jimemac77

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What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE???
Tandberg & Dahlquist 
Best bargain find ever ?
The Tandberg 2080 receiver... was cut off the beginning of thr previous post. 
Best bargain find ever ?
....for $799.00. $1299.00 list, but I would have paid $2000.00 for it in a snap. Last new one sold in the world. Replaced a stack of Sansui's with it. Much easier to move around. 
What are the Best FM tuners?
I have listened to many, but the Sansui TU-9900 is my personal favorite beating many Kenwoods, Tandbergs, Pioneers, Denons, Sonys, and three other Sansuis. Very tough to beat IMO 
Best DAC under $2K
I'm new to DAC's so I'm sure most of these suggestions are better than mine. For around $400 you can get an Aragon D2A2 that will handle several inputs and give you a good sound. It really helped my Sony ES CD players tremendously. 
Best Component Ever, for the money
Dahlquist DQ-20i's. Scan-speak mid and tweet drivers with a magnat 10in woofer. Not a flawless speaker, but for the $ very hard to beat.IMO 
Looking for a good phono preamp solid state...
I found an Aragon 47k with the IPS a few years ago and have been very glad I did. Around $350. or so if I remember correctly. 
Do You Remember Your First CD Player?
In 1982 or 83 Pioneer SDLP-1 or something like that. I remember the first CD rack at Tower records had something like 20 titles surrounded by a sea of LP records. It didn't take long for them to take over. Most 20 year old kids don't even know wha... 
Personal amp evolution
Primary amplification began with:Radio Shack 80watt Receiver. Nice unit with seperate AM and FM tuners. Sansui BA-3000 and BA-2000 to bi-amp Dahlquist Q-10 system.Tandberg 2080 Receiver to replace Sansui stack. It did too!Two Aragon 8002's, one ju... 
Personal speaker evolution
For my main music system I've had these:Radio Shack Nova 7 or something like that. 1970Bose 501's $250.00 1971Bose 901's $500.00 1972Dahlquist DQ-10's $800.00 1976Dahlquist DQ-10's Mirror imaged $1000.00 1980Dahlquist DQ-20i's = "The best" $1200.0...