On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:34:43 +0200, Fella wrote:

Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

On 7 Feb 2006 05:53:47 -0800, wrote:


Hello all,

I thinking of venturing into the world of hi-fi seperates and I'm
starting by looking for an amplifier. I don't have a great budget for
this, around £150, therefore I have narrowed my choice down to the
following:

Cambridge Audio AZUR 340A
Sony TA-FE370
Marantz PM4001

I can find a bit on the net about the CA amp but not much about the
others.

So what I was wondering is if there is much to choose from these
models, or at this price range am I likely to find that they are all
much of a muchness?

Thanks in advance and sorry if this sort of question has been asked a
million times before.


This is definitely in a budget area where corners get cut in power
amplifiers, and I suspect that the Cambridge unit will provide audibly
superior performance - contrary to what many people *claim* the
'objectivists' say.................

Mr. Pinkerton on many occasions you have claimed that a 200 euro yamaha
*receiver* would sound the same as any high-end pre-power combo, and you
have added that, quote: "provided that the high end gear are up to the
task" !!

You are a lying, low-life prick, mr pinkerton.

Actually, the lying low-life prick would be you - as usual. I said no
such thing. What I certainly *did* say was that a 100-watt Yamaha
*amplifier* (AX-570 at that time) was indistiguishable from a Krell on
most programme. Into the particularly difficult load of Apogee Duetta
speakers, a very slight trace of brightness was noted in treble-heavy
material such as acoustic jazz with lots of cymbal work.

It's also true that a lot of so-called 'high-end' gear is so poorly
designed as to be effectively broken, despite astronomic price tags.
SET amplifiers in general, and the Audio Note and YBA CD players in
particular, come to mind.

Now, did you actually have a point, aside from the one on top of your
head?
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering