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| Buckeye amps Ironically the Buckeye amp(s) that Stereophile reviewed had defective Purifi modules, hence the poor test results. There will be an updated review in July of 2025. I felt bad for Dylan who has worked so hard to get some respect (other than ASR).... | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES TRY TO TELL OTHERS WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN’T HEAR IN A SYSTEM? We all adjust our TV's to our liking and we accept that our neighbor with the exact same TV may have different preferences in his settings. No problem, that's what he likes. Why the hell can't we do that with audio. | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu I currently have Ohms and have no urge to change. Likewise | |
| Nakamichi CA-7 preamp Hi is the CA-7 the same as the CA-7A? The 'A' suffix designates North America distribution | |
| Nakamichi CA-7 preamp I have a PA-7A MKII amp and a CA-7A pre. Both were made in 1990 and I bought them in 1998. The CA-7A comes with a remote which I highly recommend; the source buttons break easily and have to be glued back on when pressed manually. The only othe... | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? You didn't mention capacitors, but you should have. | |
| Nakamichi PA-7 Power cable replacement/IEC conversion question Hard to tell from the photo of the NAK PA-7 if the plug is polarized. It doesn't look like it is That plug is polarized; mine has a ground plug also, hence a three pronged plug | |
| Nakamichi PA-7 Power cable replacement/IEC conversion question I have the MKII version built in 1990 and I also live in Canada. It does NOT have an IEC connection. I suspect that the Canadian models did not have an IEC connector most likely due to CSA (Canadian Standards Association) regulations as opposed ... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital May I recommend Verve MGVS-6109 "Side by Side" with Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges. Absolutely stunning performance. | |
| 3 tone control integrated amp/preamp My Nakamichi CA-7A pre-amp has 3 tone controls, a world class phono section and, best of all, a remote. But it is 35 years old and well within your budget. | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? My 71 year old sister in law has listened to AM radio all her life so any frequency over 5K Hz is 'shrill'. So when she comes over for a listen I have to turn the treble on my CA-7A NAK pre-amp down all the way and boost the bass all the way up. ... | |
| Nakamichi CA-7A Preamp @decooney : The NAK - CA series preamps were not designed by NP, but as I stated earlier the circuitry in these pres are very NP like in form and function. The PA & CA Naks were built when Nakamichi was at its zenith, so much so that they di... | |
| Nakamichi CA-7A Preamp @invaderzim : It would be a real shame for you to get rid of your NAKs. Your PA-7 which is now almost 40 years old is pretty much bullet proof. The main things that wear on it are the bias trim pots, some smaller caps and a few transistors mostl... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? My perception at the time when the phrase first appeared was that it was an anti spec approach to SQ evaluation. Back then perceived quality of all audio components was based on spec analysis. | |
| Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ? The true source has always been the recording, not necessarily what it's being played on, even though that does matter but is secondary to the recording itself. My 60 years experience dictates recording and speakers. Getting the room/speaker inte... |