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Amplification for Heresy IV's, how much is too much to spend?


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On 12/14/2021 at 1:20 AM, Woofers and Tweeters said:

There's nothing better than using your own ears to hear what you like. + 1 on the HKX30 receivers, like the Yamaha S1000 and the old school Marantz, Sansui and such have body and are worth the cost. 

@Woofers and TweetersLike a guy with MCM 1900's in his house has any ears left, right?:D

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On 12/1/2021 at 10:06 AM, DJEditor said:

     Hey, I'd love a Pass Labs XA-25 but budget doesn't permit that at this time. The  Benchmark AHB2 would be high on my list too for that matter.  Would the Heresy's be up to the task ?

a bit too overkill here , a 100 watts amp is more than enough if not perfect -

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Didn't see the rest of your equipment. If you are keeping everything separate and only want an amp...you mentioned Pass Labs, so why not look into Nelson's First Watt offerings. Lots of good feedback form Klipsch Forum members on all First Watt fronts.

https://www.firstwatt.com/

 

If you are looking for simplicity, less clutter and fantastic sound check out the Lyngdorf TDAI-1120 integrated. it handles just everything under the sun from phono to TV duties. The RoomPerfect (room correction) is a breeze to use and really makes a noticeable difference. Well under your budget and quite the deal, IMO, given everything it does and how well it does it.

https://lyngdorf.steinwaylyngdorf.com/lyngdorf-tdai-1120/

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I play a lot of CD's including SACD and stream mainly. A  FM tuner keeps the dog happy while I'm at work.   I'm in a 12 x 18 room with 8 foot ceilings with an open back wall to an entranceway.  The Lyngdorf is very interesting for the room correction,  I wish Yamaha had a contender but their receiver line is old, give me a

A-S 1200 quality "receiver" and I'd be in seventh heaven.

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32 minutes ago, DJEditor said:

I play a lot of CD's including SACD and stream mainly.

 

Last I checked I have over 7,300 albums or 96,000+ tracks with at least 26,000 of those tracks from SACD/DVD-A. I can't imagine digging through jewel cases, plunking one down in the tray then finding the CD Player's remote. Then listen to 2-5 tracks and repeat.

 

Rip your CDs/SACDs and put them on a network that the Lyngdorf can see and you won't know the difference between your local library (everything at your finger tips) and streaming...except for the SQ improvement using your local tracks. I guarantee that Lyngdorf has a better DAC and newer/better implementation than your SACD player.

 

You lose the FM tuner, but make a long playlist with Puppy-Approved tracks and play that when you leave the house.

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Not intended as a recommendation for the author of the thread but as a question. My daughter and her husband will soon buy Heresy 4. Does anyone have experience with whether a new 2021 Bluesound PowerNode is good enough as an amplifier, at least for the first time? It has the same power amp as a new NAD amp C368 which has very good test results. The PowerNode would be an economical solution so far? At least I am very happy with my 2021 Node (without amp) which has replaced my Node 2i.

 

https://www.lbtechreviews.com/test/hi-fi/bluesound-powernode-2

 

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/nad-c-368-hybrid-digital-dacamplifier

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58 minutes ago, KT88 said:

Not intended as a recommendation for the author of the thread but as a question. My daughter and her husband will soon buy Heresy 4. Does anyone have experience with whether a new 2021 Bluesound PowerNode is good enough as an amplifier, at least for the first time? It has the same power amp as a new NAD amp C368 which has very good test results. The PowerNode would be an economical solution so far? At least I am very happy with my 2021 Node (without amp) which has replaced my Node 2i.

 

https://www.lbtechreviews.com/test/hi-fi/bluesound-powernode-2

 

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/nad-c-368-hybrid-digital-dacamplifier

I asked a similar question a while back and got some responses you may want to check out. Particularly, watch the video that was posted.

 

https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/204143-nad-c-700-any-experiencethoughts/

 

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1 hour ago, KT88 said:

Not intended as a recommendation for the author of the thread but as a question. My daughter and her husband will soon buy Heresy 4. Does anyone have experience with whether a new 2021 Bluesound PowerNode is good enough as an amplifier, at least for the first time? It has the same power amp as a new NAD amp C368 which has very good test results. The PowerNode would be an economical solution so far? At least I am very happy with my 2021 Node (without amp) which has replaced my Node 2i.

 

https://www.lbtechreviews.com/test/hi-fi/bluesound-powernode-2

 

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/nad-c-368-hybrid-digital-dacamplifier

If the new PowerNode has the same streamer/dac/amp, how bad could it be?

 

My new Node is superb.

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1 hour ago, DJEditor said:

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On 12/13/2021 at 8:20 PM, Woofers and Tweeters said:

There's nothing better than using your own ears to hear what you like. + 1 on the HKX30 receivers, like the Yamaha S1000 and the old school Marantz, Sansui and such have body and are worth the cost. 

The HK-430 runs out of steam pretty quick at louder volumes with Heresys and all of that HK series could probably use a recapping at this point.

 

They are decent but absolutely not where I would point somebody who had some money to spend.

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