How to connect Nakamichi ca-5 to Sony 670ES integrated amp

[oldius]

I had a listen to a 770ES recently and they're very nice amps. However, the owner is now on the look out for a Denon PMA-850!

[karma67]

yep and im on the lookout for a Nakamichi PA7

[oldius]

One sold last night on Ebay I think!

[Mikeandvan]

if it helps i can bring mine over at some point to compare ? i can bring the sony 700es over too

Thanks Jamie, that'd be great, be good to hear your system in your place as well, to compare acoustics, as I think my flat is responsible for much of the audio woe I suffer!

[Mikeandvan]

Should sound more than listenable if set up properly and amps all working fine. Can you stick up some photos of the connections at the back and the settings at the front? Do tone controls on the Nac effect the tape out? When I was young with some basic system, I found they did but not the volume obv. Might want to send the nak back if the Phono is playing up. Is there a mc/mm switch at the back? Or load settings etc?

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Well the Nak has tape 1 + 2, play and record, I undersand rec is 'out'. So tape input 1 'rec' has rca lead going from there to Sony aux, of course TT phono lead goes to Nak phono. Tone controls are set to 0, the Nak does indeed have mm/mc switch, with adjustable loading, mine is set to mm, 100 pf.

[karma67]

Thanks Jamie, that'd be great, be good to hear your system in your place as well, to compare acoustics, as I think my flat is responsible for much of the audio woe I suffer!

no worries,we'll sort something out after boxing day if you like,what part of brighton are you in?

[Mikeandvan]

no worries,we'll sort something out after boxing day if you like,what part of brighton are you in?

Hove, actually.....................Near palmeria square, you?

[karma67]

on the lewes rd

[karma67]

is this weird? i have the cd player going into the nak,using tape out on the nak to the sony aux,if i turn the nak off i still get sound through the speakers

[RothwellAudio]

No, not particularly weird - that part of the pre-amp is simply passive (it would seem) with the input being routed straight to the tape outputs as well as the main pre-amp.