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Naim "based" preamps - yay or nay?
@loomisjohnson looks like I'm picking up a Rotel RC-995 from a guy on Reddit today, so probably going to pass on a Naim clone lol. 
Naim "based" preamps - yay or nay?
@loomisjohnson previously I was thinking these were sort of "homebrew" preamps based on Naim boards, but you're right these are clones, which has me actually more interested. I remember back at music school some of my engineering friends would get... 
Help me pick from my sub-$1200 shortlist
@soix I’m only buying components right now that A) have a good likelihood of being audibly compatible, and B) are at prices at which they can easily be resold if I don’t need them and recoup costs. I’d be doing exactly that with the Hafler. I have... 
Help me pick from my sub-$1200 shortlist
ALSO for people saying I'm going to need more power if I get the LS50's. I just jumped the gun on a Hafler DH-220 on craigslist so I think that should do me good if I go with those. 
Help me pick from my sub-$1200 shortlist
This thread has gotten me so much farther down the rabbit hole I was already running down, and I love it. The thing that caught me most by surprise is that no one has even acknowledged the Monitor Audio Silver 100’s I had on the list. All the revi... 
Help me pick from my sub-$1200 shortlist
@soix @smrex13 good to know. I am considering using the amp on the CA 551 just for the surround and center channels and running pre-out to a separate amp for the bookshelves, so i'll keep that in mind if my ears keep picking the LS50's as a top co... 
Help me pick from my sub-$1200 shortlist
@soix @analogluvr @2psyop I forgot to add, I'm *almost* strictly looking for bookshelf speakers. I live in a city/apartment so it's going to be limited space, and am ideally looking to do bookshelves, although the Vandersteens are beautiful and co... 
Help me pick from my sub-$1200 shortlist
@soix Right now I have a pair of Orb audio's. I want speakers that can take me into basically an audiophile range of sound, ideally without a subwoofer, although I will be incorporating this into a 5.1 setup for movies/video games. Stereo 2-channe...