Hi guys!
My Sansui A 3900 from the 70s finally passed on... to other hands!
Meanwhile found a Marantz PM 80. A class A+B Amp from the early 90s. Black in colour.
It gives out 100 + 100 wpcs @ 8 Ohms. It also has a Class A switcher for it to play on pure Class A. On pure Class A it dishes out 20 wpc @ 8 Ohms.
It sounds a lot smoother when played on class A.
Since I have paired this amp to my Tannoy Reveal BS speakers, the 20 wpc @ pure class A is more than enuff for me most of the times.
The source I have attached to this is my Technics SL 1300. And my laptop through a Creative DAC.
Finally, my '2nd Sound' (for my office) is sorted!
Its amazing, the more I research, listen and learn, I find that the best amplification and speaker tech happened between 1985 and 1999.
Or prior to that - between 1972 - 1981.
The stuff that is being dished out after 1999 is mostly rehased stuff from the 85-99 period. That too with lousy quality standards.
Examples?
Look at the Krell FPB series. Or The Jeff Rowland stuff... Or even Bryston. The BSST2 is a lousy upgrade over the BSST. I find there is virtually very little difference in the sonic quality. But an amazing amount of problems with quality.
Even the B&W stuff is becoming more and more suspect....
My Sansui A 3900 from the 70s finally passed on... to other hands!
Meanwhile found a Marantz PM 80. A class A+B Amp from the early 90s. Black in colour.
It gives out 100 + 100 wpcs @ 8 Ohms. It also has a Class A switcher for it to play on pure Class A. On pure Class A it dishes out 20 wpc @ 8 Ohms.
It sounds a lot smoother when played on class A.
Since I have paired this amp to my Tannoy Reveal BS speakers, the 20 wpc @ pure class A is more than enuff for me most of the times.
The source I have attached to this is my Technics SL 1300. And my laptop through a Creative DAC.
Finally, my '2nd Sound' (for my office) is sorted!
Its amazing, the more I research, listen and learn, I find that the best amplification and speaker tech happened between 1985 and 1999.
Or prior to that - between 1972 - 1981.
The stuff that is being dished out after 1999 is mostly rehased stuff from the 85-99 period. That too with lousy quality standards.
Examples?
Look at the Krell FPB series. Or The Jeff Rowland stuff... Or even Bryston. The BSST2 is a lousy upgrade over the BSST. I find there is virtually very little difference in the sonic quality. But an amazing amount of problems with quality.
Even the B&W stuff is becoming more and more suspect....