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Amplification Recommendations For Magnepan .7

I am new at this and I am hoping I can get some good advice.  I listened to the Magnepan and fell in love with them.  I've been gearing up to buy them over the last three weeks.  I started reading about them online and I'm seeing that good, powerful amplification is very important to get them to really perform.  At the stereo store I know they were powered by a top flight amp.  So now I have to get an amp/preamp and DAC, integrated amp with DAC or with a separate DAC. I listen to Tidal a good deal.  

The problem is that my budget is limited to around $1200 so I don't know if that can make the cut to get something that can do the speakers justice.  I'm open to buying used.  I would be grateful for any recommendations.  

amritash
amritash OP
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Can I use a headphone amp/dac/preamp to function as the volume control and DAC with the Bryston?  I have one.

http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=Home/Article/detail/id/97.html

http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=Home/Article/detail/id/97.html

If not, if you folks can recommend a DAC/preamp under $500 that would be great.

Adam
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mofimadness
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Yes, that would work.
amritash OP
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I landed the Bryston 4b-st on Audiogon.  It's the home version and it's in NM condition.  I paid $950.  It popped up last night and I snagged it after it had only been posted for only ten minutes.

Mofimadness - you said that the Aune X1S can serve as the preamp to the 4B-ST.  Can I connect the SVS 2000 that I have to the Aune?  

If I can't connect the preamp to it then do I get a bonafide preamp?  

If that's the case should I look into a Bryston 0.5? Or another preamp that can do the job and used around $300 give or take?

You guys are great.

Adam 


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mofimadness
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Yes you can.  The SVS2000 only has line level inputs (no speaker level), but it also has an output.

You would run a pair of interconnects from the output of the Aune to the input of the sub.  Then run a pair of interconnects from the output of the SVS2000 to the Bryston.

The SVS2000 has a fixed 80hz/12db per octave high pass filter.  That should work pretty well.

You could also run a set of RCA "Y" adapters out of the Aune, one to the Bryston and one to the SVS2000.  This will work, but might cause some impedance problems.
amritash OP
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The Yamaha X675 receiver I used had Airplay built in to it. It also had bluetooth. I used to use Spotify that could play through either bluetooth or Airplay. I switched to Tidal and I think it only works on Airplay.

I am going to use the Aune X1S headphone amp that I already owned as the preamp and DAC. Here's a link to the amp front and back.

I would like to know what I ought to get that will allow me to deliver Tidal from an iPhone to the Aune. I assume it's an airport express. Is the Aune going to be able to be my preamp with the sub and the Airplay? I would like to know if that's exactly right and if there are alternatives to the airport that could give me a better quality sound. The Tidal is supposedly lossless and CD quality. Would some of that be lost with the airport and is there better? I've spent almost all my budget on the amp and speakers. I would like to find an AE alternative that sounds great but isn't more expensive than $250-300.

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