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Integrated advice

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all doing well. I am considering moving some of my rig to my office system, so I may have an opening at home for an integrated. I'm happy with my current speakers - Golden Ear Triton 7 - that have an 89db sensitivity and a minimum of 3.7ohms. The front end is digital - Oppo 105 (may move to the Sony HAP Z1es, but nonetheless it will be digital). I've been using a Hegel H80, which I find to be a very nice sounding amp. However, more headroom/power would be a nice thing to have, especially because the Triton 7 has a nicely controlled deep bass.

I'm looking at a budget around $2,000-$3000 and want balanced inputs. I don't need a DAC or phono input. At this price point, I've seen a few possibilities that look interesting:

a. Wyred 4 Sound STI-500 (or the 1000)
b. Krell s300i
c. Musical Fidelity M6i (if I can find it used)

Wondering if you might give me your thoughts on any of the above. There are no dealers around here, so I won't have a chance to listen to it. However, I'll be sure to buy from a site with a return policy.

I appreciate your input and wish you all a good evening,
Scott
smrex13
smrex13 OP
423 posts
 
Mattoy - you have described the Hegel perfectly. It just seemed like I could never find a comfortable volume - either I was straining to hear the details in the music, or I was overwhelmed in my somewhat small listening room. Using balanced ICs helped a bit.

I really like the Triton 7s, too. Very impressive for their size and price. They are exactly what I was looking for, so now I'm just trying to find the right amp. Thanks for the Simaudio recommendation. It's not a brand I know a lot about, but people seem to have wonderful things to say about their products.

Happy listening!
Scott
lk2
7 posts
 
I have Sonus Faber Toy Towers with Ayre AX-7e and Rel T-2 sub.
Wonderful combination. Warm, easy listening with surprising detail.
Great imaging and extremely musical.
The Rel smoothed out the lower bass bumps in the room and all together is +/- 3db from 1KHZ - 25HZ.
marc5656
2 posts
 
My desktop system is the NU PRIME IDA 16 integrated running thru an

IMAC with Amarra SQ running to Gallo Reference Strada 2 speaker's plus

a Gallo TRD 2 sub woofer under my desk.

Now I think it sounds pretty good but I am still fairly novice.

I've not heard anyone else's systems.

I built mine through personal investigation and reading on the internet.

Do you have any suggestions for me? I am open.

Gracias

Marc Fogel
West Hollywood Ca
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