[Upgrading to a higher end Amp]

An SET amp is what ye seek, grasshopper…

[Advice needed: MC cartridge output vs. preamp sensitivity]

+1 on Soundsmith. I bought one of his modded Denons a few years ago and it was great. Later on I bought a Carmen II and it’s even better. Peter is a great resource and makes some fine cartridges. My Hana sits on the shelf unused.

[Advice needed: MC cartridge output vs. preamp sensitivity]

With the 270 mv input sensitivity of the integrated amp I would say there is a good chance it will work.

[Advice needed: MC cartridge output vs. preamp sensitivity]

Looks like you might not need a step up tranny. 60 db should be enough for the Hana. What is your line stage?

[SOLD Inspire By Dennis Had 45/2A3]

Damn, Dennis is getting 7 watts from a 2a3. Very impressive. GLWS.

[Advice needed: MC cartridge output vs. preamp sensitivity]

Depends on a lot of other things. What is the gain of the phono preamp, gain of the linestage, and sens. of the speakers.

[Klipsch AL5 mounted on shelves?]

I agree with what's been said already. But I also think the proper height of the speaker is when it is resting on the floor. Raising it up will only hinder sound quality when seated, if that's important to you. Best to use them as designed or not use them at all.

[Nothing to see here........]

Scam

[Crites Khorn Xovers]

I bought Bobs xovers and I thought the sound was worse than the AA they replaced. Bright to my ears.

[Amp for Klipschorns]

If five watts isn't party level loud, I wouldn't trust those meters.

[First Things First]

4 minutes ago, The Dude said:

If I was in that situation not having anyone telling me i can't, I would definitely add sound panels where they are needed right way. 

 

Rugs on the floor and some heavy blackout curtains too.

[First Things First]

6 hours ago, Jeff Matthews said:

Finally all connected!

 

Getting the amp and preamp was touch and go.  Even though both boxes were shipped together, they arrived at different times.

 

Preamps were not delivered because my place was seen as vacant.  Well, yeah.  I was moving in the next day.  Tracking said returned to sender.  Yikes!!!  Fortunately, I was able to intercept the box at the post office.

 

And the amp...  Was out for delivery today, and all of a sudden, tracking said, "No such address.  Return to sender." I was able to intercept it, too.  It was addressed properly, but whatever.  Just glad I got it all in good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

That room will need some serious attention.

 

Reminds me of about 25 years ago. I broke up with my girlfriend and moved into a new house. It had a large 26 X 16 room with suspended  hardwood floors. All I had was a loveseat and my equipment and rack. Looked very similar to your room. The first time I fired the system up I cringed at the sound. I knew I had work to do.

[FS: Pacific Creek Separo 300B SET integrated amp - Price Reduction]

This is a wonderful way for someone to dip their toes in the 300B waters and see what it’s all about. GLWS.

[Laptop as source?]

9 hours ago, babadono said:

What?

This is some good reading for you. 
 

https://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/Intro/SQ/VolumeControl.htm

[Laptop as source?]

Using a volume control in the digital domain throws away bits. Just sayin….

[Laptop as source?]

49 minutes ago, stormin said:

I like using my smartphone as my remote for my laptop. Doesn't affect the sound at all to my ears. 

Well if you’ve never heard it done right, I guess you wouldn’t know…

[Laptop as source?]

7 hours ago, mark1101 said:

I use a laptop, and audioquest carbon cable into a Benchmark DAC3.  Sounds fine to me.  I haven't tried it any other way so I have nothing to compare to.  I also have Fiio streamer with Sabre DAC for bluetooth and that sounds good for bluetooth but not as good as the laptop and DAC.

Yeah, Bluetooth is a no no…

[First Things First]

All I see is two question marks….

[FLAC Source/Website]

Qobuz or Tidal

[Oh yes, the Great Amplifier question]

9 hours ago, Kazz said:

Why would you hard pass on Emotiva Amp? Nothing but great reviews and fantastic customer service. I just purchased the BasX A2 not too long ago. I really wanted the 300w Amp for extra headroom, but not for $700 more. Maybe i should have gone with it? (Music). See my full issue below. Many thanks, Kazz

Even though I haven’t heard the Emotiva, I’ve lived with other much higher quality SS amps and moved on. I’m not even slightly interested in that kind of sound since I am firmly in the tube camp. But I don’t think Emotiva would ever be on my radar if I had a use for a solid state amp. And with heritage klipsch speakers there is no need for high power behemoths, no matter the cost.

[Bought My First Pair Of Klipsch And Am Over The Moon]

Congrats and welcome to the forum.

[Laptop as source?]

Well think about it. A receiver that includes a preamp, amplifier, tuner, AND a DAC (and a processor?) can't devote a lot of quality to any one of those. Compromises will be made.

[Laptop as source?]

I’m not a receiver expert or fan for that matter. But I would think there is a direct output that bypasses the onboard dac.

[Laptop as source?]

I was using an Allo Digi One pi player when I decided to try a blusound node. Both being used with an external dac. The user interface of the bluos app was much better, but I thought sound quality suffered a little. I moved on to a Lumin U1 mini and it is better than both. YMMV…..

[Laptop as source?]

I hope you aren’t alluding that the DAC in a computer is as good as an outboard dac?