alaindexe
Responses from alaindexe
| integrated amp on a budget About a month ago, I started a discussion called : «A decent integrated amp under 2K». You may find interesting stuff in there. | |
| Blue Circle Gear? I was also interested in BC products but every time I saw them used, they were WAY overpriced ... products by manufacturer that no longer exist must be purchased at a good discount because they will have to be checked by a tech and it could be com... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... @mesch : my Sugden isn't an A21, it's a class A/B amp so it doesn't get hot at all... my two top contenders are the Croft and the Belles... which ever comes first on the used market, but I rather get the Croft because it's only 40 watts/chanel and... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... @mesch : it'd probably better to select a pair of speakers first and then match them with a proper amp... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... @mesch : what are you speakers and what is their sensitity ? | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... @nutty : WAY over budget ! @celtic66 : I specified NO tube in the output stage ! | |
| Advice for Amp to Drive Klipsch Forte IVs I don’t have Klipsch but own Altec 620A (100 db efficiency) and they’re hard to match to a SS amp so here’s my take : if you don’t go for tubes, you’ll probably have to go for a class A (Pass Lab, Sugden, First Watt) or a very good sounding class ... | |
| Integrated vs. Separates on a Budget untill the late 80's, phono stages in receivers and integrated amp we're pretty good because hifi manufacturers wanted people to buy their products and people would test these with a turntable... so my take is that the denon's phono stage is good ... | |
| Integrated vs. Separates on a Budget Your speakers are worth around $ 500 so it’s overkill to match it with a 3K amp, integrated or not ... your Denon is probably a good match for them ... you can get another amp but I doubt you’ll hear a 3K difference because of your speaker’s limit... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... @gwangler15 : just received Glen Croft's answer : Hi Alain, Thanks for your email. I make a Line only version of the Integrated – I only have one dealer in North America – Gene Rubin down in California – he mainly stocks the Phono version but ... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... @elliottbnewcombjr : of course, sometimes it can be worth coming up with proposals going against what someone wants, as long as you understand the needs of that person, which is not your case. I started a discussion on a similar topic last year ..... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... @gwangler15 : I just wrote to Glen to find out if it was possible to use the device without the tubes dedicated to the phono stage or to put a switch to turn them on and off whenever required ... I'll let you kwow what his answers is... thx for su... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... @mofojo : most US sellers will not ship to Canada due to additional border hassles. I can buy from an American manufacturer (like Power Module) but I will have to pay 15% tax on arrival ... If I order a device not made in North America (Mexico / U... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... @metaldetektor : the Moonriver is quite a nice unit but it's about twice my budget... and it will never be available used in Canada... @gwangler15 : I've been thinking about modifying the circuit in order to shut down the phono stage... but this ... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... @ball-wheel : I stated that I don’t want tubes in the output stage... @letitbe1306 : that could be an option but I also have a Sugden D40 (made by Exposure) and it isn’t a good match... @blancpain1 : I doubt that the Nad would be better then my ... |