Looking for an amp for Kef reference 1 meta

[Uniqued]

I also have wiim pro.
Looking at buckeye,

PURIFI 1ET6525SA ?​

thoughts about minidsp flex as well.

Any suggestions?
I love the minimalist looks, but open for ideas.

Also considering getting a processor, like 3800/4800/cinema 40/50 and a power amp.
For a 4.1 setup.

 

[Beershaun]

Since you already have the win pro the minidsp flex seems redundant. I'd get the buckeye amp and a svs subwoofer and you are in business!

 

[Uniqued]

Since you already have the win pro the minidsp flex seems redundant. I'd get the buckeye amp and a svs subwoofer and you are in business!

I actually have DB1D.
When using the pre outs of an avr, will the purify use it’x max potential?

 

[ban25]

I also have wiim pro.
Looking at buckeye,

PURIFI 1ET6525SA ?​

thoughts about minidsp flex as well.

Any suggestions?
I love the minimalist looks, but open for ideas.

Also considering getting a processor, like 3800/4800/cinema 40/50 and a power amp.
For a 4.1 setup.

Those are nice speakers. I'd go up-market a bit. Maybe NAD M23 or McIntosh MC152 or MC312.

 

[Uniqued]

Those are nice speakers. I'd go up-market a bit. Maybe NAD M23 or McIntosh MC152 or MC312.

I actually liked the idea that I could give the kef all the juice it needs under 1500$ with class d.

 

[ban25]

I actually liked the idea that I could give the kef all the juice it needs under 1500$ with class d.

The NAD is a Purifi based Class D amp and measures very well:

NAD M23 Stereo Amplifier Review

The NAD M23 is a 200wpc stereo amplifier utilizing the SOTA Class D Purifi 1ET400A to push the envelope of performance and efficiency. Is this the best amplifier we’ve reviewed in our 25 year history?

www.audioholics.com

 

[dshreter]

This depends somewhat on your SPL requirements. I'd get the least expensive stereo Buckeye amp that meets your power requirements with some room to spare.

 

[Uniqued]

The NAD is a Purifi based Class D amp and measures very well:

NAD M23 Stereo Amplifier Review

The NAD M23 is a 200wpc stereo amplifier utilizing the SOTA Class D Purifi 1ET400A to push the envelope of performance and efficiency. Is this the best amplifier we’ve reviewed in our 25 year history?

www.audioholics.com

In my country it sells for 5400$.
So again, buckeye seems like a good option.

 

[Uniqued]

This depends somewhat on your SPL requirements. I'd get the least expensive stereo Buckeye amp that meets your power requirements with some room to spare.

My listening distance is about 4 meters.
I can enjoy music at a high volume.
Around 90db sometimes.
Can’t really remember last time I measured.

 

[dshreter]

Seems like a 250W amplifier should be fine. I have no idea if these calculations are correct, was the first thing I found after a search.

Peak SPL Calculator

 

[EdW]

I actually liked the idea that I could give the kef all the juice it needs under 1500$ with class d.

The Purifi 1ET6525 amp from Buckeye should be a good choice for driving KEF REF1 - subject, perhaps, to an objective review of the amp if you are very cautious. Very few amps will produce better performance at most power levels and its max output matches the max power handling of the speaker. Spending more money, even substantially more money, on an amp will not give you better sound.

 

[Ropeburn]

The NAD is a Purifi based Class D amp and measures very well:

NAD M23 Stereo Amplifier Review

The NAD M23 is a 200wpc stereo amplifier utilizing the SOTA Class D Purifi 1ET400A to push the envelope of performance and efficiency. Is this the best amplifier we’ve reviewed in our 25 year history?

www.audioholics.com

It is very nice, but 3700-4000$. Assuming one doesn't need its features and doesn't care about the brand name, that's actually quite bad value for money - considering you can get essentially the same raw amplifier performance for well under 2000.

 

[ban25]

It is very nice, but 3700-4000$. Assuming one doesn't need its features and doesn't care about the brand name, that's actually quite bad value for money - considering you can get essentially the same raw amplifier performance for well under 2000.

Sure, but the KEF Reference line is hardly a "value" offering.

 

[Ropeburn]

Sure, but the KEF Reference line is hardly a "value" offering.

That doesn't mean you should spend 4000 when 2000 or even 1500 will get you the same.

Honestly, I don't really get your point. Care to elaborate?

 

[mglobe]

Since you already have the win pro the minidsp flex seems redundant. I'd get the buckeye amp and a svs subwoofer and you are in business!

If you're going to run Dirac with the Flex, I don't think it's redundant at all.

 

[EdW]

That doesn't mean you should spend 4000 when 2000 or even 1500 will get you the same.

Honestly, I don't really get your point. Care to elaborate?

Agree. Just as with recent DACs incorporating hi grade delta sigma ICs, amplifier technology, with the recent class D advances has moved forward and the performance to price ratio has improved. Substantially.
A well made Purifi amp can perform at least as well as a much more expensive class AB amp. So now the total electronics package for a music setup can be hugely cheaper than the speakers. Most dealers don’t recognise this - nor do they want to!

 

[Uniqued]

I do plan to integrate it with an avr, do I need the monoocks or stereo?

 

[hsertic]

Any news/experiences on the amp for Reference 1 Meta? I have the speakers, currently connected to Sonos AMP, but I would like to improve the amp section of the system. So I am considering Nad M10V3 or new Audiophonics HPA-INT450ET, maybe even NAD M23. The source will be Sonos Port, maybe with some good external DAC. Any thoughts on this? It seems that I could go no wrong with Audiophonics, it looks like state of the art amp for not too much money.