Jokse
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So after demoing some speakers with my better half, we kinda fell in love with the Elac Solano BS 283 (well she did for sure, so there's not much else to add here).
But now I am completely stuck looking for an amp for them. I was originally set on using the Powernode, but in the showroom I tried the Elacs with the Marantz PM7005N, which I thought sounded better (but honestly that just might be due to seeing the change and expecting it to sound better). In any case, the PM7005N is too deep for me anyway, as I am kinda limited to a depth of ~35cm.
In another store I did demo the Rega Brio and thought it sounded great with a pair of Dynaudio Emit 20s (sadly they didn't have the Elacs in store). But after looking at the measurements on stereophile, I kinda doubt that the Brio could handle the Solanos. The reviewer there does suggest that the Brio has trouble handling 4 ohm loads and the Solanos are rated for 4 ohms and 85 db sensitivity (measurements on a German review show 84db is more accurate, but that's still very close to spec).
So what are my other options? I do live in Lithuania (east Europe), so my options are a little bit inflated in price and limited.
I am considering the Bluesound Node + CX-A61, but can't find any measurements online for the life of me.
I would like to buy my gear from this site: https://www.audiovideo.lt/namu-garso-technika/namu-garso-stiprintuvai
(use google for translation as changing the language on the site itself seems to change what's available. You can also deduct about 100€ from everything as it's pretty standard to get discounts on everything when not shopping in large chain stores.)
My budget is around 1500€ for a streamer + amp. I don't care for tapes, CDs, vinyls or headphone amps. But I do want a hdmi arc port so we could easily use one remote when casually watching a show.
The room is roughly 5 x 6 meters with 2.85m ceilings. But I don't listen too loud on most occasions (doubt I could listen to 85db without a serious headache for longer than 10 minutes).
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
But now I am completely stuck looking for an amp for them. I was originally set on using the Powernode, but in the showroom I tried the Elacs with the Marantz PM7005N, which I thought sounded better (but honestly that just might be due to seeing the change and expecting it to sound better). In any case, the PM7005N is too deep for me anyway, as I am kinda limited to a depth of ~35cm.
In another store I did demo the Rega Brio and thought it sounded great with a pair of Dynaudio Emit 20s (sadly they didn't have the Elacs in store). But after looking at the measurements on stereophile, I kinda doubt that the Brio could handle the Solanos. The reviewer there does suggest that the Brio has trouble handling 4 ohm loads and the Solanos are rated for 4 ohms and 85 db sensitivity (measurements on a German review show 84db is more accurate, but that's still very close to spec).
So what are my other options? I do live in Lithuania (east Europe), so my options are a little bit inflated in price and limited.
I am considering the Bluesound Node + CX-A61, but can't find any measurements online for the life of me.
I would like to buy my gear from this site: https://www.audiovideo.lt/namu-garso-technika/namu-garso-stiprintuvai
(use google for translation as changing the language on the site itself seems to change what's available. You can also deduct about 100€ from everything as it's pretty standard to get discounts on everything when not shopping in large chain stores.)
My budget is around 1500€ for a streamer + amp. I don't care for tapes, CDs, vinyls or headphone amps. But I do want a hdmi arc port so we could easily use one remote when casually watching a show.
The room is roughly 5 x 6 meters with 2.85m ceilings. But I don't listen too loud on most occasions (doubt I could listen to 85db without a serious headache for longer than 10 minutes).
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks