Yes, Geoff's little TPA3116 amp is the best T-amp (mini class D) I have heard, and I am a big fan of the breed.
I happily use it in my (pretty decent) 2nd system. It sounds fab. :)
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Yes, Geoff's little TPA3116 amp is the best T-amp (mini class D) I have heard, and I am a big fan of the breed.
I happily use it in my (pretty decent) 2nd system. It sounds fab. :)
Surprisingly different. Not as much 'rez' in the mids as the 50S. It's a bit warmer and more laid back. Lower registers have more power, shockingly so. Synth bass is just bone-crunching. It's more like what I would expect a Krell to sound like, mailed fist in the velvet glove, whereas the 50s sounds like someone took what Naim are trying to do but actually got it right.
I'll do a proper back to back comparison when I get the 50S back, but at the moment I think my preference is slightly for the 50s. Which is the wrong way round according to the Krell aficionados.
I had it about a month and it is hard to fault. Putting the DCB1/Krell back in shows you what it doesn't do. But it's all sins of omission. Bass is not as good and it doesn't show up little details like multi-tracking on vocals like the Krell does.
With the Krell that sort of thing is just obvious, you don't even have to listen out for it. It's just 'there'. But I'd imagine anyone who is not a total hi-fi nut would not care or even notice.
"This is the first time since 1995 that I have actually been reasonably happy with the sound of my system.":eek: Well that's is a long time to wait to get audio nirvana! I am pleased you have a good sound that you like now, I think I would have lost the plot a long time ago.:D
As for buying speakers, you need a good friend to give you some old good ones like mine did.:eyebrows:
Pleased your enjoying music Martin and some new stuff as well. Happy listening.
Yes I completely agree, it is very easy to spend serious amounts of cash on audio equipment. I have been sucked into it on several occasions, and as you may have noted have not always got it right and also regretted selling bits of kit, 2 pairs of speakers and an amp :doh:. Anyway I used to be into cars and when I got ill lost interest so I decided to sell the one I had and use some money on a decent hifi set up mainly for vinyl, and the rest on doing up a couple of bathrooms that we would never easily save up for. So after several changes I am now with what I have and I am nearly satisfied, just trying out an SUT which is quite an improvement.
I find I get to a point where I am happy and then soon after something goes faulty or dies. Almost always something that isn't made anymore and that is either very hard or impossible to fix.