What do you think of using something like the Marantz Stereo 70s with the Buckeye as an attached power amp? It would give me a DAC and let me connect everything via HDMI and make the set up so easy for the wife.
Perhaps also consider RME 2/4ADI PRO SE which offers RIAA input, PEQ, loudness, bass/treble, 2 separate stereo outputs (with independent EQ - for use with sub for example) and headphone outputs. Build quality, support and warranty exemplary. Best to connect the CD via SPDIF - the RME DAC is better than the DAC in the CD player.
Why would you do that, just get Eversolo A8, add a Fosi phono stage, and you are set.
Ok. Don't buy Purifi monoblocks, you don't need them. You don't need Hypex monoblocks either. Just get a stereo Hypex amp.
Thanks bro. Going to buy the Mrs one of those new JBL MA AvRs too. She wants an Onkyo A-50 but I'm fighting for a Buckeye amp.
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... love your sense of humour ... anyways I have Buckeye 1ET9040BA monoblocks ... I am fully aware that I will never use that much power, but simply knowing I don't need to worry ever again, about clipping is comforting feeling. Hope that motivates you to go for them 
Unfortunately(fortunately?) I let my wife talk me into the Onkyo Icons. She hated the look of everything else. If (when?) they die then Buckeye is back on the table.LoL
The standby is 1W, per Dylan. I measured with my Kill-A-Watt P3 and it showed zero, because it cannot go that low. I can see 3 green LEDs inside are on. When in standby you can set the standby switch to "auto" that triggers it ON by music, and back to standby if no music! Or you can set it to "12V trigger " cable to turn it on/off. Or you can set it to ON (always ON). This is THE perfect 1W energy solution! If you listen 8 hours a week, then you are in standby 95% of the time.
EU requirement for devices on standby is 0.5W or less.
I just leave mine on. They sip power and run cool.
Does that include the power supply and the buffer? I think the three main components of the buckeye is amp, power supply and buffer. And I assume the 1W Dylan stated may have been rounded off
The Hypex power supplies are less capable than Microaudio supplies in terms of power delivery. Buckeye Amps explains this on their webpage. This may be why you see that that some implementations of Purifi amps fall marginally short of the Purifi data sheet which is measured with rock solid power supplies, most likely. But we are only talking about a shortfall in power delivery of a small fraction of a db.
