i shouldnt let conectivity put you off with companies like mark grant and flashback around
mark has been very helpfull this past week for me
i shouldnt let conectivity put you off with companies like mark grant and flashback around
mark has been very helpfull this past week for me
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Unfortunately Flashback's cable would set me back £26, and whilst I can't find such a cable on Mark Grant's website, I'm sure his custom jobbies would be about the same. Frankly, I'd rather just spend the extra £25 on a better power amp
Good to have that link to Flashback though. I'll keep that one for future ref.
Simon.
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The A&R SA150/200 & Quad 303 had something in common being that they were both let down by the partnering Pre amps..The A&R 'C200' Pre was rubbish.
About this time i like the old Quantum Electronics power amps, plain boxed looked nothing, klike skinny old Exposure shape but sounded nice..The production models anyway.. '207DA' Stereo & '205' Mono's were best.. again let down by the '102' pre amp, but at least a matching '402' PSU..They were kinda in the Naim half width/full width type of arrangement..
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What's a Quad 306 worth? I'm considering bidding for one that ends in 9 hours. Just as good as a 303, or better?
Simon.
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Got in touch with Retro Reproduction, and all he could offer was an Arcam Alpha 8P @ £145. Maybe I could get it down to £120ish by part-exchanging my Denon, which he sold me originally. Opinions?
Simon.
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Cyrus amps...I won't touch it, it is my opinion and I do not want to be rude.
Once upon a time I read a good review about Cyrus VS integrated amp and I bought it. I surely wasted my money on that and a power supply. It can never run loud and it clips at high peaks (for eg if you are playing Pink Floyd -The Wall track). It is not worth the money. Finally I managed to sell it off!
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I hear you i've had two Cyrus amps & hated both..Why ever i bought the second i don't remember. Equally as bad are Arcam amps, they are so poor compared to the past A&R cambridge units.
I've had two Cyrus (a two and my actual 8xp) and never had the problems you seem to describe...
(by the way, the model two is still working after 25 years - never sent to service)
Dimitri.
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George Orwell
Well, I've just put down a max bid of £100 for an Arcam Alpha 8 & 8P combo in VGC with remote. Snowball's chance in Hell of getting them, but what the heck!
Simon.