Question Which integrated

[ossieb]

System: Bluesound Node 2i - Denafrips Ares II 12th- Exposure 3010S2 -PMC Twenty5 22i


Fancy a integrated upgrade, budget 2-3K, room size 6x4m. Any recommendations, maybe Naim- which one, Hegel???

 

[Integralista]

Is a size of your room 12x8m = 96 m² the right info? PMC Twenty 5 22i are tiny little speakers for such a huge room. This will be my start of the upgrade for so big room.

 

[ossieb]

Quite right, dunno what I was drinking! Room size corrected

 

[Al ears]

Just get what you need. No point in an integrated that includes a DAC if you already have one or two....
Having said that most noticeable improvement will probably be a speaker upgrade.

 

[plastic penguin]

System: Bluesound Node 2i - Denafrips Ares II 12th- Exposure 3010S2 -PMC Twenty5 22i


Fancy a integrated upgrade, budget 2-3K, room size 6x4m. Any recommendations, maybe Naim- which one, Hegel???

If you like Exposure, demo the new 3510. Or you could look at Roksan Blak. Too many good choices in your price range. The trick is to demo as many amps as your nerves can stand 😉

 

[Al ears]

If you like Exposure, demo the new 3510. Or you could look at Roksan Blak. Too many good choices in your price range. The trick is to demo as many amps as your nerves can stand 😉

Or Leema?
Something without an inbuilt DAC or phono stage if you don't need them.

 

[daytona600]

Rose RA280

HiFi Rose RA280 Integrated Amplifier

More sober than the 'steampunk' styled RA180, and more powerful too, the new RA280 takes HiFi Rose's GaN FET-based Class D architecture into the audiophile zone HiFi Rose delighted, and in some cases flabbergasted, hi-fi enthusiasts with its RA180 [HFN Jul '22], an amplifier that looked like it...

www.hifinews.com

 

[Al ears]

Question is 2-3k what? Baht?
If pounds...

Musical Fidelity M6si Integrated Amplifier

Musical Fidelity M6si Integrated Amplifier offers immense power and stability that can drive any loudspeaker and deliver high quality sound. Fully Equipped Amplifier The M6si Amp is essentially a pre amp with 2 monobloc power amps housed within the same unit. It achieves low distortion and noise...

www.audioaffair.co.uk

 

[gasolin]

What is wrong with your Exposure 3010S2 ?

 

[nopiano]

A left field idea would be to look at the Active conversion that PMC now offer. It’s not cheap, but you only mention one source, so there’s no need for switching.

https://pmc-speakers.com/home-audio/active-twenty5i/twenty522i/

 

[plastic penguin]

Or Leema?
Something without an inbuilt DAC or phono stage if you don't need them.

Yeah. I didn't mention Leema as it opens me to ridicule.... the Tucana would be a good match with the OPs PMCs.

 

[Al ears]

Yeah. I didn't mention Leema as it opens me to ridicule.... the Tucana would be a good match with the OPs PMCs.

Oh, I don't know why. It's a very good suggestion, which is why I did

 

[matthewpianist]

You might struggle to 'improve' on your Exposure with that budget, but you can certainly make a change to a different sound if you wish. You have an excellent amplifier, so I counsel thorough auditioning of any possible replacements.

 

[Al ears]

You might struggle to 'improve' on your Exposure with that budget, but you can certainly make a change to a different sound if you wish. You have an excellent amplifier, so I counsel thorough auditioning of any possible replacements.

Agreed. This is why I suggested that a change of speaker might be a better option.

 

[Jasonovich]

System: Bluesound Node 2i - Denafrips Ares II 12th- Exposure 3010S2 -PMC Twenty5 22i


Fancy a integrated upgrade, budget 2-3K, room size 6x4m. Any recommendations, maybe Naim- which one, Hegel???

NAIM potentially is marmite, Hegel is a excellent choice, consider also the Caspian 4G Integrated Amplifier. 2-3K is a lot of bread, try to get an audition or if you know a dealership that has a generous returns policy.

https://petertyson.co.uk/roksan-caspian-4g-integrated-amplifier-black​

 

[Integralista]

If you like Exposure, demo the new 3510. Or you could look at Roksan Blak. Too many good choices in your price range. The trick is to demo as many amps as your nerves can stand 😉

Hi,

I will also vote for Exposure 3510 integrated, if you like their housesound. Or Rega Aethos, simple analogue but extraordinary capable amplifier. Roksan Blak will be I think also very good option. Especialy when there is new generation of Roksan Caspian just arriving with better sound, build, ergonomy, design...and higher price🥲. But Blak could be later available with some nice price discount. Than it is a champion of this Premiere League.😆