amp advice

Hello guys. Currently im using Audient id4 with Sennheiser HD 600 headphones and a shure sm7b microphone. I added a dynamite to the microphone, but it is still underpowered. I'm looking to add speakers, maybe like the KEF Q150, and was wondering how to have all these 3 things working well...

Hello fellow audiophiles! I recently bought a Topping E30 II/L30 II Stack and need some advice/help. I am trying to use it for my PC/Mac and need some help with the setup and settings. I plan on using it for music, movies, videos, and games. I plan on using Apple Music/Spotify Premium ( and...

Hi, I currently have the Yamaha rn602 and recently bought Monitor Audio 500 7g speakers. I'm looking to upgrade the amp. Does anyone have experience with the rn602 and the n1000a? I'm wondering whether it will be a noticeable improvement in sound? What other options are there at this price...

Which is better: Two monoblocks or one super clean 2 channel amp? Details: Monoblocks: 2x Aiyima A07 Max in mono. ($163 total including external 12V trigger | SINAD 89.) Stereo amp: Topping PA7. ($290 open box with warranty | SINAD 102 with excellent channel separation.) They'll be used to...

Looking for advice, as I’ve spent days reading about headphones amplifiers. My current setup is as follows: - Headphones: Focal Stellia - Streamer / DAC: Eversolo Master Edition - Amplifier: Yamaha A-S2000 (has a built-in headphones amp, not sure what it’s worth) I might also try other...

I’m currently using an Yamaha RN-1000A, it sounds okay, but overall I’m not really happy with it. I cant really customize anything, like frequency etc. YPAO sounds bad, the rest is okay.. And it just has so many ports for other stuff that i won’t use. For me I just want an simple amp, simple...

Hello everyone! Recently I’ve decided to make my very first audio system, got some new speakers Klipsch R-620f, and cant decide what amplifier+streamer / av-reciever to pair with them. The goal is: - listen to music (airplay streaming/spotify/local dsd collection/connect turntable) - connect...

I need some advise. I have an A/V setup from 20+ years ago and few months ago one of my amplifiers (Proceed HPA3 - 3 channel amp) stopped working. I need some help on what to look at as possible replacement. Here is my setup - B&W Nautilus 802 - stereo B&W HTM-1 - center channel Rel Stentor II...

Hey All. Looking for some advice, I recently upgraded my home theater system from a 4-channel output to a 7:1 output system... a major difference in quality and sound... wow. I'm looking to amp that up with a powerful amplifier. The equipment I have is a Denon AVR X2800h receiver- 95 watts per...

Pls bare with me being stupid, I'm new to this kind. I've recently bought a pair of susvara and I'm kinda confused about whether my amp can power it enough or not. So basically I can get the amount of wattage by multiplying the effiency of susvara and the power amp provides on that...

Hi all, Newbie hear! Never had a stereo setup before (alway had portable speakers). Just bought my first stereo setup (below). My purchase was very cost/performance based. I.e - I am more interested in playing just music with with my receiver, but bought this 7.2 Pioneer receiver because it had...

Hi guys, I want / need a dac/amp with volume knob under 100€/$ ( if closer to 50$/€ better ) primarily to iem's ( i have truthear hexa , zero , hola ,shouer s12 ) and too DT990/DT880 250ohm's and Hifiman Sundara Nowadays its possible to have a good dac/amp for this price range ? without...

Hello, after some research, I've narrowed my choice to few speakers/amps. I'm planning to listen wide variety of music in my living room (40m^2 of open space), which unfortunately, is not and can't be acoustically treated (except for the rug and maybe some curtains). Seating/listening position...

Hello everybody! My completely analog DJ setup looks like this: The problem is that there are a lot of controls I have to take into account: the volume of the mixer, the sub and the amp, as well as the crossover frequency of the sub. The relative volumes of the sub and the amp sometimes have...

Hello everyone, I finally chose which headphones are going to be my endgames and want some insights into the electronics or possible mistakes I'm making. I'm planning to own both the Hifiman HE1000 v2 (already ordered with the latest sales at 1300€ brand new) and the Meze Empyrean. Why those...

Hi there! I'm from Malaysia. Since our country is not very rich, we pretty much can only afford the "budget" stuff. (100$ headphones would already be considered really expensive). I'm still relatively new to the audiophile hobby and I got an Aiyima H1 mini and a Jcally jm6 to pair with my...

Hello, I have a pair of Harbeth HL Compact 7ES-3 speakers, a Bluesound Node and no amp. My budget for the amp is $1000. I mostly listen to jazz quartets, classical chamber music, some Rock and Blues. My source is my music files on my PC and I have Roon and Tidal subscriptions. I listen to...

Hello, Recently my friend gave me a pair of Bowers and Wilkins 707 S2 speakers, and I am trying to find an amplifier that can bring out the full potential of these speakers. I noticed that the Cambridge Audio CXA-81 was on sale at Crutchfield and felt that it would be a good match, but noticed...

Hi everyone! I am in the process of building my first Hi-Fi system. I currently have a pair of Vandersteen 1C speakers and a td309 turntable (no amp as of yet!) My main use case will be listening to music (vinyl and some sort of streaming ideally). Movies are a nice plus. After some looking...

Hey, I'm currently using a vintage NAD 3020B as a headphone and speaker amplifier paired with a topping d10s, I have many pairs of headphones, my main pair being the hd 6xx. I feel like I could be sacrificing some sound quality using this unit as an amplifier for my headphones and was thinking...