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sAdamingo

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Hi All,
First of all I would like to say Hello to everyone, especially Amir who does a great work and whole society for meaningful discussions. I was a passive observer of this forum for years now.
Few words about myself. Audio engineering graduate, no longer working with acoustics. Music collector.

Finally, I hope, I ended in a place where I will spend at least some time so I could think of upgrading my audio setup.

Current setup is quiet budget, but what can I say, there are days when I'm super satisfied with it.
Loxije A40 + Elac EL 121 (early 90s), + Wiim Mini as transport + Denon DVD A11 + Old Unitra Adam turntable with red audiotechnica needle + some JVC and Harman Kardon CD91C decks.

I am thinking of getting a pair of Wharfedale Super Lintons, but looking at specs I'm afraid Loxije might not provide enough current.
The problem is the number of options I have to consider when upgrading.
Comfort wise, Loxije had all I need except lack of extra RCA pair so I don;t have to switch cables every time I want to listen to some tapes.

I really like the Idea of separating every part of system, I like the comfort of having all in one....
But seems there is nothing that would fulfill my needs in 100%. Or maybe I;m wrong ?

I would just add that I would need HDMI eARC at some point to plug in audio from projector.
I've seen Audiolab 7000a which is close to what I would like to see, but still. I'm afraid it wont provide enough power.
I've seen Yamaha A-S701, but it might need extra phono preamp and external DAC.
I like NcoreX, Hypex, Purify based power amps, but what preamp then ?

Budget is limited, let's say 2500-3000$ top. Also, I am a resident of Poland, so not everything might be available here.

Best Regards!
 
I think separates are the way to go, but if you want something that "just works" out of the box, look at the Wiims or similar, or if Hypex appeals more than a 3255 chip-amp, take a look here for about £1800.:
If you wait 6 months, the more powerful Evo 300 will be close to your budget
It won't interest the ASR number crunchers, but I've had the now-defunct Evo 75 for several years, and it has been great. The Hypex in that is more than powerful enough to have very loud parties.
 
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