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Thread: Between Rotel RA-02, Rega Brio and Cambridge A500 which should I get? |
    
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| Posted on Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 07:52 pm: |
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My speakers are Energy C-3 bookshelves.
It is a small room and the sources are my turntable, DVD player and a sound card.
Thanks =) |
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Mactroth Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 06:20 pm: |
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Brio.
It sounds a treat and it has a built in phonostage for your turntable. If you want a more forward and punchy sound the rotel is pretty kickin' |
Bronze Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 29
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 12:48 pm: |
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NAD C320BEE has everything you need and an incredible sound. May not be as pretty but check out how it reviews against the others that you are considering. The folks at "The Absolute Sound" liked the Rotel but preferred the NAD. |
Silver Member Username: Frank_abela
Berkshire
UK
Post Number: 403
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 08:48 am: |
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It's got to be the Rega Brio - wonderful little amp with a big heart and excellent drive - comes with a fabulous phono stage for the money.
Regards,
Frank. |
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| Posted on Monday, March 14, 2005 - 09:41 am: |
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why rega? what sound play rega? bright, or warm?? |
Silver Member Username: Tevo
Chicago,
IL
USA
Post Number: 113
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| Posted on Monday, March 14, 2005 - 11:24 am: |
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Smooth and warm.
Perhaps too mellow for some. |
Silver Member Username: Frank_abela
Berkshire
UK
Post Number: 418
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| Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 09:34 am: |
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The Rega presentation times very well indeed, better than most. Regas have an essentially neutral character - not warm but not clinical. It's a very engaging presentation indeed.
Regards,
Frank. |
Silver Member Username: Tevo
Chicago,
IL
USA
Post Number: 116
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 11:12 am: |
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A perfect example of how sonic priorities and tastes differ from listener to listener.
To me, Regas sound a bit on the mellow side to me. NAIM is very engaging but a bit lean and overall, I find Musical Fidelity (which you profess to be not musical at all) to be sort of a best of all worlds.
To get back on topic, this should be an example of why opinions of others can give a general idea but only in thine own ears should you trust.
I don't believe any of the NAD C3xx integrateds have a phono stage. They want you to purchase their PP2 phono preamp (supposedly a very respectable unit). |
Silver Member Username: Frank_abela
Berkshire
UK
Post Number: 428
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 01:10 pm: |
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Music is in the ear of the behearer.
Yes Tevo, we disagree completely on the relative merits of Rega Naim and MF. To me MF is warm, slow and generally uninvolving - typical of a Naim/Rega fan. Isn't HiFi a wonderful topic?
Regards,
Frank. |
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| Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 05:26 am: |
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so what about rega brio with acosutic energy?
or more powerfull c320bee? Has eneyone compared side by side c320bee and rega brio? |
Silver Member Username: Frank_abela
Berkshire
UK
Post Number: 438
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005 - 10:35 am: |
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I have used the Rega Brio many times with Acoustic Energy EVO 3 and the even more difficult to drive Dynaudio Audience 42. It never fails to excite. Great little amp.
The NAD is also a fine amplifier, though I didn't realise it had more power. It can drive the AEs or the Dyns quite well, but I don't think it has as much drive as the Rega.
Incidentally, forget either of these amps if you were thinking of AE1s. They are hard to drive and you'd need to think bigger.
Regards,
Frank. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 08:39 am: |
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okay, I heard that acoustic energy are really not hard to drive. AEGIS EVO 1 -speakers |
