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Proceed AVP  Cary Cinema 11   Bryston SP1.7



I have had all but the Cary. which do you think would sound best for music in 2.1 ? I have the Bryston now. cant really find any flaw in it except I cant tell where volume is with lights down and screen is hard to read from 6ft away. Bryston sounds good.
I am actually getting a Cary Cinema 11 this week. I know if a recapped AVP . I like the looks of either of these over the Bryston.
gentlejax
gentlejax OP
40 posts
 
well ...I missed out on the AVP that was recapped but the cary cinema ll came in. nice unit. looks fantastic.   only played for short time so havnt had chance to set up and read over the manual.

the Bryston SP1.7 wasnt a bad sounding pre at all. i just like the looks of this Cary more.  
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ozzy62
3,131 posts
 
Buy a Cary preamp if you don't give a whit about resolution or transparency. A good vintage model that comes to mind is an AI Modulus 3a. Lots of gain and the volume control is a little coarse, but it sounds pretty good.

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krawl
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GAS Thaedra one of the best sounding SS preamps and incredibly versatile
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deadhead1000
714 posts
 
The original Hafler pre-amp was amazingly good. My first pre-amp brought with a HK amp first, then a B&K amp. 
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