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changing from rotel and peach to plinius 8100?

Hello all, I am going to replace my rotel 980 power amp and my juicy music preamp, for a 8100 plinius. I have been reading quite a bit about the plus sides to intergrated amps and am wanting to try it out. Before you say anything I know the 8100 is quite old but my thinking is it will give me a taste of how a good integrated can sound, am I correct? My question is what changes should i expect? thank you very much. Scott
52tiger
52tiger OP
148 posts
 
i also bought a resolution audio cd50 as a source, it's old but should match up with plinius from what i have read.
doon
15 posts
 
I know nothing about your current amp and preamp but I do know that the Plinius runs hot, which may or may not concern you.
I have a Naim Nait 5i which I purchased after reading a glowing review in The Absolute Sound. The review was accurate and I have been most happy with it.
reubent
3,587 posts
 
The Plinius 8100 is a very good integrated amp, especially at the current used pricing. The Portal Panache would be another good choice in the under-$1000 used class.

All of the resolution Audio CD players are very good and the company behind them is outstanding.

What speakers will you be using?
52tiger OP
148 posts
 
some dyi lpg drivers,
tvad
9,467 posts
 
If the Plinius has preamp inputs and can be run as a separate amplifier, then I'd try that with the Peach.

IMO, down the road, you may regret selling the Peach unless you're looking to spend considerably more money on your system. That preamp performs well above it's price point, and it's Hi and LoZ settings provides impedance matching flexibility not found in many other tube preamps at any price point.
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