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When I bought my Proac Response 1SC it was powered by one of these minimax amps and they sounded fantastic. 2x8W is not data I would be getting hung up on. This is a very capable amp. The sensitivity of the proacs is about 84db/W/m

It was ice hockey pucks for me and they worked

Both in original boxes, and in as new condition. Cost £2500 when new Selling as a pair for £1050. Both these items are highly regarded and well reviewed. At the time when benchmarked against Linn Akurate it was generally considered to be superior despite being lower cost. The DAC is an...

definitely had a Beatles sound to it and feels like a love song from Lennon to McCartney, much like McCartney’s “Coming Up” was for Lennon.

By hi res I mean up to 24/192

Hi I am looking for recommendations for a streamer that can stream hi res files from Tidal and the other streaming services. I understand that some streamers can only do this from their local NAS drive but when it comes to the internet service providers they are limited to 16bit /44.1kHz.

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Better than the M-DAC

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Near perfect condition, just the odd minor mark here and there that you have to look hard to find. It has the original remote which is in perfect working order as is the remote control. The motor for the volume control works flawlessly. All lamps illuminate as they should. Great sounding pre /...

What constitutes a live album? an album of tunes recorded live over the course of a tour then played about with to get the “best” Outcome possible? or a recording of one show, start to finish, no edits over dubs just the raw recording? I prefer the latter

I have been doing a bit more research and found that the NAC112 and 202 have an AV function which allows them to be integrated into an AV system. Given my new circumstances that’s a big advantage. anyone have any experience of unity gain with Naim or know of other pre amps which offer this?

I can only say that in comparison to an Eastern Electric M88 I have, the 8000C soundstage is wider, deeper and better defined with instruments easy to follow. Bass is deeper, with more attack and more controlled. On the other hand, the M88 valve amp was more musical, better with vocals and a...

yeah, but when they put a Triumph engine in a Norton frame it became a Triton :-)

At the moment I am running UK made Audiolab 8000C and 2 8000M monoblocks and looking to experiment with a new to me pre amp. I am happy to buy second hand and have a budget of £1000 current speakers are ProAc Studio 140 mk2 Sources are Simaudio MOON 300D V2 DAC and Eastern Electric DAC...