hi all,
my name is marcel and i am from germany. i really like the amp reviews that amir and the other members are doing. the objective measurements without all the voodoo surrounding the hifi scene. currently i am looking for a new stereo setup for my living room. i am running a rasperry pi + hifiberry dac + volumio. i do not have a lot of space for the amplifier, around 28cm depth is possible on my board. i already browsed the internet, read a lot of reviews (i know you can't trust them ;-)) ... i was also looking into the "Nubert nuConnect ampX Streaming Amp". in germany "nubert" is a well regarded/respected brand, but i was shocked about amirs measurements of the unit which is why i am posting here now in hope to get some amp recommendations.
this is what i want/need:
- speakers are around 89db (focal aria 906)
- stereo is enough
- analog in needed (for raspi + dac)
- spdif would be nice (toslink/coax)
- no fancy stuff needed (streaming etc., but ok if present)
- sufficient watts to drive the speakers (i assume class d because of the size?)
- max 28cm depth (that leaves some room for cables etc.)
- budget: max 1000 dollars/euro
here is a list of amps that i already found and would "fit the space" (depth wise)
- iotavx sa3
- yamaha wxa 50 (which is on amirs recommended list)
any help highly appreciated
greetings from hamburg
marcel
ps: do you have some recommended reads on how the read/interpret amirs measurements/charts (curious to lear something)
my name is marcel and i am from germany. i really like the amp reviews that amir and the other members are doing. the objective measurements without all the voodoo surrounding the hifi scene. currently i am looking for a new stereo setup for my living room. i am running a rasperry pi + hifiberry dac + volumio. i do not have a lot of space for the amplifier, around 28cm depth is possible on my board. i already browsed the internet, read a lot of reviews (i know you can't trust them ;-)) ... i was also looking into the "Nubert nuConnect ampX Streaming Amp". in germany "nubert" is a well regarded/respected brand, but i was shocked about amirs measurements of the unit which is why i am posting here now in hope to get some amp recommendations.
this is what i want/need:
- speakers are around 89db (focal aria 906)
- stereo is enough
- analog in needed (for raspi + dac)
- spdif would be nice (toslink/coax)
- no fancy stuff needed (streaming etc., but ok if present)
- sufficient watts to drive the speakers (i assume class d because of the size?)
- max 28cm depth (that leaves some room for cables etc.)
- budget: max 1000 dollars/euro
here is a list of amps that i already found and would "fit the space" (depth wise)
- iotavx sa3
- yamaha wxa 50 (which is on amirs recommended list)
any help highly appreciated
greetings from hamburg
marcel
ps: do you have some recommended reads on how the read/interpret amirs measurements/charts (curious to lear something)