Also, what amp would you get for my Yamaha 1060 avr for 2 channel. I will want to keep the power amp, but I'll want to upgrade other things later. I'm looking to match the impedance on my avr now. Thank you Peng.
In my opinion, at the moment there is nothing that can beat the Hypex and Purifi based power amplifiers based on performance to price ration. I have been considering class D amps for many years and it is only until recent months that I decided to make the jump. So I gave up (very reluctantly) my Bryston and Parasound Halo class AB amps for two little Hypex and Purifi amps. In doing so, my racks are 120 lbs lighter and now have much more space for something else.
They are great, especially if you are in Europe. In terms of value, and if the look is not too important to you, there are better values such as Buckeye amps and VTV amps. If you want to use an AVR with the AHB2, I would suggest you go with with Denon's and preferable use their preamp mode. For Marantz, the only one that I would use with the AHB2 is the SR8015. Its not so much about sound quality as I believe there are others that would sound the same under most conditions despite their higher THD+M measured on test benches, but if you are keen enough to go for the Benchmark amp's based on their specs/measurements then you likely would not want to use and AVR that would measure a lot worse.
The LS50s can't take too much "power" anyway as they were designed for nearfield. I am listening to mine as I am typing and I am using a 50 W NAD integrated amp with volume at about 10% at the most. As HD said, you should use a spl meter, a proper one. If you sit 4-6 ft, at volume -10 you should be getting a lot more than 75 dB.
Took me more than 30 seconds to search and found..I'm lazy, please give me a link.It would very helpful to the OP if you linked the thread here.
Thank you, I got the impedance mixed up with the volt matching with power amp and avr/avp. Thanks for finding the ohm for the amp.
I agree it's not what it should be. I also want a better sound, headroom and everything else a good power amp will add in benefit. Sorry, I've been busy with work, so my answers haven't been as thoughtful as I wish, so I really appreciate everyone's thoughtful answers.
What do you think about the VTV Stereo Purifi 1ET400A? Also what about adding a buffer, a 12v trigger? Thanks again for your help.Took me more than 30 seconds to search and found..
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Even your avr shouldn't have problems with that 4 ohm load, tho. Especially at lower listening levels. Personally I wouldn't spend so much on amplification where I'm spending more on the electronics than on the speakers....
That's good to know. Thank you. You're completely right and I agree. I'm in a small place right now, so getting the floor standing speakers will be too much in my opinion. In the next two years, I'm planning on being in a new place with a larger listening room, perfect for the floor standing speakers. I figure I'll get the other upgrades in the meantime.
Floor standing speakers tend to be more sensitive than bookshelf speakers, so you may not need any more amp for other speakers. Wait til you move/get new speakers would be what I'd do before making any further electronics changes....
I had to face the same decision point a few months ago, and I ended up going with the 1ET400A eval-1.
I'm sold. I'll be getting that in the next several months with the trigger. Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it.
Would I need a converter for the RCA out in the Yamaha aventage 1060 to the xlr inputs of the vtv purifi eigentakt? Something similar to this?: https://www.amazon.com/ART-CLEANBoxPro-2-channel-Unbalanced-Converter/dp/B003S7T49K/ref=asc_df_B003S7T49K/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312305907549&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12764942421128172836&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019556&hvtargid=pla-401531180616&psc=1
Those boxes may be "clean" for some pro applications and they may not audibly degrade sound quality, but if you look at their specs, they aren't that good at all. Are you sure you need to boost the pre out voltage?
Thank you Peng, you have been very kind and helpful. I'll get the rca to xlr cables from ghent or March. I also spoke to Warren from VTV. He said they will work fine. Also, I asked about the voltage difference that others have suggested wouldn't work; he said he hadn't come across or heard from a customer an issue with my line/type of receiver not being able to push the power amp. So, all I need is to save a little!
The volume dial on the RX-A models and their equivalent RX-V models take a few 360 rotations to turn up the volume. How many db are indicated on the panel read out when you say 65 to 70%...especially when sitting near field? What do you have the speaker impedance switch set to on the AVR? If its set to 4 ohms, set it back to 8 ohms. Also turn of ECO mode on the AVR. Those two useless features need to be removed from all AVRs IHO. Just covering the basics before you spend money you don't need too.
