Which kind of amp and speakers do you have in your HiFi setup?

[Al ears]

Marantz recommend B W speakers it’s very good with AV and stereo also not forgetting the sub.the amp has lots of clever settings I’m very pleased with the sound with all genres .

marantz can recommend all they want but they have no idea what is going to work best in your particular situation.
don't be led by generalisations

 

[Holt]

If I am going for Bluetooth listening out of this integrated amp, which would be best?

And am I going to notice a difference between my av receiver amps in Bluetooth against an integrated amp in Bluetooth? Cheers.

 

[jjbomber]

IotaVX AVXP 7-230 Power Amp (Fed by Oppo BDP105D)

How do you find this combination? Only reason I ask is that I've got an Oppo BDP103EU lying around unused.

Stunning! They have a 30-day money back guarantee anyway, but it is a bargain at £1,900. No middleman, you buy direct from the company. Give it a go! I can only tell you what is best for me, so you need to try one for the 30-day period in any event. I'm sure you'll be impressed.
The only downside is the weight. It's 32kg, so make sure you have somewhere strong to place it.
Review:

Test: 7-Kanal-Endstufe IOTAVX AVXP 7-230 Preis/Leistung mit Power - LowBeats

Die IOTAVX AVXP 7-230 7-Kanal-Endstufe ist mit knapp 32 Kilogramm ein echtes Eisenschwein, wie man i

www.lowbeats.de

 

[michael hoy]

Do you have both of those Pioneer receivers.

Are you planning on adding a stereo amp to the Pioneer's or having a separate amp just for Hi fi.
As both the Pioneers support adding an amp.

 

[Holt]

Are you planning on adding a stereo amp to the Pioneer's or having a separate amp just for Hi fi.
As both the Pioneers support adding an amp.

Separate amp, but I am having big doubts now, as it’s just for Bluetooth performance, will it sound any better than an av receiver Bluetooth performance?

 

[record_spot]

Marantz PM80-II amp, Mission 751 speakers. Both hail from the 1990s.

 

[Rui]

Yes, mine are ash black.

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Nice piece of furniture, i´ve seen others in metal and wood and they look very good at the same time protected against children, and good choice of speakers, i´m still using more the old CDM7 from B&W but i´m going to look for some Pro Ac (if in second hand)or some from Canton ,i heard some and they do sound good and not that expensive, the Alpha signature are quite nice, yours look from canton, not sure

 

[Rui]

Do you have both of those Pioneer receivers.

No receiver from Pioneer sounds better than what was built untill 1979, lot´s of options and superb sound , new speakers just make´em top sound quality if we aren´t talking in 25.000€ to 50.000€ each component.

Only today they are very old , they need to be restored to original specifications, or if taken care of through out the years, mine were getting some attention whenever i felt they were not has i was used to hear,

and the power might seem too low but they sure blast the hell of more powerful and modern speakers,

as an example the CDM7 from B&W , expel their grills when connected to a SA-9900(76)a integrated amplifier, with loudness on,

in early 90´s some amplifiers were sold with good sound quality like the A-717mk II or the 89, A-91D(digital inputs and outputs with capability of connecting a digital processor of any kind.

In the 90´s i bought the most expensive AV receiver from Denon, was huge and the remote did the set up , without it it´s doing nothing,

tried lot´s of other remotes and nothing , it was stolen to a dutch friend of mine while driving through Spain

To end ,Infinity speakers always surprised me for the best and amplifiers i do like Accuphase and Luxman,

some years ago ,not many, found a Yamaha integrated amplifier with needles for the power with a good sound quality the model i heard was 70+70watts at 8 ohms,

and receivers also a few years ago i did liked the new Technics series that sounded amazing with some Technics tower speakers,

New or Recent Pioneer AV receivers ,look good seem to have it all but sound wise are worth nothing, my opinion only

 

[Holt]

So, I had narrowed it down to the Arcam A15 and a Cambridge Audio CA81 MK 2 but I asked AI will it sound better over Bluetooth than my Pioneer LX805 amp and it said it will likely to! 🙂

 

[martinus]

Philips 306 intergrated stereo amp with monitor audio bx2.

 

[Steve983]

I'm using a NAD 3020A - approximately 43 years old, but completely recapped and restored. I also have a 3120 (recapped and restored, but currently with a problematic phono stage), a Mission 778X and Audiolab 6000A MkII.

They are all excellent amplifiers and I could live with any of them, but I find the NADs especially engaging, and consistently so regardless of the music I'm listening to, and they work well with all the speakers I own (JPW Sonata, Fyne F301i, Rogers LS2a/2, Mordaunt-Short MS10i, Acoustic Research AR18S).

My 3020A is my favourite compared to the 3020 and 3020B, just something about it!

 

[freeagent]

Adcom and Cerin-Vega

 

[record_spot]

So, I had narrowed it down to the Arcam A15 and a Cambridge Audio CA81 MK 2 but I asked AI will it sound better over Bluetooth than my Pioneer LX805 amp and it said it will likely to! 🙂

I wouldn't waste my time with AI for hifi. Not without telling it to stick to authoritative sources. And that's as someone who's been involved in AI projects.

 

[Fandango Andy]

Not clear on what you are trying to achieve. Asking others what they have will only tell you what random strangers like/can afford.

If you are looking for a new system the best advice is read a few reviews, draw up a shortlist, then visit a hifi shop to audition some equipment. Ask them. For some advice while you are at it.

If sounds like you already have a couple of expensive amps, the pioneer you mention is described as the their flagship. You also mention, but don't name a high end hifi amp.

For what it's worth, all budget, and nothing particularly new in my systems:

Living Room:
Marantz PM66 Special Edition
Tannoy Revolution R3

AV System: Sony STP-DN860
Q Acoustics 3010i (x6)
Q Acoustics 3090C
Yamaha YST-FSW050

Kitchen/dining room:
Marantz PM4200
Wharfedale Diamond 9.0

Bedroom:
Sony TA-F246E
Tannoy Mercury M1

I also have a pair of Mission 701 that have been in all three systems at one time or another.

 

[DiggyGun]

I'm using a NAD 3020A - approximately 43 years old, but completely recapped and restored. I also have a 3120 (recapped and restored, but currently with a problematic phono stage), a Mission 778X and Audiolab 6000A MkII.

They are all excellent amplifiers and I could live with any of them, but I find the NADs especially engaging, and consistently so regardless of the music I'm listening to, and they work well with all the speakers I own (JPW Sonata, Fyne F301i, Rogers LS2a/2, Mordaunt-Short MS10i, Acoustic Research AR18S).

My first amp was a NAD 3020C with Acoustic Research AR 8LS loudspeakers.

 

[Jasonovich]

I didn't mention speakers.

STUDY
ADAM A7V Active Studio
Focal Sub1 Subwoofer.

BED
Dali Oberon 3
Ribbon tweeters pair,

MAIN Rm
Front MA Silver 200S
Rear MA Radius 270
Centre Q Acoustic 3090ci
SW DALI E-9F
Atmos Polk Audio Sig Elite ES10,

DINER Rm
Klipsch R-50M
SW Velodyne SPL Series 2

HEADPHONES
Hifiman HE1000V2 Stealth
Beyerdynamic Amiron
FiiO FT1
Various earplugs