because of threads like this here and in other forums, i have
been interested to here the differences between 1970's
integrated amps and receivers. i am old enough to have been there but was not an audiophile, and so listened contentedly
for 20 years to dual 1209TT,pioneer sx980(i beleive) thru
altec boleros (on bookshelves). so i guess i like horns.
the best sound i have ever heard was an audionote meishu
integrated (8w) thru avantegarde uno's (they did not have duo's).i bought the meishu but could not ( would not)
afford the avantegardes.
SO, my array of speakers leans towards high-efficiency===
klipsch heresy, forte II, la scala, swans allure, dunleavy sc IVa
that being said, i have lately bought and heard several
(based on recommendations found by visiting similar
forums over several years, trying to read between the lines and see who's listening tastes were similar to mine).
i have (none restored/recapped) marantz 1060,2230; pioneer
SA6500, 8100, 9500 ; harmon kardon 430 ; sansui au-555a
au-999 ; supraphon dm two twenty
listening thru a PC--logitech touch--audionote 4 dac--amp
--klipsch heresys, my preferences are the sansui's,
martantz 1060, pioneer 6500.
the harmon kardon is a different beast. at high low and mid it sounds more powerful than rated.( friend has it -- driving polk LSi7 well)
