I just purchased one, have had it for about 10 days now. I had been using an Accuphase E-380 integrated to drive my Spatial Audio M4 Sapphire open baffle speakers (4Ohm, 90db). I am now using the Accuphase E-380 as the preamp and connecting via RCA to the S5.5.
I love my Accuphase but the...
Chuck, thanks for the input! Sounds like I will need to decide between the Talus or Thor as I think they both have the same drivers. The Talus plays 5db lower but I have a Rel S/812 so not too concerned about that. I believe it is 1db more sensitive but I think my Accuphase E-380 would drive...
I recently had the opportunity to hear a the newer YG Peak Series Talus speakers and was extremely impressed. I have only heard the Thor bookshelf and the Talus which I believe have the same drivers, just one is a bookshelf and one is a floor stander. After hearing them I started to look at...
Unfortunately I cannot, have never tried it. Everything on the Accuphase is built to a very high standard so I would imagine it is pretty good, but I would assume a dedicated headphone amp may be better, but again, this is just speculation as I am not into headphones.
I have knot heard the Krell but do have the Accuphase e-380 and it is incredible. If you are looking for a musical integrated I would highly recommend the Accuphase.