Looking to swap my Avondale amplifiers for either a high end cd player or valve amp/amps. My amps are Avondale Grad 1 with TPX2 power supply and NCC300 spec 100 watt Voyager monoblock power amplifiers.
Well mine came a couple of days ago . I set it up albeit with a coaxial digital input as my Denon CD player does not have a Toslink for some reason (much be a cheap thing lol )
Pleasantly pleased , I even turned off Pure Direct on the Yamaha amp and listened to a bit of Supertramp . Bit more treble and wooo , really enjoyed it . There again I did not spend ten minutes listening just through the rca to rca out puts on the cd /amp , the way it was before !
This cheapskate is easily pleased !!!
I only ride 'em, I don't know what makes 'em work
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 2,683
I'm Andre.
I kinda got that. So wot you recon?
I am not good at describing sound uplifts /differences ,but I am quietly pleased ,and not sure if I will revert it back to how it was before , just to compare it ! lol
So no semi scientific results can be derived from this first impression , but yes , it seems good for the money
I only ride 'em, I don't know what makes 'em work
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 2,683
I'm Andre.
What it did to my CD player was made it not as loud, which is what i initially wanted
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 2,683
I'm Andre.
Better with a proper PSU
Swap my Unison Smart 845 SE monoblock power amps for hi end CDP or Phono stage of similar value. Excellent condition in full working order. Re advertising after the fall of a sale. Collection from TS25 or meet within a reasonable distance adheing to social distancing. I have boxed these amps for collection though i do not want to ship them via courier as they are fragile.
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