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Hi all,
Just after some advice regarding amps/dacs. I'm very close to buying a pair of Monitor Audio Bronze BX2, after reading many reviews they look to be excellent. I will try and get a demo of them in a local store if possible.
I intend to use these speakers for music only, on a wooden desk connected to my MacBook Pro.
I'd like to find a decent amp that will do these speakers justice but I don't really want to spend a fortune buying something that might be overkill for my needs.
I've been looking for combo dac/amps so I can use the optical output on my MacBook and this NuForce Dia has come to my attention (about £260): http://www.nuforce.com/hp/products/dia/index.php
This looks to be right up my street, as it is small/compact and has an additional optical input which will come in handy.
My only concern is that it's only 24W per channel, is this too weak for these speakers to do them justice? I won't be needing super loud volumes, just enough to comfortably fill a 8-10ft office with mostly hard furnishings.
If not, are there any other similar alternatives in this price range? Is it worth skipping the optical/dac part and just go for a regular amp via the headphone socket?
Any advice/recommendations is appreciated,
Scott.
EDIT: Actually, this is what the tech details on the NuForce site say about the Dia:
"Speaker Output: Peak power: 30W x 2 (4 Ohm)
Output power at 1% THD+N, A-weighted: 24W x 2 (4 Ohm), 18W x 2 (8 Ohm)"
Don't know enough about this stuff, so not sure if it's 24W per channel or 30W? The minimum recommended for the speakers is 30W apparently.
Just after some advice regarding amps/dacs. I'm very close to buying a pair of Monitor Audio Bronze BX2, after reading many reviews they look to be excellent. I will try and get a demo of them in a local store if possible.
I intend to use these speakers for music only, on a wooden desk connected to my MacBook Pro.
I'd like to find a decent amp that will do these speakers justice but I don't really want to spend a fortune buying something that might be overkill for my needs.
I've been looking for combo dac/amps so I can use the optical output on my MacBook and this NuForce Dia has come to my attention (about £260): http://www.nuforce.com/hp/products/dia/index.php
This looks to be right up my street, as it is small/compact and has an additional optical input which will come in handy.
My only concern is that it's only 24W per channel, is this too weak for these speakers to do them justice? I won't be needing super loud volumes, just enough to comfortably fill a 8-10ft office with mostly hard furnishings.
If not, are there any other similar alternatives in this price range? Is it worth skipping the optical/dac part and just go for a regular amp via the headphone socket?
Any advice/recommendations is appreciated,
Scott.
EDIT: Actually, this is what the tech details on the NuForce site say about the Dia:
"Speaker Output: Peak power: 30W x 2 (4 Ohm)
Output power at 1% THD+N, A-weighted: 24W x 2 (4 Ohm), 18W x 2 (8 Ohm)"
Don't know enough about this stuff, so not sure if it's 24W per channel or 30W? The minimum recommended for the speakers is 30W apparently.
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