Been away from any and all audio gear for several decades, and a recent walk into the high-end store left me a total stranger. Through the internet, I found that I could crawl back to a time and place where I could find a firm footing, and try to back-track up to the present.
Fat chance. At least I can read through the mountains of reviews and get a feel for what's hot, and what's not.
To Business......
An old dream speaker of mine was the Dahlquist DQ-10, and I just recently aquired a pair, in rather good shape.
Realizing I would need fresh gear to drive these baby's-alas, my pride and joy from the 70's has been a combination of door-stop and closet clutter for quite a while, and will be the topic of another review-
so after asking around, and throwing out names that I can remember-SAE, Phase Linear, GAS, Audio Research-(these were serious power amps, sometimes twichie, often finicky, but always awesome). "Yes, those will do nicely, if you stay at or above 200watt/per channel, but for about the same money--have you heard of Bryston? I'm thinking of the 4B, and it's varients...."
So here I am. Various reviewers on these pages, (of other amps that were name-dropped in my lap, names I had also considered for purchase), projected less than rave reviews concerning quality and craftsmanship.
Maybe a tube pre-amp, if budget allows, (later,later), but for now, what additional imput/recomendations can I get on the 4B?
Fat chance. At least I can read through the mountains of reviews and get a feel for what's hot, and what's not.
To Business......
An old dream speaker of mine was the Dahlquist DQ-10, and I just recently aquired a pair, in rather good shape.
Realizing I would need fresh gear to drive these baby's-alas, my pride and joy from the 70's has been a combination of door-stop and closet clutter for quite a while, and will be the topic of another review-
so after asking around, and throwing out names that I can remember-SAE, Phase Linear, GAS, Audio Research-(these were serious power amps, sometimes twichie, often finicky, but always awesome). "Yes, those will do nicely, if you stay at or above 200watt/per channel, but for about the same money--have you heard of Bryston? I'm thinking of the 4B, and it's varients...."
So here I am. Various reviewers on these pages, (of other amps that were name-dropped in my lap, names I had also considered for purchase), projected less than rave reviews concerning quality and craftsmanship.
Maybe a tube pre-amp, if budget allows, (later,later), but for now, what additional imput/recomendations can I get on the 4B?