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I can feel box swop fever coming on again and have a bit of uncertainty going on.
My current favoured amp is a big old vintage Sony TA-F6B, a gorgeous powerful big brute of a thing with lovely twin VU Meters etc.
Trouble is I am getting itchy feet again and fancy a change back to something more modern but could only afford to spend whatever the Sony sells for.
Would I be able to get a better amp for the value of the Sony or should I just keep it?
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I had one John, thought it was shit to be honest despite the reviews, I sold it for £250 and never regretted it.Originally Posted by Stiffy
I can feel box swop fever coming on again and have a bit of uncertainty going on.
My current favoured amp is a big old vintage Sony TA-F6B, a gorgeous powerful big brute of a thing with lovely twin VU Meters etc.
Trouble is I am getting itchy feet again and fancy a change back to something more modern but could only afford to spend whatever the Sony sells for.
Would I be able to get a better amp for the value of the Sony or should I just keep it?
The PSU on mine needed re-capped (pretty much the usual with these amps) as the heat inside cooks the caps, think I just about re-couped my money on it when I sold it.
I've a Quad 34 pre/ 306 power set up now which is miles better, miles better.
The matching tuner is special though, had one of those too, wondeful things.
Tony
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What he said ↑
The switch mode PSU's are a real weak point on these... Not Sony's best effort, the VU's are cool though !
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I believe that the big brother of your amp is a fine sounding thing. The Sony TA-F7B doesn't have the switch mode PSU. A chap on the wam had one and rated it amongst the very best sounding vintage integrateds from the period.
In my view you should stick with vintage kit. I think it offers unbeatable value for money. I may be a bit biased as I just spent the last 12 months divesting myself of a relatively modern AN, Croft and Proac system in favour of my present setup.
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I had a Yamaha AS 500 from new prior to the Sony and I thought I liked the Sony better at first…….BUT?????
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This Pioneer SA-8500 looks mint and is fairly priced.
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And this Rotel RA-1210 is nice too.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rotel-RA-1...item4877d16c15
Top of the range then. Decent bit of vintage Japanese kit!
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Agree the Rotel is rather nice for that money.
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What about a Pioneer A-400x? I had one new in the 80's and it was pretty good.. they also don't go for a lot of money. They were considered a 'classic' in their time
Like this one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pioneer-A4...item462e1a1446
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I quite fancy it, I may weaken to temptation. I've had three of the smaller RA-611 integrateds from the same series and they are lovely amps (I may try and get my last minter one back from my mate). Not sure I really need another integrated, since I just bought that bargain JVC AX-A441 which is going great guns driving the little Ushers.
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