Hi everyone,

I a, buying a new system, and have decided on the B & W 685s for speakers, and am leaning towards either the Rotel RA-05 or the Cambridge Audio 640A V2 for the amp.

I wonder does anyone have any experience/opinions as to which would be the better choice of AMP and why?

thanks a lot!

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I recently added PS audio phone stage to my system which has once and for all solved any front end gain issues !! this phono amp has added fantastic dynamics to the system. The problem is that it might have added a little to much !!

The problem i have now though is that on very heavy bass tracks im causing the speaker cones to bottom out and start basically flapping. This is happening at loudish but certainly not ridculous volume levels. It is admittedly severe tracks like 1812 cannons etc thats doing it.

As I'm starting to acquire audio gear and a music collection that total thousands of dollars (and a great percentage of my disposable income), I'm starting to think about insurance. Like many NYC dwellers, I rent an apartment. Does anyone know whether some kind of renters insurance would cover my gear and/or music?

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you've made my day. It started off quite gloomy but now I've read your Jitter measurement article and the sun is shining.

Reading through your article one question started floating around. How do you introduce the test signal to the device under test?

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