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Used for mostly two channel listening both, lossless through airport express and vinyl through project debut carbon.

Would like to integrate it with HT amp harmon kardon avr 3650, but without home theater bypass this becomes very complicated. -suggestions welcome.

I find the bass from the turntable lacking.

Also soundstage is not as broad as I have heard from other monitor audio RX6's, both in analogue and digital domain.

I upgraded the project debut to the 2m blue cartridge which didn't help much, as well as an acrylic platter (mostly for looks).

I'm thinking that the nad 218 is totally the wrong amp, (got it cheap). Was thinking of switching to odyssey khartago.

Also have heard that the emotiva XDA1 might be a weakness.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

PLEASE don't ask about room treatments etc as I am moving intermittently and frankly just don't have access to a dedicated listening environment.

Thanks in advance

So for better sound defined by soundstage, and bass response. What would be my first move.

1. Pre-amp - ? parasound halo -has HT bypass, ? phonostage.

2. amp -replace NAD 218 thx with odyssey khartago or other suggestions.

3. Upgrade dac - had heard a wadia that sounded amazeballs, but can't recall the name.

There is a Wadia 151 Power Dac I've seen selling for 700ish but i'm not sure of the quality relative to their old stuff.
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    • Emotiva XDA-1
    Balanced Outputs. USB optical dac
    • NAD C-162
    6 Line Level Inputs including 2 Tape In/Outputs with dubbing facility

    Switchable MM and MC Phono Input

    2 Line Level Preamp Outputs; one is variable from 0dB to -12dB

    Gold Plated RCA Connectors

    Pure
    • NAD 218 thx
    Heavy as hell. Powerful. Cheap
    • Monitor Audio RX-6
    2.5 way speakers, ported.
    • apple airport Express
    optical audio out
    • Project Audio Debut Carbon
    8,6” carbon tonearm
    upgraded to Ortofon 2M Blue Cart


    • 7 high-gloss colours

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To noromance,

I like to hear resolution and detail in my music. Occasionally I like to listen to things bloody loud, but usually only for mins at a time.

As you can see I haven't spent more than 1k on any one single component. The pre amp, and amp were bought used, as were the MA's. Value for money for me is important, not because I can't afford it, more so out of respect to the hobby, in my mind its easy to build something that sounds amazing by spending 10k per component, but frankly that's just not what this hobby is for me, I have a lot more respect for someone who can build a budget used system that punches well above its weight.

lummock