Who to trust when buying vintage ss ?

@akg_ca 

OK, can you suggest something selling under $500 SS that will sound as nice as the HK670?

Thats the piece I started with and it really impressed me at the time. I don't know if I would have continued without that HK.

I am not intending to sound snarky, but I understand it can be difficult to interpret texts.

I just dont want him to go to Bestbuy and end up with something that has never sounded good. I want him to experience a taste.

Thanks

TD

@noromance 

The PM6007 is  60 W and the Rega is, I think, 30 W. The speakers would have to be real, real, real sensitive.

I will read up on these two suggestions.

Thanks

TD

Thank you guys, I will pass this thread off to the hopeful beneficiary for his perusal. 

TD

@jasonbourne71 

Thanks buddy, Ill check it. NAD, etc

Is there an online shop that might hold these?

@noromance 

Are these Class A?

thnks

@mahgister 

"Vintage myths of the past are not ALL trash , it is the opposite for some past products compared to the average costlier product on the market today...There is a reason why some products reach mythical status and we are then able to read tons of positive reviews about them today .."

True, but I think the naysayers here are simply pointing out that because of age, they may 1-need work and 2-parts may be an issue.

I may have missed in in the thread, but I don't people were saying old is bad quality because of when it was made.

@ditusa 

"I would look at Schiit Audio:"

Good idea

@noromance 

"30watts of clean power versus 60 watts of grainy old components grinding away through old potentiometers and dusty caps. "

I agree, my monoblocks are pushing maybe 40 watts but I don't think my coworker will jump in with a class A clean power pusher. I was asking if the amps suggested were class A and therefore giving a constant push.

@soix

I agree, Schitt is a good idea. Do they do integrated?

I think I will suggest vintage NAD integrated  in the end.

@ditusa If he would go that high, I would tell him to buy Quicksilver.

https://audiophilestyle.com/classifieds/item/2022-quicksilver-integrated-tube-amplifier/

@ditusa 

Oh I know what they are, I have the midmonos. I had several QS pieces. We were talking about hooking up my co-worker with a system. I figured you were offering them so I was going to negotiate for my friend.

T

@soix 

I gave him a set of Boston Lynfield 950s I think the sensitivity is like 89db

@ditusa 

how much?

@ditusa 

Im justvplaying with you😏

@waytoomuchstuff 

Or a sex change operation

@waytoomuchstuff 

Thanks

Thank you everyone. I will send him this link and let him digest