Sugden A21a from early 2000s. There is a post today on Wam about the Sugden and Spendor.combo.
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Sugden A21a from early 2000s. There is a post today on Wam about the Sugden and Spendor.combo.
"When you say your A75 is somewhere between the Sugden and Lavardin, how would you describe the differences between those two? the Lavardin may be of interest. The A19 doesn't remind me at all of the A21SE, so suspect maybe the sound signature with these newer Arcam's might have changed a little."
I heard an arcam a38 combo [ integrated and power amp ] into some proacs and it was very good indeed . The thing is my horns are far more sensitive than your spendor s9 so the only way to know is to try one . as i said the a21se was very fast , very grunty , very dynamic and gripping . If i sell my pre power set up i use with my tannoy eaton its high on the list to get another a21se as it was good
The lavardin is warm and valve like , but still sweet but whether it would match the s9 i am not so sure , depends on your ears !!
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Where in London are you? You could always pop round and hear my current pre/power set up. Set me back about £300 and it's pretty good.
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I have owned literally dozens of integrateds, old and new, in the £500 - £1000 price range and the only one I would unreservedly recommend is the Denon PMA-850.
A real gem, very even handed, just gets out of the way and has all the bells and whistles.
Finding one, however ......
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Hello Yabadaba,
As I sit here writing this to you I am listening to a Sony 770ES integrated, through a pair of KEF Reference speakers and it is a very nice listen with bags of grunt and it does finesse also, not edgy or bright. It was Sony's flagship best effort at the time and is a 21kg battleship.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SONY-TA-F...YAAOSw8Nlcp4Ny
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Idlewithnodrive,
PMA 850, rare indeed maybe 2 or 3 European ones on ebay each year.
Having said that, I've listened to the PMA 850 and my SONY 770ES side by side, the PMA 850 was better, but not by too much.
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A Marantz HD-AMP1 integrated has, I suspect, ended my amp box swapping.
You can get them exdem or used for £400-450.
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i rang a dealer to get a marantz dac yesterday but they had none in stock . they make some great stuff . Got the lavardin playing with the tannoys for a few days . very musical and engaging sound . will continue the evaluation but its pretty good. not quite as pulse shaking as the sugden but enjoyable none the less
ou might slip, you might slide, you might
Stumble and fall by the road side
But don't you ever let nobody drag your spirit down
Remember you're walking up to heaven
Don't let nobody turn you around
… Walk with the rich, walk with the poor
Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down
Eric Bibb