direct, lots of inputs and modular build-out possibilities, DAC built in
Any comments on your perception of differences in sound or other advice would be highly welcome.
Kind regards,
Paul