My current amp is a Luxman M-03 and it's quite good but dated as it's 16 years old. |
Ideally I'd love to listen to a Bryston 4B SST and NuForce sie-by-side but I can't, so I have to rely on reviews and the opinion of others.
So far NuForce sounds good but I've heard that Bryston is very good as well.
Thoughts anyone? |
Well if you can't listen to FM radio, that isn't very good, even though I only listen to it once in a while. |
I'm starting to think the Bryston 4B SST might be a better amp. |
Actually I did a search after my post and couldn't believe the threads I found.
Thanks |
I have a Luxman M-03 amp, 16 yrs old, and it weighs approx 60 lbs. It's hard to believe that amps weighing 7 Ibs have more power and better sound, amazing. |
I can get a 3 year old Bryston 4B SST for $2200.00 US.
What to do? |
I've always been told to upgrade your source first. So I guess a new CDP should be the first step over the amp?
My CDP is a Luxman, tube DZ-03, which is 15 years old. I have a Sony but it's 10 years old.
I want to increase my bass. |
The RFI scares with the NuForce, but the reviews are still very good. |
I've just read some more reviews and these amps seem to really perform very well. |
The FM problem doesn't bother me.
I also have to decide whether or not I'm going to buy new amps first or a new CDP. My one CDP is 10 yrs old and the other one is 15 yrs old.
What do you think, Jolida CDP first or the amps? What would make the most dramatic difference? |
Pretty impressive reviews on audioreview.com |
So I take it you were pretty impressed with them then. |
I'd like to hear more about the Odyssey amps. |
I haven't been able to find any recent reviews on the Odyssey amps.
The Odyssey amps are 56 lbs each but the Nuforce seem like the better choice as the only weigh 7 lbs plus the reviews are excellent. |
I think I'm sold on the NuForce amps but do I upgrade my amps first or my CD player?
They say you should always start with the source. |
Dealers have mentioned that you should start with a good source. My speakers are Kef 104/2 and 105/3, which I think are very good.
Every component in a system is important but I think the source plays a very important part.
For example I have Focal K2ps in my car up front and Focals in the rear with an Alpine deck. My friend has the same setup but has an Eclipse deck, which is known for its excellent sound and I have to admit it sounds better than my setup. Of course the cars are different but the deck makes all the difference.
The amp makes a diffence I will admit but wouldn't your source be the place to start. Lets say like the Jolida JD-100A? |
Here are the specs of my Luxman amp:
Power output...200W x 2 (FTC, 8 Ohms, 0.03%
Freq Response...10Hz-100kHz
Signal to noise ratio...120dB
T.H.D...0.02%
Input Sensitivity/Impedance...1V/45kOhms
Rated I.M... no more than 0.02%
The amp is 16 yrs old. What will have the most dramatic affect on my system, a new amp or CDP? |
That's what I thought. The problem is I can't listen to the Jolida at my local stereo shop.
Sure I can go and listen to the Arcam 73T and maybe take my CDP with for comparison but then the dealer has different speakers, interconnects and amplifier.
Man, it's tough. |
Now that would be much easier! |
So you think an amp will make more of a dramatic difference then? |
I past the mizzen mast, that was the easy part.
Now, I just got to figure out how to get those drapes down. |
Man you're slow. Once I got the mizzen mast done it was all down hill plus, now beat this, the new drapes are up.
Okay, let me clear something up. The speaker sound very good and I've compared them to Focal Chorus 726S and Totem speaker as well as some other brands and mine still sound very good.
I just want a little more bass, not much just a little more. And I think I could do with a bit of refinement.
So where do you start? The amp and CDP are 16 yrs old. The CDP is a Luzman DZ-03, which uses tubes that can't be changed. Here is a link to one just like mine:
http://www.audioscope.net/product_info.php?products_id=809
Ocassionally, it will skip about 6 songs for some reason and when I compare it to my 10 year old Sony CDP-C345 it sounds only slightly better. They are very close in sound quality.
So with old CDs would there be much of a difference changing my CDP or should I just get the mono blocks instead? |
I'm think that's the best thing to do, I can't lose.
Does this mean I should change the drapes again? |
No because I have laminate floors, which is affecting the sound of my speakers. |
