joekapahulu
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| Questions about Musical Fidelity M5si Integrated This thread is interesting and a bit discouraging. I had over this weekend kind of focused in on the same amp after some good reviews online. I have never heard this line but I recalled that it has had a good reputation for a number of years under... | |
| New SS integrated choice....Rotel 1572Mk2, Audiolab 7000A, Exposure 2510 The feedback I got was that the number of issues/failures on the Belles amps had risen materially in the last few years unlike ever before experience. This was stated by 2 different dealers OTR. Both said they were concerned about this and so whil... | |
| New SS integrated choice....Rotel 1572Mk2, Audiolab 7000A, Exposure 2510 The BB store idea is one I hadn't thought of. The last time I was in the store they were blasting some Mac amp with cheap speakers. But, who knows its only about 45 minutes from my place and I need to go to town anyway. Will have to read about the... | |
| New SS integrated choice....Rotel 1572Mk2, Audiolab 7000A, Exposure 2510 Audiolab is unfortunately more real on the internet than in the real physical world. Tom the owner, is focused on home theatre not stereo. He is not open most of the time during his stated hours. He is listed as representing multiple brands but if... | |
| New SS integrated choice....Rotel 1572Mk2, Audiolab 7000A, Exposure 2510 I live in Hawaii. No local audio dealers anymore, not for years.Thats the issue. No techs either. The few other friends I had who were into audio were older and passed or stopped upgrading just due to age. I usually heard stuff during travels ... | |
| New SS integrated choice....Rotel 1572Mk2, Audiolab 7000A, Exposure 2510 I guess more detail, clarity and separation of instruments, more realistic sound of music. That's about the best I can describe as since I have had only limited exposure to other Amps. My old SAE separates seemed to deliver that detail and separa... | |
| Marantz Model 30 Integrated - first impressions Nice review. Im lokingt at a new amp too and can't hear any here either. I have a 6 or 7 year old Marantz pm 8005 which I've enjoyed. It was made in the Reference factory but was not part of that line. It's class AB. I have not previously been wo... | |
| Modern Speaker switch for use with banana plugs Thanks for all the responses. I have some options and directons now. Mahalo. | |
| What tier do you consider Anthem integrated? Fell over this thread because I had just read about Anthem in the Stereophile Year End Recommended Components list and remembered I heard one years ago and liked it along with an Ayre EX5 or something like that. The OP's situation sounds so much l... | |
| Integrated with jacks for 2 sets of speakers? JB71....the Adcom boxes are not made anymore. They are available on Ebay but they seem not to be able to accept modern cable ends. If that is incorrect, it may be an aswer. Mosch--never heard Vincent but will check them out. Most of the amps i fo... | |
| Amp Repair Have used GM before for a few repairs. All were done well. Pricing was fair and packaging for shipping (to HI ) was well done. YMMV | |
| Need a new Class AB SS integrated...$2-3k due to hurricane @yogiboy I dont care about the passive preamp but the lack of a remote is a deal killer. I thought they had one but I will have to check with Frank. I already had my eye on Gene Rubin cause he has 2 or 3 amps I potentially liked. @auroravengeance... | |
| Another "Best" amplifier Question. I have Kef R300s which were the predecessor to the R3. I have driven them with a Marantz PM8005 very well for years in a large room. I auditioned the amp switching between the R300s and the LS50s and went with the former due to better bottom end. ... | |
| Marantz pm8006 vs Denon PMA-1700NE for combined home theatre and music room Having had the PM8006 and the Yamaha at my house for awhile, I personally preferred the Marantz. To me it was more musical and had the benefit of good tone controls when you wanted them including separate midrange or the capacity to run direct wit... | |
| Integrated Amp Shopping Decisions Belles Aria is excellent and a step above a number of the amps you mention like the Rogue. Dave Belles has been around for years and is an engineer first and businessman second. His stuff is first rate in engineering and parts and build quality. R... |