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Great Vintage Amps-which one for you?
Marantz 22XX receivers from the 70's. Own the 2216B & 2240. 
sony sacd 777--acting odd--what's going on??????
If you go to www.audioasylum.com and view some of the threads about the high end SONY SCD players ... you'll find that there are similar complaints out there. The "whirring" noise that occurs as you load a SACD disc and the unit goes through its "... 
Anybody used Nikko amps before?
You sounded like you were very pleased with the Nikko in your system listing (pretty high or big fan would be other terms that I would use). I was just not sure if your questions about the Nikko, were because you were thinking about replacing it o... 
Anybody used Nikko amps before?
If it helps any, you can contact a.g. tannenbaum (http://www.agtannenbaum.com/catalog.html). They sell a copy of the service manual for the NA-690 for $17. You may also wish to search through the Audio Asylum forums. Opinions on Nikko (Vintage, Ge... 
Anybody used Nikko amps before?
Eldragon ... you're right. But ... kindly re-read both of my posts. I stated very clearly the extent of my Nikko experience ... model lines from the 70's and entry level components. Also, Highend64 did not mention any particular Nikko model line, ... 
Anybody used Nikko amps before?
Unless we are talking TOTL Nikko (which I have no experience with), then in today's entry level market, you will do better with NAD (like the 320BEE), Audiosource (Amp 2), SONY ES, Adcom (not too familiar with recent offerings, but I still own a 5... 
Anybody used Nikko amps before?
The Nikko amps & receivers that I am familiar with, were entry level, mid-fi solid state components from the 70's that were marketed as bargain components that performed above their price. The Nikkos were heavily pushed by stereo chains, like ... 
Ohms and WPC???
Actually, it should only matter if you are going to connect more than 1 pair of speakers to the amp. Usually ... each pair of speakers that you will add will half the total overall resistance of the line and when you get below 2 ohms, it begins to... 
Tandberg 3011 tuner question
Try this link for info on vintage tuners: http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/. They have reviews of vintage tuners, as well as head to head comparisons (they call them shootouts) of vintage tuners. The Tandberg 3011A has placed roughly in the top half of ... 
Integrated Amp advice please someone help me
In new price order, I would consider the NAD C320BEE (new $400; 50 wpc); the NAD C370 ($520 new, but damaged carton at yawaonline.com; 120 wpc); or the Musical Fidelity A3 ($850 plus shipping from Upscale audio; 85 wpc). I own the NAD C320BEE and ... 
Recommendation for cd/SACD player with this system
I am using a SONY SCD-C555ES in a 2 channel playback system and I am quite happy with it for both redbook and SACD playback. My associated equipment is a Musical Fidelity AC3 Integrated Amplifier; Acoustic Research 302 classic series speakers; and... 
What did he say? Misunderstood lyrics.
The classic, which suposedly puzzled millions, was the opening song to the TV series, "All In the Family." The last bit of the song went ... "Didn't need a welfare state ... Everybody pulled their weight ... Gee our old La Salle great ... Those We... 
Hearing aids on listening to analogue music.
My experience has been a little different, as I have become accustomed to hearing loss. I perforated each eardrum on several occasions over a 5 year period (commercial air flying while suffering from bad colds) and I have some permanent hearing lo... 
Adcom Preamp...what is 'contour' button for?
Koa:I have the "I" version ... which did not have a sub out (they really weren't used much in 1989). Check Adcom's website as they have downloadable user manuals. Regards,Rich 
Help please pre-tuner as a stand-alone tuner ???
Zaikesman: See your point. I was understanding the second question to be ... could I use the Adcom's remote control as a way to control the entire "on/off; volume; etc" functions of the system. I missed the part of the VCR sitting in between the A...