Rotel 1572mkii vs nad c399 vs m5si vs unico nuovo

[Jacky67]

Hi . At the moment i listen at Monitor Audio Gold 200 using an Rotel A14mkii via a Wiim pro plus streamer and i am thinking for an upgrade especialy becouse :
In my room this speakers are kinds bright in 2k-4k region and a bit laking male vocals authority

I found in my country all this amps at about same prices +/- 20% of eachother

1) Rotel 1572mkii apart from more power will help with that speaker brightness compared to my actual A14 mkii ?

2) is nad c399 warmer the 1572mkii

3) both musical fidelity m5si and unico nuovo are more analog designs ,, eitch would match my speakers better?

I would like soft romantic vocals and less lower treble harshness

 

[vsch]

Based on my (limited) experience, all competently designed amps sound essentially identical. So I'd choose between these two models, and maybe other alternatives, based on factors such as features, price-performance ratio, aesthetics, etc.

Your Wiim Pro Plus has PEQ, which allows you to alter the sound signature of your system to your liking. With a measurement mic (such as the UMIK-1) and REW, you can measure the system's frequency response in your room, design PEQ filters to correct the response, and tune it to your liking. This will have a way bigger impact than any minuscule difference in sound signature between the amps.

Cheers.

 

[DVDdoug]

I would like soft romantic vocals and less lower treble harshness

Tone controls or EQ. Different speakers or a different room (or acoustic treatment or repositioning the speakers in the room) will also change the sound.

(which) would match my speakers better?'

You don't need to "match" speakers. The amplifier needs enough power (wattage) to go loud-enough for you without distortion (but not so much that you burn-out your speakers) and it needs to be rated to drive the impedance. Higher impedance speakers are OK. Resistance and impedance (both Ohms) are "the resistance to current flow". If the impedance is too low you'll get too much current and possibly burn-out the amplifier.

is nad c399 warmer the 1572mkii

No... And "warmth" isn't really defined. Sometimes it means a boost in the mid-bass, sometimes it's slight "pleasing distortion", and sometimes it's something in the listeners imagination.

Generally electronics are better than human hearing and they don't change the sound (except for EQ or other intentional effects). There are 3 sound characteristics of sound quality in electronics: Noise, frequency response, and distortion. Sometimes there is audible noise (hum, hiss, or whine in the background). Whether it's audible or not depends on a lot of factors including the gain/volume control setting, the sensitivity of your speakers (or headphones), how close you are to the speakers, other noise in the room, etc. Frequency response is usually flat over the audio range and distortion is normally below audibility unless you over-drive an amplifier (or something) into clipping (distortion).

Speakers are different. Every speaker sounds different. It's mostly related to on-axis and off-axis frequency response, and speakers can also distort if over-driven.

 

[JeremyFife]

Hi, I'll echo what the other posters said: you don't need a new amp at all. Your WiiM has everything you need to adjust the sound to your liking.

It might be worth looking at how your speakers are set up in your room: how they are positioned and if any adjustments would be worthwhile.

Have you tried the WiiMs room correction options? That can be instructive even if you only use it to get a measurement.

 

[Jacky67]

Both you guys are right, that with wiim i can change the sound the way i like it , especialy that my room has much to do with the sound .

I run multiple room eq and i noticed something strainge : sometimes with some eq results more the others , some sounds, mostly quitar notes - sounds like they are out phase like when you conect a speaker wrong ( inverted polarity) ( of course my speakeras are conected corectly to amplifer)

So my hope was for an warmer amplifier that less wiim pro corections are needed

Would at least an upgrade to Nad c399 or rotel 1572mkii would be worth it to my speakers in regard to having more power and driving my speakers better ?

( also for example there are some amplifier comparances on yourube , for example the one : rotel1572mkii vs yamaha 1200 on elac vela speakers, and i find the sound diference rather big ,,, saying amplifier signature is less audible i dont know .. )

 

[JeremyFife]

Think about it like this, more power only makes a difference if you actually use it ... you'd have to be turning your rotel up to max and wanting more before more power made any sense.
You'll only use a few watts in normal listening (plus more for peaks).

Be very careful (I'm being polite) about subjective YouTube reviews, they are generally useless.

Perhaps you can describe your room: there may be something causing problems.

Your Rotel looks nice, I'd be looking elsewhere for a sound improvement - speakers - but I'd try adjusting the room and experimenting more with room correction / eq.