Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
I've got a fair bit of time to find the right match while my wallet recovers. ;)
I've also heard rave reviews about the Bottlehead Crack with its Speedball upgrade, but can't speak on it personally. It does seem like a fun new soldering project!
Solid state amp, people on Head-Fi recommend the Meier Audio Corda Classic with the T1.
http://www.meier-audio.homepage.t-online.de/
As far as tube amp, people on Head-Fi recommend an OTL tube amp. I was going back and forth between the Woo Audio WA2, Bottlehead Crack, and the Decware CSP3. I believe the WA2 has a one to two week build time, the Bottlehead Crack you would have to build yourself or buy from someone who has built one, and the Decware CSP3 has a build time of 8-10 weeks.
http://www.wooaudio.com/products/wa2.html
http://www.bottlehead.com/store.php/products/crack-otl-headphone-amplifier-kit
http://www.decware.com/newsite/CSP3.html
I went with a second hand Decware CSP2+, older model, which I'm buying off the Decware forum. The Decware amps come with a lifetime warranty and the warranty is transferable for a fee. The seller is sending my amp back to Decware, Decware will look over my amp, and then send it to me.