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Hi!
A friend has a 10 year old Technics a700 stereo amp running a set of Bose 301 speakers.
The system currently sounds a little "woolly".
So, (apologies for swearing!) he went to Richer Sounds and bought a Cambridge Audio a640 amp on Thursday. Last night we hooked it up to the system and fired it up.
The new amp sounds even worse than the Technics he replaced. tinny, boxy and lacking in depth are what he used to describe the sound quality. That amp (along with the phono stage) has now gone back to RS and he's got a refund.
We are now looking for some recommendations on what to use to replace the Technics (and possibly the speakers).
These will be hooked into:
a HDD MP3 Jukebox.
Yamaha dual deck CD recorder. (used with a Technics graphic equaliser).
Sony Tuner
Technics SL1200 deck. Therefore amp needs phono stage (or decent external stage)
PC (with Soundblaster Audigy Platinum Pro soundcard).
Budget is around £300 for an amplifier with a phono stage. Speakers aren't really an option at the moment.
Many thanks for any information!
Collin
A friend has a 10 year old Technics a700 stereo amp running a set of Bose 301 speakers.
The system currently sounds a little "woolly".
So, (apologies for swearing!) he went to Richer Sounds and bought a Cambridge Audio a640 amp on Thursday. Last night we hooked it up to the system and fired it up.
The new amp sounds even worse than the Technics he replaced. tinny, boxy and lacking in depth are what he used to describe the sound quality. That amp (along with the phono stage) has now gone back to RS and he's got a refund.
We are now looking for some recommendations on what to use to replace the Technics (and possibly the speakers).
These will be hooked into:
a HDD MP3 Jukebox.
Yamaha dual deck CD recorder. (used with a Technics graphic equaliser).
Sony Tuner
Technics SL1200 deck. Therefore amp needs phono stage (or decent external stage)
PC (with Soundblaster Audigy Platinum Pro soundcard).
Budget is around £300 for an amplifier with a phono stage. Speakers aren't really an option at the moment.
Many thanks for any information!
Collin