So it's even better than the OG LA90 then.
You mean for bridged operation?bridge...excuse me have you seen the bridge? Where's that confounded bridge?
you need to buy 2 instead of 1, wait for a sale and save a few bucks. I am extremely happy with mine and could have probably been OK without bridging. But it is done.Haha but you need a lot of money if you want it bridged.
Easy. WiiM is the only one with room correction, bass management, high-pass filter, Dolby decode, etc.I'm trying to decide between a Topping LA90D, a pair of Fosi V3 Monos or a WiiM Amp Pro to power a pair of Revel M16s.
What would you choose?
The costs would be as follows:
- £750 for LA90D with 1-year warranty
- £800 for LA90D with 5-year warranty
- £855 for LA90D with 10-year warranty (seems worthwhile)
- £255 for 2x Fosi V3 with 2-year warranty
- £399 for WiiM Amp Pro with a 2-year guarantee.
- £439 for WiiM Amp Pro with a 6-year guarantee.
*All warranties/ guarantees are provided by retailers here in the UK.
Easy. WiiM is the only one with room correction, bass management, high-pass filter, Dolby decode, etc.
Just make sure to feed it digitally, not via analog in.
In the "Data & EQ" tab below, there's a 7-band PEQ preset which will already make a bigger difference than higher SNR or SINAD ever could:Thank you.
It'll be connected to a server via ethernet and a CD player via optical - so all digital.
In the "Data & EQ" tab below, there's a 7-band PEQ preset which will already make a bigger difference than higher SNR or SINAD ever could:
Measurements for speaker Revel M16
www.spinorama.org
That leaves you with three filter bands to manually knock down room modes.
I'd also recommend you experiment with enabling the Sub output, even if no sub is connected.
Start with a low Xover frequency and go up in steps as you listen to any changes.
Once you hear the sound deteriorating, go back down one step and leave it there.
That'll maximize the Amp's output capabilities without wasting anything down low where the M16 won't play anyway.
I found the opposite, I replaced an old Yamaha A-U671, feeding a pair of Dali speakers and the improvement was substantial.I found the LA90 to be lacking in transparency and all around flat sounding (no depth to the image). YMMV
Well I guess it depends on where you are coming from. In my case the Hypex and TPA 3255 class D (I think the number is right, may have to correct)I found the opposite, I replaced an old Yamaha A-U671, feeding a pair of Dali speakers and the improvement was substantial.
It seems highly unlikely that any meaningful difference you hear between those two amps and the topping could come from anything other than lack of basic controls (level matching, operating within power limits) or straight perceptive bias.Well I guess it depends on where you are coming from. In my case the Hypex and TPA 3255 class D (I think the number is right, may have to correct)
The WiiM is a streaming amp of course, whilst the others are integrated/ power amps so you'd need a streaming DAC in the loop with your server for the Topping and Fosi.I'm trying to decide between a Topping LA90D, a pair of Fosi V3 Monos or a WiiM Amp Pro to power a pair of Revel M16s.
What would you choose?
The costs would be as follows:
- £750 for LA90D with 1-year warranty
- £800 for LA90D with 5-year warranty
- £855 for LA90D with 10-year warranty (seems worthwhile)
- £255 for 2x Fosi V3 with 2-year warranty
- £399 for WiiM Amp Pro with a 2-year guarantee.
- £439 for WiiM Amp Pro with a 6-year guarantee.
*All warranties/ guarantees are provided by retailers here in the UK.
Well - when it comes to one's own perception versus another person's - how can we know what is perceived? For me, it has nothing to do with volume. Transparency is a quality I hear at any volume, it includes a spatial aspect, and the lack of a veil or feeling like I've got a piece of plastic or cloth between me and the speakers. I suspect it is the contact between the power supply and the amp (outboard power supply) that is causing this. But it was plain to hear. And yes, if you don't hear it and I do, then it's my issue not yours!It seems highly unlikely that any meaningful difference you hear between those two amps and the topping could come from anything other than lack of basic controls (level matching, operating within power limits) or straight perceptive bias.