I saw the back of an integrated and it depressed me.


Recently took a look at an ad for a Technics SU-G700M2 integrated amplifier, and honestly it made me a little sad for me, my hobby and the gear I ended up with.

When I "wore a younger man's shoes" I needed inputs! I was going to have a turntable, a Tandberg reel to reel and cassette player, and that new fangled CD player would be there as well. 

This new integrated has 5 digital inputs and 2 analog inputs... and anyway I just want to drink while playing Billy Joel radio on my Roon streamer.

erik_squires

I’m a firm believer there’s never enough inputs on preamps and integrateds. I also believe in keeping digital out of said devices. Unless they are plug ins that can be upgraded. And even then I think it best to keep them separate. A good preamp or integrated may last many years and never need upgrading. You can't say that about digital. 

@waytoomuchstuff ....

BLÜBAYOU

The 'U' pronounces like the 'oo' in 'moon'.

(You might have to add the 2 dots DIY, just make them look like 'road schmutz'....

"Gee, Officer Riley....don't know how that happened....."

....BLUBYU ?

I know....just isn't the same....:(

Personally, I've always wanted one of those LED 'crawl' readers, the long thin ones...  Better, the display element would apply like a bumper sticker without the hardware....👍

..run a microputer running vox recognition, 'one shot' displays....

TOO CLOSE?

RUN THE RISK

MY FART

CRAZING YER WINDSHIELD ;))

NCHP would tag me in a heartbeat....Sheriff's would want one....likely mine....😒