Problem with most amps are the internal components and cheap tubes. I can take a vintage amp and change out the coupling capacitors & use select tubes. The result is breathtaking. The amp before modifications sounds ordinary at best.
Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK?
I’m trying to find a HIGH QUALITY integrated that has:
1. A no-corners-cut real class A - A/B power stage.
2. A real, high quality analog preamp line stage.
3. A good phono stage.
Aside from a few very high end products, the above described integrateds seem not to exist. Why can’t I find a quality integrated? Do we just have to accept having a pile of boxes?
1. A no-corners-cut real class A - A/B power stage.
2. A real, high quality analog preamp line stage.
3. A good phono stage.
Aside from a few very high end products, the above described integrateds seem not to exist. Why can’t I find a quality integrated? Do we just have to accept having a pile of boxes?
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@madavid0
Look no further: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Victrola-Nostalgic-Classic-Wood-6-in-1-Bluetooth-Turntable-Entertainment-/1... |
Well, I'm glad to see there's serious answers to this question in spite of certain members trying to push this meme that I'm a troll. I'm not dead set on the phono...I would just like not have to have another box to upgrade. The Anthem may be interesting. I normally wouldn't consider them... Modwright might be an interesting audition. LSA is hard to approach because you can only get them from a junk dealer (Underwood HiFi). VERY suspicious of the Creek. Will it really compete with field we're talking about? I just really don't want to have to upgrade the pre (thousands upon thousands), upgrade the phono (more thousands), just to find out something doesn't mesh well with something else. |
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