"tony sayer" wrote in message
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In article , Easynews
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"tony sayer" wrote in message
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In article ,
Easynews
writes
Hi all,
I am upgrading my vinyl capabilities shortly and have about £1000
to
spend.
I have a Rega P2 turntable, Quad 12L speakers, and a fairly old
Denon
integrated amp / tuner with a reasonable phono stage. I was
intending to
buy
the EAR 834P phono stage, upgrade my fairly basic cartridge, and
buy an
integrated amp- is this a good idea? Should I take a different
course, or
if
replacing the amp is the way, have you any suggestions for ones I
should
try
out?
Thanks for any advice, I'm a newbie when it comes to hi-fi.
Paul



Yep, seek out a second hand Audiolab 8000A amp they have an
excellent
phono input stage, moving coil and magnet, as well as being a
superb amp
otherwise.

Job done.. all in the one box
--
Tony Sayer

Hi Tony,
thanks for this. I see there are marks 1, 2 and 3 of the Audiolab
8000A and
at some point the manufacturing was switched to China- which should
I look
for?



The later made in Godmanchester or Huntingdon ones. Now doubt
someone
will know more but excellent amp all the same)


Have a look on e-bay you should be able to pick up a decent specimen
for
a couple of hundred quid.
--
Tony Sayer



Just beware, in case it hasn't been said already.

Of almost any amp on the market in the last decade or so the 8000
series will show up any inadequacies in your system with a
searchlight. You really do need the best to go with it.


--
Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com