tripitaka Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, blakey72 said: The speakers noisuf is looking at are o ohms and 91dB sensitivity so should be loads loud enough. 0 ohms might be challenging for some amps haaa Anyway I realise they are 6 ohms. Personally I'd like to blast 'em with 200W and I'm a guy that has always had 93dB speakers, but that's just me. What's that you're saying? ... my hearing's not what it used to be haaaaa! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisuf Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 All, thank you so much for helping me on this journey. You don't know how much I appreciate this. This forum rocks!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 1 hour ago, tripitaka said: 0 ohms might be challenging for some amps haaa Anyway I realise they are 6 ohms. Personally I'd like to blast 'em with 200W and I'm a guy that has always had 93dB speakers, but that's just me. What's that you're saying? ... my hearing's not what it used to be haaaaa! 0 ohms, might not recommend a tube amp hey haha. I'm an idiot, better fix that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripitaka Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, blakey72 said: 0 ohms, might not recommend a tube amp hey haha. I'm an idiot, better fix that Its solid state that will blow at 0, probably u meant to say that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, tripitaka said: Its solid state that will blow at 0, probably u meant to say that True, might stay away from both actually at 0 ohms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisuf Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) Ok, got the Gross today. To test it out, connected it to through a Win10 laptop, pumping DSD through Jriver. I just have to say, wow. I heard instruments in some tracks playing Norah Jones that I hadn't really heard before. She sounds more forward when she sings. The instrumentation is not as loud but is refined. The vocals are more realistic. I compared this with the original SACD through the player flipping back and forth. I have to be honest.......I A/B tested with my 11 yo son and his choices between the two were all over the place. lol Now to get an Amp to really power this baby. Oh, and also, I'm going with the Adelaide/Ascension 6 ohm speakers too. Edited September 29, 2020 by noisuf 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk66 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 The Adelaide/Ascension choice is a good one.. I have the Timberwolves and they are amazing across all genres of music.. Which model are you going with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisuf Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, Hawk66 said: The Adelaide/Ascension choice is a good one.. I have the Timberwolves and they are amazing across all genres of music.. Which model are you going with? Haven't quite committed yet, but will go artisans if I do....based on the summoners 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripitaka Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, noisuf said: Haven't quite committed yet, but will go artisans if I do....based on the summoners I thought your intended speakers, the 1093, were indeed summoners, which are available in either standard or Artisan cabinet finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jone5y Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Did you grab the Cambridge amp @noisuf ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisuf Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Jone5y said: Did you grab the Cambridge amp @noisuf ? After many unsuccessful attempts for other ads, I'm VERY happy to say I did it this time @Jone5y! So so happy. The seller was so great to talk to and deal with. Can't wait to get it. Speakers next but I'm now thinking of appreciating the Gross DAC with this amp...............and then when Melb opens up more, testing out speakers by bringing this DAC along with my test tunes on USB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jone5y Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I'm now in the market for one myself so I've been watching this thread and the classifieds closely, also missing out on a few you had your eye on Good plan on the next steps, hopefully you don't have to wait long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisuf Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 Well, you have one less person competing with you then. The classifieds are hard, gotta be like a hawk. And in the end, being first doesn't necessarily guarantee that you've got it. I've been very lucky and in a way, worked out I missed out on the Conrad Johnson.......and also the Luxman recently. Good luck on your search too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripitaka Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 19 hours ago, noisuf said: After many unsuccessful attempts for other ads, I'm VERY happy to say I did it this time @Jone5y! So so happy. The seller was so great to talk to and deal with. Can't wait to get it. Was that the 840A? If so, good job I reckon Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisuf Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, tripitaka said: Was that the 840A? If so, good job I reckon Cheers Hey, nope, I snagged the 851A! So so so happy. Seller has been so great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripitaka Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, noisuf said: Hey, nope, I snagged the 851A! So so so happy. Seller has been so great. even better and 80% of ur budget remaining unspent Does it have HT bypass... Edited October 7, 2020 by tripitaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauliD Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Thats a really good price, congrats. BTW you can work around having no HT bypass but setting the volume to 12 o'clock and adjust the AVR output volume for the fronts when using it for TV/Movies. I did that with my CXA80 for a while, just remember to turn down when using other sources! The downside is there where a couple of movies I forgot to turn it up to that mark only to realise after watching it, that sucked. I watched Dunkirk with them waaaay down a testament to the quality of mixing into other channels. Side note and yay for me I picked up a Parasound Halo 2.1 that has HT bypass for a bit over 2k and what is even better is that it includes 2 sub woofer inputs as part of the bypass ports. Very cool and now that I have seen it I wonder why more integrated don't do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafad Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 23 hours ago, Jone5y said: I'm now in the market for one myself so I've been watching this thread and the classifieds closely, also missing out on a few you had your eye on Good plan on the next steps, hopefully you don't have to wait long What about this one Jone5y? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
att23 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 A used Rega Elicit R has HT bypass and between $2k to $2.5k. Not sure what other criteria you need or want to avoid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisuf Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 4 hours ago, tripitaka said: even better and 80% of ur budget remaining unspent Does it have HT bypass... Yep, has like 6 inputs which can all be used as bypass. Helps with the speakers budget. 1 hour ago, PauliD said: Thats a really good price, congrats. BTW you can work around having no HT bypass but setting the volume to 12 o'clock and adjust the AVR output volume for the fronts when using it for TV/Movies. I did that with my CXA80 for a while, just remember to turn down when using other sources! The downside is there where a couple of movies I forgot to turn it up to that mark only to realise after watching it, that sucked. I watched Dunkirk with them waaaay down a testament to the quality of mixing into other channels. Side note and yay for me I picked up a Parasound Halo 2.1 that has HT bypass for a bit over 2k and what is even better is that it includes 2 sub woofer inputs as part of the bypass ports. Very cool and now that I have seen it I wonder why more integrated don't do that. It's good the 851a has heaps of bypass so don't need to do anything manually. really stoked with the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisuf Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Cafad said: What about this one Jone5y? @Cafad, you are a gem mate to this community, the integrated amp god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripitaka Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 On 06/10/2020 at 4:29 PM, noisuf said: Speakers next but I'm now thinking of appreciating the Gross DAC with this amp...............and then when Melb opens up more, testing out speakers by bringing this DAC along with my test tunes on USB. sounds like no hurry then, what speakers do u use currently just out of curiosity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisuf Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Just now, tripitaka said: sounds like no hurry then, what speakers do u use currently just out of curiosity? 7.1 setup from 12 years ago.....speakers ppl wouldn't know, AAD speakers designed by Phil Jones. Mike current speakers.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripitaka Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 13 minutes ago, noisuf said: 7.1 setup from 12 years ago.....speakers ppl wouldn't know, AAD speakers designed by Phil Jones. Mike current speakers.pdf 512.06 kB · 2 downloads Those fronts look pretty reasonable, at least as much as one can reasonably surmise on face value. I gather your replacement budget is now 5K, after some shrewd dealin' on the dac & amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisuf Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 They're ok. But no, speaker max is still the same.... Unless i get a really good deal and could stretch a little more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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