"tony sayer" wrote in message
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In article , Trevor Wilson
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"Keith G" wrote in message
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A couple of years ago I heard a Arcam integrated amp set up with my
pioneer cd deck and speakers. The sound was great to my ears. Now two
years on I cannot remember which arcam amp I heard and was thinking of
buying one on ebay and then having a visit to Wilmslow audio for a
test. Cannot remember which speakers they were matched too either.
Any thoughts on an ebay purchase and which Arcam amp please.



Arcam? No idea - I've just bought a brand new Denon PMA-655R amp in my
'SS
revisited' quest for best sound from the smaller of the Firewood Horns!!
(Bloody SS seems to grip the smaller, less sensitive drive units
better!!)
I am under the impresion that it's an OK amp with a particularly good
Phono Stage - anyone care to confirm or shoot that down?

**Personally, I would spend the same Bucks (Squid) on a Rotel, as your
Denon
fairly 'screams' in the HF. IOW: It's just another Asian amp, with a
pretty
face. Now, if you'd dropped a few more Squid for the PMA1500AE, then THAT
is
a whole 'nuther cricket match. It is a very bloody good amp, with an
excellent phono stage. And I'm here to tell you that I am not a lover of
MOSFET amps, but the PMA1500AE is pretty damned good. As usual, with all
the
recent generation Denon tuners, it's matching partner is an absolute gem.
In
fact, the new Denon tuners make some of the old stalwarts (Yamaha T2,
Tandberg, et al) sound pretty damned ordinary. And they don't cost the
Earth
either.

Quite right that, in fact a Denon tuner complete with the right external
aerial is an excellent source of audio.

However I find these days over here in the UK that a satellite receiver
brings
in the best of Europe too!.

Do they have much in the way of sat signal sources over there in AU
?......

**Maybe, but I really don't know. Trouble is, Australia is so damned big and
the population so small, that it doesn't pay to aim too many stellites over
the place.


So, in short, you should have spent a few more Squid for something really
nice, instead of another (ho-hum) Asian amp.


Or even a S/H Audiolab)

**Not so fond the old ones, myself. A bit hard on my ears.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au



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