what is the best pre-amp and amplifier for b&w 805 signature speakers?
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The same as the best for any other high fidelity speaker.
So, how much can you afford? No pre amp is the best way to go with the right digital front end. Get a DAC with a good digital volume control and a righteous noisier floor- say, NAD M51, Weiss DAC202, or TotalDAC D1- or go with a Scarlatti stack from dCS if you have the cojones. Amp, well, how low do you want your distortion? I'd start with looking at nCore based products. If you like euphonic colorations, then an Audio Research reference series tube amp, or JL1 signature mono blocks might be the setup for you.the AudioWorx
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Yup. The best pre amp is no pre amp. But if your not looking to invest in a new DAC, and your source (CD player?) has a good output stage, then run a passive pre amp. Goldpoint and many other make affordable products like this.Seek out and destroy early high gain room reflectionsComment
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I'm considering the RA1570 Integrated DAC/Amp for a 2 channel setup, and possibly to combine it with a AVR for a 5.1 setup in the future. 2ch though is my main priority. My budget is under $2k and have a pair of B&W 683 speakers
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My current set up:
Rotel RC-1090 pre
Rotel RB-1092 amp
B&W N804 mains
B&W ASW800 sub
Currently sub is connected directly to pre and sub corssover set at 60Hz. Mains get full signal from amp. Pre is hooked up to amp with one set of ICs and sub is hooked... -
Ok - I've looked at DVD players and the best one out there seems to be the Denon 5900. However, this DVD player seems to be so good that I should bypass all of my pre/pro circuitry and just analog bypass on to my amp. Now the question is why should I buy a high end pre/pro (such as Rotel 1098) to go...
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