Hi,
I was here previously and asked about bookshelf speakers; got excellent advise and ended up buying AVI Neutron 5 which I am very happy with. However I am not doing them justice by currently driving them with an Arcam Alpha 5 amp and a mid-range Toshiba DVD player.
I've decided against getting a dedicated CD player and plan to buy the DacMagic instead, and keep the DVD player as CD transport (although it will likely be replaced by a Bluray player at some point).
So then there's the amp... And here I've got a small dilemma again. Similarly to the speakers, I've got a space constraint as the (built-in) shelf with all the hidden cabling is only 38cm deep against the wall. So allowing some for interconnect ends etc, that pretty much disqualifies a lot of the popular choices (incl Roksan Kandy, the bigger CA Azurs, Cyrus 6/8). Hanging over the edge is a possibility but not ideal as there are kids around... What probably *would* fit into the space is NAD C355BEE, Naim Nait 3/5i/XS, some of the Arcam FMJs, as they are not so deep (around 30cm).
Would anyone like to comment on these, and how these listed might work with the Neutrons and a DacMagic? I haven't auditioned any of them yet. Is there anything else I am completely overlooking? Any past makes and models I should be hunting for on eBay?
The Nait XS is out of range right now, but then again if I decided it was *the one* then I'd just have to stick it out with the Alpha5 for a bit longer while I save up.
Would appreciate any thoughts or pointers!
Svante
I was here previously and asked about bookshelf speakers; got excellent advise and ended up buying AVI Neutron 5 which I am very happy with. However I am not doing them justice by currently driving them with an Arcam Alpha 5 amp and a mid-range Toshiba DVD player.
I've decided against getting a dedicated CD player and plan to buy the DacMagic instead, and keep the DVD player as CD transport (although it will likely be replaced by a Bluray player at some point).
So then there's the amp... And here I've got a small dilemma again. Similarly to the speakers, I've got a space constraint as the (built-in) shelf with all the hidden cabling is only 38cm deep against the wall. So allowing some for interconnect ends etc, that pretty much disqualifies a lot of the popular choices (incl Roksan Kandy, the bigger CA Azurs, Cyrus 6/8). Hanging over the edge is a possibility but not ideal as there are kids around... What probably *would* fit into the space is NAD C355BEE, Naim Nait 3/5i/XS, some of the Arcam FMJs, as they are not so deep (around 30cm).
Would anyone like to comment on these, and how these listed might work with the Neutrons and a DacMagic? I haven't auditioned any of them yet. Is there anything else I am completely overlooking? Any past makes and models I should be hunting for on eBay?
The Nait XS is out of range right now, but then again if I decided it was *the one* then I'd just have to stick it out with the Alpha5 for a bit longer while I save up.
Would appreciate any thoughts or pointers!
Svante