Replacement 2ch amp advice needed:
Hi,
My 17 year old Sony TA-FB940R (QS series) is starting to play up (protection mode issues- probably dry solder joints), and I'm looking to replace it. It was a five star award winner at the time, and has been a great amp.
I listened to an Onkyo A9010 today, and while it was a great value budget amp, I felt it lacked the 'punch' lower down of the Sony, and that this would an issue for me as I listen to a lot of more bass heavy dance and rock (although I do listen to a wide range of other fairly mainstream pop/ rock/ dance/ etc)
I was hoping to spend the money and walk out with a shiny new amp with 17 years' of clearly audible improvement, but it was not to be!
Looking further afield, The Marantz PM6006 or the Cambridge Audio CXA60 would be within budget, at a push.
I've got Mission M71 bookshelf speakers (on Atacama Audio stands) and an Arcam 7SE CD player and would rather not replace these yet, and tend to use a Sony digital Walkman as a source, but quite like the idea of adding the bluetooth dongle to the CXA60 to allow streaming from a laptop.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Hi,
My 17 year old Sony TA-FB940R (QS series) is starting to play up (protection mode issues- probably dry solder joints), and I'm looking to replace it. It was a five star award winner at the time, and has been a great amp.
I listened to an Onkyo A9010 today, and while it was a great value budget amp, I felt it lacked the 'punch' lower down of the Sony, and that this would an issue for me as I listen to a lot of more bass heavy dance and rock (although I do listen to a wide range of other fairly mainstream pop/ rock/ dance/ etc)
I was hoping to spend the money and walk out with a shiny new amp with 17 years' of clearly audible improvement, but it was not to be!
Looking further afield, The Marantz PM6006 or the Cambridge Audio CXA60 would be within budget, at a push.
I've got Mission M71 bookshelf speakers (on Atacama Audio stands) and an Arcam 7SE CD player and would rather not replace these yet, and tend to use a Sony digital Walkman as a source, but quite like the idea of adding the bluetooth dongle to the CXA60 to allow streaming from a laptop.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!