theres a 686 for sale on audioaddicts right now,built buy the guy in the above ebay links.
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theres a 686 for sale on audioaddicts right now,built buy the guy in the above ebay links.
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And it's nearly £600 off new price too
https://audioaddicts.freeforums.net/thread/2513/
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The Meridian G57 is worth considering, there is a pre-owned unit currently on ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255277746646
How about one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325270452...MAAOSwIS9iybA1
great VFM and vG SQ, match with a neutral pre and it will drive your speakers very well and sound good, better main caps and ancillaries service is around £300-400. I have had one of these and should have kept it.
Alternatively
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265716071...kAAOSwqXhilcnz
hard to beat at this price point, excellent SQ, clean and open soundstage, great low end control, not much complain about once again just put with a neutral pre, you will probably never change it, FIREBOTTLE is your man if you want to pick his brains on them, or you want to service if you get it, they are pretty indestructible.
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
Thanks for the links, chaps.
As for Meridian. I've never been a fan of the signature of them.
Krell.... oooh, looks like it could be a monster.
Great suggestions up to now, thanks... something to do a bit of research on.
Ultrafide U500DC power amplifier - Croft Vitale )highly modified) - TRIO L-07D Turntable - Denon DL103C1 - Funk Firm Houdini - Lentek MC head amp - 15" Tannoy Monitor Gold Loudspeakers in Lockwood Major cabinets (From Trident Studios) - Tannoyista SPEC 3 Custom Crossovers - VanDamme Black Speaker Cable
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One advantage of amps like my NuPrime and the Audiophonics is their efficiency. In idle mode my NuPrime draws just 15w.
Although I have not used it in ages, I feel guilty owning my Art Audio Quintet valve amp which functions as a space heater.
Last edited by Sherwood; 08-08-2022 at 11:15.
If you have not heard a Meridian 557, then very worth while a listen to, it is very neutral, the only improvement that can be got from it is better maim caps which will give better bottom end control and a couple of improved smaller caps, it is effectively a dual mono in one box. Pretty neutral IMHO as standard.
The Krell at this price point just knocks most things out of the park, a friend has a Vitus RI-101 mk2 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER, a serious piece of kit (£17K), driving a pair of Tannoy Kensington GRs, we compared it with the Krell(in the same system), TBH there were only very, very subtle differences which were very hard to determine IMO.
I have never looked back since buying a KSA-80(not many around), FIREBOTTLE fettled it with a pair of new main caps and upgraded the power supply board caps. It is the best amp I have ever had, but then the 557 was not that far behind it, the Krell is a little more detailed. I use my Krell with an Audiolab 8300CDQ which has a pretty decent pre-amp, this also gives me a good DAC, CDP and simple flexibility, I could improve a bit with a dedicate pre-amp, but its the old story of diminishing returns for lots more cash.
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.