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    Is moving from Aiyima A07 to SMSL AO200 or SMSL A300 worth doing?

    Thanks for the replies. A300 does sound promising. Prob the better choice (vs AO200) for the Focus 110s (4 ohm / 85dB). Wonder if/when the A300 will go on sale again ($150 vs $200). I've also been looking into the idea of a pre-built Hypex power amp (NC252MP), but it's almost triple the cost of...
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    Is moving from Aiyima A07 to SMSL AO200 or SMSL A300 worth doing?

    The A07 (32V 5A) driving Focus 110s works pretty well (and miniDSP 2x4HD can adjust things quite a bit), but I think the 110s did sound somewhat better when I swapped in an XLS1500 power amp (but alas the XLS1500 is too big for my intended area). I’m drawn to the idea of using a power amp with...
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    Is moving from Aiyima A07 to SMSL AO200 or SMSL A300 worth doing?

    Apologies if this has been addressed in a different thread (though I couldn’t find one on ASR) Current office setup is: Mac(USB) -> Topping E30 DAC (E30 II arriving soon) -> Acurus RL-11 preamp -> MiniDSP 2x4HD -> Aiyima A07 -> Dynaudio Focus 110 pair (4 ohm speakers) & an active sub (M-Audio...
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