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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
pmturner
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pesky_wabbit
, I’m about to replace a noisy original ALPS 20K blue motor driven pot in a Professional Systems Engineering (PSE) HL-1 hybrid preamp that I like very much and wish to keep. You have mentioned adding a ’shunt resistor’ when using the new ALPS blue pots. What is your rationale or experience with this addition? Thanks
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lou_setriodes
687 posts
 
My Museatex AVC1 still looks and sounds amazing!
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
3,158 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.

Oz


krawl
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GAS Thaedra one of the best sounding SS preamps and incredibly versatile
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