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This post has been edited by fx20: Nov 29 2014, 04:48 PM

This rated 20w show be able to drive XLS Encore. But dont expect it to be too punchy.

This speaker is selling for around RM1300 now and can be auditioned at Acoustique System at Amcorp Mall.

I hope you will like its transparency.

For movie, you need 5.1.

I suggest 2 pairs of XLS encore and 1 XCS Encore.

Or 3 XCS Encore and 1 pair of XLS Encore. This setup will blow you away in term of it transparency.

For amp/avr, you can start with Marantz and Yamaha that come with Pre-outs. They future-proof your upgrade with poweramp. Frankly speaking, avr with and without power amp is day and night differences.

The Brio-r is a 50w integrated amp. My experience with Rega is they are rather conservative and delivering true power. I have no experience with this amp and I believe you have no problem using this amp to drive Encore.

What do you find lacking in S-520? Looking at the woofer size I can definitely induce that it has less bass when compared to XLS Encore. My 2 cents.

If you looked at XLS Encore SPL,

http://www.curveacoustics.com/x-ls-encore.html

it is meant to be balanced. To me it offers ample transparency that you will normally get on speakers priced at RM3k and above. What this transparency will deliver to you are nice separation, wider soundstage and rich overall timbre, make the speaker very easy to be paired with most of the amp.

Frankly, the main selling point of XLS Encore is its bass.

Both of you can do an audition at Amcorp Mall's Acoustique System. I have a a pair stationed there right now.

BTW, we are working on a really good amp in USA right now, it is 200w each channel, with optional bluetooth streaming and 5-band equalizer.

Preliminary test was mind blowing. It is a perfect match for Encore. Priced around USD500-600.

This one I pretty sure can't switch to monoblock. If you want the option to switch between stereo and mono, then u can opt for Emwrald Physics ep100.2se.

Pls give Lim a call before you swarm his place.

Sub is still under development. Making a good sub take times. It is not about building cabinet and fixing amp and driver, but a lot of tuning and adjustment.

It can't. It is meant to be an integrated stereo amp.

If you want an similar amp, the closest one will be Emerald Physics EP100.SE. It will not disappoint you from any aspect.

It is a integrated 2 channel amp, I reckon it would not come a with 12v trigger input. Furthermore, adding more module introduce more noise with additional circuit board.


It is a pure class D, oversized analog power high current amplifier.

This post has been edited by fx20: Dec 11 2014, 12:01 AM

Yes, RM1.3k is for a pair. We don't rip our customer.

Class D has passed class A/B over the years in overall performance. Now class D overtake the older class in every aspect. If heat, weight, space and cost are given their proper weighting in overall performance, then it isn't even close. However, most uncle rarely embrace any kind of change, they will hug their 50kg amps and call them the best forever. I feel funny when people people claiming how A/B is so superior, sound like technology hasn't evolved in the last 10-20 years to make an amp sound good. Just me personal opinion.

I was told I will received a pre-production unit in Christmas. Price... USD600-700

For multichannel power amp, I suggest monoblocking with Emerald Physics 100.2SE, they are on sale though.

Seriously, and no kidding. This is the best power amp money can buy. You can read the user testimony.

I came from AB, tube to class D.

Please do, when you audition the Encore, pay attention to its high, mid and low registers. Feel their harmony fusion.
Bring along your favorite music: jazz, pop, rock... see if they can live up to your standard

They are. As long as they are well engineered and mixed properly.
But I not sure if Lim has anything for you to plug in to play the thumb drive.

Sorry for the belated reply.

To your first question, if you compared the high end bookshelf vs those 5.1, definitely the former sound a lot better. Remember, most 5.1 systems are created for HT and may not be suitable to music listening. Noted some bookshelfs also meant for movie and can be too bright and fatigue for music.

To you second question, any speaker that sound good on music will sound good on HT but the reversed is not true.

The rest of the questions are well address by ktek, and kudos to you, my friend.

This post has been edited by fx20: Dec 26 2014, 09:25 AM