How much money do you have left after the Lintons to spend on electronics?I haven’t bought it yet.
Do you have any particular AVR in mind?
How much money do you have left after the Lintons to spend on electronics?I haven’t bought it yet.
Do you have any particular AVR in mind?
$ 1200 if I squeeze it. So if a product sells for that price in the US it’s probably not feasible for me here.How much money do you have left after the Lintons to spend on electronics?
You might be able to get to that price point with a MiniDSP Flex (without Dirac Live), a Umik1 microphone, and a Audiophonics or Topping amp that pushes 250 watts per channel. This would allow you to do equaliztion, and give you a path to Dirac (another $200). I’m of the opinion that room correction is a game changer and worth at a minimum planning for.$ 1200 if I squeeze it. So if a product sells for that price in the US it’s probably not feasible for me here.
HDMI isn’t a must for me by the way.
If you only need an input, you can check with daniboun if he still has his 3e audio TPA3255 260-2-29A Amplifier for sale. A fully functional amplifier that he put together with that amp module. You can probably buy it for the build cost. He can send it to you from France.This is an alternative around the same price ($ 1,270):
NAD C368
NAD MDC HDM-2 MDMI module
NAD MDC BluOS 2i
You can extract the HDMI signal with a small box and convert it to SPDIF/Toslink. Of course, you then have to adjust the volume on the amplifier and are otherwise independent.This is an alternative around the same price ($ 1,270):
NAD C368
NAD MDC HDM-2 MDMI module
NAD MDC BluOS 2i
Leak, along with Wharfdale, and a number of other brands are now part of IAG: https://iaggroup.com/about-us-2/It's no Yamaha quality as it looks (inside).
For that kind of money I would have bought an AVR with room correction and have gotten much improved sound. I think 1200 usd for that Leak seems much too high.
But it looks nice on the outside..
Hmm. Yeah of course. That's a large group.Leak, along with Wharfdale, and a number of other brands are now part of IAG: https://iaggroup.com/about-us-2/
What's wrong with the inside compared to a Yamaha?It's no Yamaha quality as it looks (inside).
For that kind of money I would have bought an AVR with room correction and have gotten much improved sound. I think 1200 usd for that Leak seems much too high.
But it looks nice on the outside..
I couldn't understand that either.What's wrong with the inside compared to a Yamaha?
A lot more heat sink area (double). Which means better at keeping temperature low and longevity high.What's wrong with the inside compared to a Yamaha?
Have you seen the measurements from Stereophile? https://www.stereophile.com/content/leak-stereo-230-integrated-amplifier-measurementsI couldn't understand that either.
In this and higher price ranges, Yamaha still uses the old circuit boards that are only coated on one side.
Nothing against Yamaha, I'm a satisfied owner of a Yamaha AVR myself.
The leak looks very clean and planned. Modern board material, short cable routes, dedicated digital board with high-quality components and not just a simple PCM5102 DAC chip.
It would be very interesting to see a test on ASR, also from the DAC board.
But you're wrong.A lot more heat sink area (double). Which means better at keeping temperature low and longevity high.
I don't think it looks like that's the case.But you're wrong.
The two heatsinks in the Yamaha A-S701, which are in the same performance class, are together 1/3 smaller than the heatsink in the leak Stereo 230. The heatsink in the leak is of higher quality and significantly more expensive, but also oversized, so it's on the safe side .
Yamaha rib width 14cm, height 7cm, depth 4cmI don't think it looks like that's the case.