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My Linn Classik appears to have died and is throwing an error code (might try to get it fixed but Linn no longer fixes, likely a bunch of failed capacitors). I would love a direct replacement with tuner, cd and amplifier but honestly we don't listen to the radio anymore and I have sources for everything else. The only think that has all that is the Denon CEOL RCD-N10. 

Looking around it seems like the Yamaha Integrated amps are my usual "wire with gain" type of thing so I was looking at the Yamaha A-S801BL. There is also an interesting NAD device but their software might have issues and not sure of sound. 

Any recommendations or experiences?

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Thanks for the feedback. I'll make up my mind shortly but probably go with the Yamaha. I had one paired with B&Ws a while back and loved it at the time.

Still looking at Marantz to see if any of their current receivers with room and subwoofer correction will work for me. 

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On 6/16/2019 at 5:26 PM, morphsci said:

NAD is quality gear. Having owned Yamaha, Rotel and NAD gear I would go with NAD or Rotel over Yamaha. I would also look at what Marantz has to offer especially if you are interested in DSP.

NAD T758 V3 has Dirac. Seems like an awesome choice and I like the math. 

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On 6/17/2019 at 7:26 AM, morphsci said:

NAD is quality gear. Having owned Yamaha, Rotel and NAD gear I would go with NAD or Rotel over Yamaha. I would also look at what Marantz has to offer especially if you are interested in DSP.

I love Yamaha gear, but I would go for the NAD

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First I'm going to agree with Jim on NAD's quality. I've owned lots of their gear over several decades, and it's bullet proof. 

I also have that same feeling about Parasound. Everything I've owned from them sounds great and just keeps rolling, like an old Subaru.

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I got through the full Dirac setup and splurged for the full frequency range correction to let me correct above 500Hz. The system sounds fucking amazing. It's like an audio scapel! I can pull the entire image apart and hear everything. It sounds as good as anything I have ever heard. I need to build a filter with the few dB roll off rather than dead flat. 

I had to cut out the back of my rack to get it to fit but it does fit now. 

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The BluOS features have also made my Squeezebox Touch obsolete. 

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Update to add that I love this thing. The BluOS upgrades that are regularly pushed out keep it up to date. I just added HD to my Amazon Music service and now I get lossless and Hi-Rez streaming on it too. Sounds flat out amazing. 

Edit: I configured it to Bi-amp the satellites. Awesome. 

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