Hi all,
I've been looking into building a combo hifi/surround system starting from scratch..
.Been auditioning a few different speakers...So far my wife and I both like the DALI Epicon 6 & are considering the Epicon S2s as rear speakers (as well as the Epicon Center).
The shop I'm dealing with doesn't stock these amps...so I can't listen to them....but it's what they are suggesting I buy...
The integral SPA23 isn't very cheap... but compared to the SP33/a30.7 combo (almost twice the price) it's a steal...
Does anyone have any experience with these setups? Should I go ahead and accept the shop's advice or go out hunting for something better/cheaper? I'm guessing everyone here will be supporting the much more expensive separate units over the integrated? Has anyone actually compared the 2 setups?
I have to say that we've come quite far from our original intent of buying demo B&W 804 D2s for $6'000 and driving them with a top line Marantz for $2'000. I think all totaled we were looking under $20'000 for a 5 speaker set from B&W, the integrated amp, and a 75 inch Sony...this is about double that...it's a hard call but I'm willing to make the investment if I can justify it overall.
Thanks in advance.
Amplification:
Amplificateur intégré:
Primare SPA23 à CHF 4'290.- :
Or
Preamplificateur:
Primare SP33 à CHF 5'190.
+ Amplificateur de puissance Primare a30.7 à CHF 3'190
Lecteur de réseau:
Lecteur réseau
Primare NP30 (compatible TIDAL) à CHF 2'690.- :
I've been looking into building a combo hifi/surround system starting from scratch..
.Been auditioning a few different speakers...So far my wife and I both like the DALI Epicon 6 & are considering the Epicon S2s as rear speakers (as well as the Epicon Center).
The shop I'm dealing with doesn't stock these amps...so I can't listen to them....but it's what they are suggesting I buy...
The integral SPA23 isn't very cheap... but compared to the SP33/a30.7 combo (almost twice the price) it's a steal...
Does anyone have any experience with these setups? Should I go ahead and accept the shop's advice or go out hunting for something better/cheaper? I'm guessing everyone here will be supporting the much more expensive separate units over the integrated? Has anyone actually compared the 2 setups?
I have to say that we've come quite far from our original intent of buying demo B&W 804 D2s for $6'000 and driving them with a top line Marantz for $2'000. I think all totaled we were looking under $20'000 for a 5 speaker set from B&W, the integrated amp, and a 75 inch Sony...this is about double that...it's a hard call but I'm willing to make the investment if I can justify it overall.
Thanks in advance.
Amplification:
Amplificateur intégré:
Primare SPA23 à CHF 4'290.- :
Or
Preamplificateur:
Primare SP33 à CHF 5'190.
+ Amplificateur de puissance Primare a30.7 à CHF 3'190
Lecteur de réseau:
Lecteur réseau
Primare NP30 (compatible TIDAL) à CHF 2'690.- :