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May 2, 2018 - 7:31am
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Integrated amp (+DAC) for Wharfedale jade 3 speakers
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I suggest the Musical Fidelity M3 amplifier, It is an excellent amp that
you will appreciate very much.
It is rated for 85 watts per channel at 8 ohms, and over 100 watts per channel at 4 ohms.
The Jade 3s are hard to drive. Anything less than 75 or 80 Watts will be inadequate unless you are in a small room. The sound will thin a bit at moderate to high volumes.
I would get a NuPrime IDA 8. It will deliver the power you need, sounds fabulous and has a nice internal DAC and is $999. I would pick the streamer that has the best feature set. I personally like the Node 2s feature set and honestly dislike Chromecast but that is my personal taste.