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12-18-05
Hmmm, main rig: onkyo tsx-727 or something like that rotel r ... Eragot
12-19-05: Prs123
1974 Sherwoood FM only 8900 Receiver
1979 Crown 1 Preamp with Dynaco(solid state) power amp
1990 NAD (3025?)Receiver '25' watt (with 6dB headroom)
2000 Yamaha DSP-A1 with Adcom GFA6000 multichannel amp for HT.
The Sherwood was an incredibly strong, honest sounding 60 watt receiver for its time, as is the classic NAD. Adcom- a solid performer, if not as refined or smooth on the upper end. The Yamaha is a competent HT amp and has some useful sound fields, but is hardly the last word in amplification. (Side note -An A-B session done with the big Apogees 30 years ago demonstrated the sonic difference between Rowland's best and Adcom's best power amps at the time. Let's just be kind and say the Adcoms didn't self destruct under a 1 ohm load. Neither were they pleasant to hear. The Rowland amplification let the magic come out of the hideously difficult to drive Apogees.)
The Crown/Dynaco combo was good, but not as good as you would expect on paper. Believe it or not, the NAD is the most musical, followed closely by my memories of that old Sherwood. (It was hooked up to a Phillips GA212 table and Hartley Zodiac 10" 2-ways that were amazing. All for under $ 800 - about the cost of a good shunyata AC plug. Sheesh!
The bass from that Sherwood was comparable to a lot of 200 watt amps out today. Pinball Wizard sounded like Pete Townsend and Entwhistle were in the room. Speaker placement and room acoustics helped, but this was a great amp!)
2005 - Dreaming of the next amp for the main system. Maybe Evanna will send me a Stingray for Channukah. Or Jeff will ship me a Concentra. Or...
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12-20-05
Kenwood receiver, kenwood a/v receiver, [always 2-channel ho ... timothywas1@
12-20-05
1970's marantz receiver sony ht monstrosity sony es separate ... Braro
01-02-06
Updated yet again: 1980 - akai something-or-other 1984 - na ... Gliderguider
01-09-06
Spanning nearly 30 years... - pioneer receiver - hafler dh20 ... Mdconnelly
01-14-06
These are my personal amps, in order of purchase starting in ... Memeboy
02-01-06
Pioneer ('72) mcintosh (@'75) yamaha ('79) mcintosh (@'83)+ ... Sit
02-15-06
Pioneer sx-450 (receiver) 1978 hitachi (receiver) 1983 nec ... Bartinmi
02-18-06
Pioneer sx-525 lux l-480 luxman r-1120a luxman m4000 luxman ... Klinerm
02-26-06
Sae b&k symphonic line graff chapter audio next? Talk2me
03-05-06
Time for an upgrade on this thread; fisher receiver- not on ... Mitch2
03-16-06
-harman kardon citation 24 -adcom gfa 555 ii -muse model 100 ... Dpac996
03-18-06
Starting in 1977 to present:sansui 8080 receiversansui au-71 ... Robben
03-19-06
Time to update yet again: bryston b-60 c-j premiere 11a air ... Jond
03-28-06
Pioneer sx-450 (receiver) 1978 hitachi (receiver) 1983 nec ( ... Bartinmi
04-03-06
Very simple really: musical fidelity fx followed by pass ale ... Jabali_hunter
04-04-06
Hold on to your hats- lots of experience and insight to shar ... Apt_one
04-07-06
1975: sansui 771 reciever (a fantastic piece) 1980: sansui i ... Mitch4t
04-14-06
Started with akai, then cosmic and then pulz (both indian ma ... Rajupatel
04-25-06
Started with jadis, now ends with cayin. had to move on to t ... Bartokfan
04-25-06
Back to tubes again, should have never left! will this ever ... 1markr
04-25-06
I never understood why anyone would even consider buying ss ... Bartokfan
04-26-06
Update started back when i was in jr. high: dewald integrate ... Hammergjh
04-27-06
for me i started: adcom gfa-565 monoblocks rotel rb-990bx t ... Jeffnc
04-27-06
Let's see if i can remember. . . 1. hafler (built as a ki ... Larryi
04-29-06
Started with a hafler dh500, then progressed to a kinergetic ... Paullindemann
05-12-06
Let's see... my mom bought me a sylvania receiver then i bou ... Anacrusis
05-12-06
-audio research d240 -muse 160 -bryston 7b-st -krell ksa 250 ... Audiofowl
05-13-06
From old to new sony receiver nad 40 watt carver m400? carv ... Ecruz
05-16-06
I have a bedini 25/25 to go!! Robyatt
05-16-06
Main amp is noe aragon 4004 mkii but i am years behind most ... Chadnliz
06-06-06
1. kenwood receiver (100 wpc, baby cakes) 2. opera audio con ... Rockadanny
06-06-06
Pretty impressive lists. anyone know which member has one of ... Bartokfan
06-20-06
Update to my system last month.... still loving the eico hf8 ... teleguy11@
06-22-06
My 20-year list is somewhat long with a (currently) happy en ... Stereopup
06-23-06
Pioneer receiver onkyo integra receiver sony ta-n9000es r ... Ksroy
06-26-06
Here we go: bryston 3b nrb white audio labs a250 white audi ... Fsarc
07-31-06
Radio shack something (late 60s) kenwood ka7002 int amp (ear ... Arkprof
08-01-06
Berning 2100 melos 220 gold purist audio 300b wolcott presen ... Daytrader
08-06-06
Dynaco, quad, cj/krell, spectral Psacanli
08-08-06
Two years ago... 1. sansui 7070 (ss) 2. sophia baby set (tu ... Angaria
08-09-06
Started with; sansui model 400 receiver sansui au222/tu555 s ... Geraldm121
08-12-06
Started solid, ending in tubes i guess.. sherwood integrate ... Retrodan
08-12-06
Well this goes way back, first was a eltravoice receiver bac ... Stltrains
08-18-06
Yamaha integrated years ago. can't remember model number bu ... Sgbmpt
08-18-06
I sold the big ayre earlier this year & wound up with a bat ... Driver
08-19-06
Marantz 1060 integrated amp, b & o integrated amp, krell fpb ... Porterspeer
08-22-06
Craig all in one unit (high school graduation gift) marantz ... Mig007
08-29-06
Pioneer integrated av amp amc pre and power amp audio resear ... Tigerclose
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